Catholic News Agency: Men's Figure Skating 'In-Your-Face' Gender-Bending

February 18, 2010 - 7:45 PST

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Hampstead, MD (February 18, 2010) - In his latest Catholic News Agency column, Louie Verrecchio says that even in his youth he recognized that there is something more to the Olympics "than just mere competition as the games always seem to communicate something far bigger."

Vancouver 2010 is no different according to Verrecchio, and "the message coming from the men's figure skating competition is that 'boys will be girls and girls will be boys,' and if you buy into all the hype, it's positively delightful!"

"I have to tell you," Verrecchio writes, "I for one am not even close to being delighted with what I'm seeing."

In a column that is sure to stir the passions of his readers both pro and con, Verrecchio points to what he called "an unspoken competition-within-the-competition in which many of the male figure skaters seem to be trying - be it through make-up, hair-dos, mannerisms or costumes - to out gender-bend the next guy."

"Back in the day it seemed like breakthroughs in the sport were measured in terms of acrobatics, but now they seem to be measured in terms of histrionics as these grown men prance about like little drama queens determined to take flamboyance to here-to-fore unseen heights," he observed.

Even the television commentators seem less than comfortable with it, according to Verrecchio, "but they dutifully force feigned laughter and try their best to put a positive spin on the clearly bizarre as they labor to convince themselves as much as anyone else; 'isn't this wonderful!'"

"Though it's difficult to take a man in chiffon seriously - make no mistake about it - something very serious is going on here and you better be paying attention," Verrecchio warns as he identifies the current state of men's figure skating as part of a deliberate attempt to feminize boys in today's world.

"Let's face it, the current popular culture is determined to promote the view that the Creator-given characteristics that define us as male and female are little more than shackles that limit us; imposed as they are by a society that is inherently unfair," he writes.

"Ours is a world in which little boys are all-too-often trained in the ways of liberal feminism; a place where big boys not only cry but are praised for their sensitivity. Many of our schools have even capitulated by replacing recess and the natural competition that should be expected among little men-in-training in favor of 'everyone wins' activities that require no sweat."

As for all that natural male aggressiveness, Verrecchio writes, "No longer is it guided toward its good and useful application; rather, it's treated with Ritalin and deprogrammed away."

"And what do we have to show for it," he asks?

"A metro-sexual class of soft-bellied males who are inept at taking charge and making decisions, yet are strangely proficient at plucking their own eyebrows in traffic as they head to their 4 o'clock pedi."

"If I had had a young son sitting next to me watching the Olympics," Verrecchio concludes with advice to other parents, "you can bet he wouldn't be left to witness the charade of men's figure skating without some much needed observations from his dear ol' Neanderthal Dad."

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This and other thought-provoking columns by Louie Verrecchio are available for reprint to media outlets worldwide and can be viewed in their entirety at the Catholic News Agency website at: www.catholicnewsagency.com/columns.php?sub_id=22

Editors and other interested parties need only inquire via email to info@harvestingthefruit.com.

CONTACT: For more information or to schedule an interview you may contact Louie Verrecchio directly:

Telephone: (443) 340-9615 (USA)
Website: www.harvestingthefruit.com
E-mail: info@harvestingthefruit.com

Contact

Salve Regina Publications
http://www.harvestingthefruit.com
MD, 21074 US
Louie Verrecchio - Pres., 443 340-9615

Keywords

Theology of the Body, gender, men's figure skating, masculinity, Olympics

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