Strange Video

[SweetPrettyAss]

Here is a strange video I just ran across, something about a Finnish Wife Carrying Contest. It looks pretty sexist to me.

http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=802f62469c41de7b19147ba4265617f0.638500&cache=1

 

[Liar]

Naah, it just look pretty Finnish to me. The rule of the game is that one spouse carry the other. But if you're serious about winning, it means the husband usually does the carrying, sinces them wimmin are, you know, lighter. And Fins love to compete, and hate to lose.

Few cultures in the world is as macho as the Finnish, and no other culture is as good as poking fun at the absurdity of itself.

 

[Liar]

Case in point, two of the Fin's greatest cultural export:

Leningrad Cowboys - a.k.a the worst rock'n'roll superstars in the world (their words)
http://www.pizdabolkin.nl/images/leningrad_cowboys.thumb.jpg

The Screaming Choir - like a regular choir, that screams instead of sings
http://www.docmovies.com/docaviv/scream.jpg

 

[arienette]

Case in point, two of the Fin's greatest cultural export:

Leningrad Cowboys - a.k.a the worst rock'n'roll superstars in the world (their words)
http://www.pizdabolkin.nl/images/leningrad_cowboys.thumb.jpg

The Screaming Choir - like a regular choir, that screams instead of sings
http://www.docmovies.com/docaviv/scream.jpg

That screaming choir looks hilarious!

 

[Liar]

That screaming choir looks hilarious!

You should hear them.

 

[Guest]

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[SweetPrettyAss]

Ok. I'm sorry. I don't get it.

What do you see that's sexist?

The man carrying the woman?

If it were the other way around you would say it was sexist because she was being treated like a slave.

For christ's sake lighten up. It's a game. Played in the spirit of having a good time. You ever have one of those?

Maybe it's the way he is carrying her He has her slung over his shoulder like a sack of flour. If she was riding on his shoulders or riding piggyback it might be different. That's Dennis Rodman who is featured.

 

[Liar]

Maybe it's the way he is carrying her He has her slung over his shoulder like a sack of flour. If she was riding on his shoulders or riding piggyback it might be different. That's Dennis Rodman who is featured.

Answer from a competitor (I actually did a feature on this event a few years ago and asked about he peculiar position): "How else would you carry someone and run like hell at the same time? It's the most comfortable and safe way. If I trip and fall, she lands soft on top of me on my back. Had she sat on my shoulders, I would either break my neck, or land on top of her if I'm lucky. Had I carried her sideways across my shoulders and tripped, she'd have broken my neck and maybe a few bones of her own. Now the worst thing that can happen is that she knocks the wind out of me. But I still run very carefully. We have a chance to win, and she really wants the trophy this year. If I trip, I'll never hear the end of it."

And yeah, Rodman was a celebrity guest at the event last year. But out of competition, since he didn't bring the missus.

Correction: Year before last, if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Guest]

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[SummerMorning]

So, you see, Sweetprettyass, there is a reason for things other than being sexist. You didn't take the time to try and understand that, did you?

And now you're just an ass.

That was sharp. Am I missin' somethin here?

 

[Guest]

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[Lauren Hynde]

Case in point, two of the Fin's greatest cultural export:

Leningrad Cowboys - a.k.a the worst rock'n'roll superstars in the world (their words)
http://www.pizdabolkin.nl/images/leningrad_cowboys.thumb.jpg

I just want to go on record to say that in their very own special way, Leningrad Cowboys kick ass.

 

[Liar]

That was sharp. Am I missin' somethin here?

Prolly just like me, weary of the wolf-crying over non-issues, when there are enough real gender opression issues out there that could be adressed instead.




And yeah, Leningrad Cowboys kick ass. I've got all their movies (yes, they've made movies).

 

[cantdog]

Ok. I'm sorry. I don't get it.

What do you see that's sexist?

The man carrying the woman?

If it were the other way around you would say it was sexist because she was being treated like a slave.

For christ's sake lighten up. It's a game. Played in the spirit of having a good time. You ever have one of those?

Testy today?

 

[Guest]

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[Netrider]

Wife carrying competitions..

Yep, the rules do allow a spouse to carry another - regardless of gender or orientation..
The laws of physics make that the most efficient way of carrying someone.. definitely not comfortable for the carried.. thats for sure.

BTW, the winner gets the carried's weight in beer.. Hey there is a reason I like big girls!

 

[oggbashan]

The Finns host the World Championships for Spouse Carrying.

Why couldn't they host the World Championships for some of the UK sports?

Flaming Tar Barrel carrying

Cheese Rolling

Welly-boot throwing

Gurning

Bog-Snorkelling

Perhaps because we Brits are the only idiots to compete.

At least we know that our World Championships in these sports are a farce, unlike the US who think that the World Baseball Series is a World-wide event.

Og

 

[voluptuary_manque]

The Finns host the World Championships for Spouse Carrying.

Why couldn't they host the World Championships for some of the UK sports?

Flaming Tar Barrel carrying

Cheese Rolling

Welly-boot throwing

Gurning

Bog-Snorkelling

Perhaps because we Brits are the only idiots to compete.

At least we know that our World Championships in these sports are a farce, unlike the US who think that the World Baseball Series is a World-wide event.

Og

I believe you left out Shin-Kicking and Ferrets Down the Trousers, or have those fallen into abeyance?

 

[TheeGoatPig]

It took me a minute to realize that this was orginally posted a couple of years ago...

 

[tickledkitty]

It took me a minute to realize that this was orginally posted a couple of years ago...

Me too. Why do people do that?

 

[TheeGoatPig]

Me too. Why do people do that?

I don't know. But I'm tempted to post in The oldest topic I could find in a quick five minute search

 

[voluptuary_manque]

They're really, really bored?

 

[pellso27]

just like you, it's no longer available

 

[Chantilyvamp]

hey we can just stare at the nice avs then

 

[voluptuary_manque]

hey we can just stare at the nice avs then

Yours and Pellso's have my eyes bouncing up and down, up and down . . . *collapses seasick on the floor*