I hope women would respond in the same way these men do, although i fear they typically play it off (due to potential repercussions of being labeled a certain way). Its much easier for a male athlete to say fuck off to these type questions and not take heat, and possibly being praised for it. Women on the other hand have more chance of being called difficult or a bitch for the same type responses. Of course this is my opinion but would love to see reporters told fuck off regardless who they ask these asinine questions to.

What he said^ ^ ^

while I wholeheartedly agree with 99% of this...

"how has your weight gain affected your mobility?" is a perfectly reasonable question to ask an athlete (regardless of gender) IMO. It's directly relevant to the topic at hand.

Other than that... basically what @eric3579 said.

I was wondering about that one too... It seems that they took questions asked of women or comments made about women, and tried to translate some of them into questions that could apply to men - but they obviously dropped the ball on that translation.

They give some quotes on their webpage, and one that might have been the inspiration for the mobility question is “Generally, I'm all for chunky sports stars ... but tennis requires a mobility Serena cannot hope to achieve while lugging around breasts that are registered to vote in a different US state from the rest of her.” But that's not a comment that would pass without criticism if it was said about a woman either, so it's not a great example.

Never mind, apparently sports writing can get pretty gross... "Jason Whitlock, a black sports writer, slammed Williams in a 2009 Fox Sports column for having "chosen to smother" her beauty "in an unsightly layer of thick, muscled blubber." His main gripe, unsurprisingly, was about what he called her "oversized back pack." He explained, "I am not fundamentally opposed to junk in the trunk, although my preference is a stuffed onion over an oozing pumpkin.""

The male Norwegian wrestler Fritz Aanes got quite a few offers from various "all male" magazines for photo- and video shoots after he had success in the Olympics - they though a stocky wrestler named "Fritz Anus" was the best thing ever...

@Babymech thanks for doing all that reading so I didn't have to. Your second post turned my stomach. I don't think I could read anymore than that one.

I'll do a fuckin' twirl. No problem. I'll finish it off with a twerk.

From the video description :

"Disclaimer: These are not the actual responses of the athletes featured in these clips. These are comments or questions asked of female athletes that we’ve adapted to fit these news clips, in order to show how ridiculous it is that female athletes are asked these questions."

I'm confused. It really would have been nice to put the disclaimer stating this pretty important distinction in the video BEFORE it started.

I'm honestly trying to understand the point being made via the selective editing and not actually showing real world like-for-like comparisons. It muddles the message for those who do recognize that and almost lies by omission to those who don't.

Is this hashtag movement honestly trying to suggest that male athletes (especially those who embody some of the more rock-star aspects of professional athletic stardom, which is after all an entertainment industry first and foremost) don't get asked inappropriate, shallow, or prurient questions all the fricking time?

The ominous music is telling me I should be concerned though, so I'll just go with it and not ask questions.