So, this Turkish columnist  complained that female Olympic athletes don't look feminine enough.  I'm not going to try and criticize him because that seems a frivolous waste of time; everyone on the internet is already doing it for me, and I'd hate to reinvent the wheel.

But it got me thinking about the frustrations I had just trying to find a decent workout video recently.  I don't know much about Turkish culture; I know what I stand for in terms of feminism and human rights and being fuuucking tired of women being objectified, especially when they're a little busy doing magnificent things like winning gold medals - and I am not particularly educated on the obstacles Turkish women face with jackasses like this guy complaining that they don't look pretty enough while they are accomplishing shit that I'd have to imagine this columnist never will.

But really, is it just culture? Lots of times we attribute commentary like that to a different culture and different set of expectations for women in other countries - but every single workout video I own tells me not only that it will make my body look sexy, but also that I'll look sexy while doing it.  Seriously, I need to look fucking sexy while getting my lazy ass in shape?  I got bored of my collection of...maybe 7 aerobic and yoga work out videos, so I headed to the library to look for some more and, perhaps not so shockingly, not a single work out video directed at men had to do with sexiness, but almost every single one targeted at female audiences highlighted how 'sexy' I'd look while doing it. 

First, it's awkward when your 10 year old sister wants to work out with you and the workout instructor comments 17 times how sexy you must look while doing this move.  Secondly, fuck anyone who thinks women should look sexy while working out.  Who the hell looks sexy while working out??