If you look at the rugby video I posted up above, you'll see that there ARE people who watch women's sport — a lot of them — and it is totally not about the outfits. Sure, there's a long way to go, but we're getting there.

I know a few women involved who've made the move from Australia to play LFL. And love it. Don't quote me, but even though the money is fairly crap in LFL however, it beats Club Rugby and has a higher profile as well.

Fuck yeah. Everything you said.

Exactly. A ripped fit abdomen is all very well, but it's a key target area and — in women especially — a vulnerable one. Of course women have to be fit to play but these skimpy outfits provide very little protection at all. Even rugby players — who play with considerably less padding than NFL sportsmen — have a…

ETA: Actually, I will say this. Why say agree that you shouldn't have said the women in this sport weren't "real" and then go on to say that.... they aren't real?

Mannequins in store windows then? Fembots? I stand by my conclusion. Had those women 'demonstrated' their outfits with anything close to something resembling actual human beings I might have chosen my descriptor differently. But the pouty, porn-esque, oily, come-hither-ness of these models just stuck in my craw.

You're right. I could. Cheers. Sadly, the edit function has lost its mojo though, so it'll have to stay 'as is'.

There are a number of top sportswomen taking part and — like you — I don't want to belittle them their participation. They know their game, they love their game ... It's just shitty in the worst possible way that the only way they can play the game they adore is to kowtow to the Powers That Be and dress like hookers…

I get that a lot of these players are a 'crazy breed of intense', not just the coaches. I really do. I've read interviews with some dedicated LFL players and I love their verve and passion for the game. They're sportswomen. I get it.

I went to a school which really leaned on parents to be joiners, to volunteer for fairs and fetes and tuck shop duty and all that. But it wasn't because they were needed or anything; I'm sure all these things were simply so the parents could network.

Ha ha! Welcome to the world in which I live: Dubai.

Brilliant.

That's gold, that is.

She does indeed. Sadly, she does have to deal with more than a few male control freaks in the course of her work — and on top of that, keep her bipolar issues at bay — but nothing stops her. And she's more likely to look like she just might have a big cry, but then she straightens her face, picks herself up by her…

All true.

Noooo. No piece. No donut. No sock.

Claire Danes is the mistress of crinkle face in 'Homeland', yes. She doesn't always erupt, spewing tears that would give English weather a run for its money, but she does Make The Face at the drop of a hat. Maybe that's why she still gets things done. She makes bad bad decisions a LOT ... but she still gets things…

Scared the hell out of me when I first saw him in whatever Law & Order thing he had a role. All grown up and not asking for a hall pass. Man, I felt old. :-(

Heartthrob for mom's what?

.. But then she brightens, her doe-brown eyes sparkling when she remembers her multi-million-dollar sponsorship deal with 'Splurge & Purge', the ana corporation which made her what she is today. What's a Dorito between friends?