Aug 8 2024 - Olympic Costumes

 

I gather I am not alone.  The state of women's Olympic wear is being called  "costumes" rather than "uniforms".   And what is the nature of these outfits being called costumes?   For the U.S. women's track team, Nike was slammed for in April 2024 creating bottom wear that is so skimpy and impractical that the headline criticism was "It should cover the vulva".  Can you imagine?  How strange to turn athletics into soft porn.  The controversy went on for months since the introduction of the outfits in April 2024.  Athletes say the female athletic-wear isn't designed to get the maximum and best performance. It is designed to get attention. Canadian outfits are similar,  Everyone  from beach volleyballers, gymnasts, high jumpers and so on wear something that is skimpier than a bathing suit?  And men wear an ordinary sports outfit. I wondered about history. Good Housekeeping did a "parade through the decades" on what they thought were notable outfits for winter/summer games. Some  are hilarious - flamboyant colours, weird designs, and outrageous women's skating outfits.  It is HERE.  A different time is my explanation. Here's a good conclusion from Jaleen Roberts, a past silver medalist:  "If this outfit was truly beneficial to physical performance, men would wear it. This is not an elite athletic kit for track and field. This is a costume born of patriarchal forces that are no longer welcome or needed to get eyes on women’s sports.”"     Remember the MLB see-through uniform controversy earlier this year?  Wait for 2028 when baseball returns to the summer games.  Will there be women's teams? What will they wear?

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Nov 2 - Will Smith Oscar Arrives at Halloween

 

I was wondering about Will Smith and what's the impact of the slap after seven months.  I find out that this will likely be a forever repeated story.  How does it get interpreted on Halloween?  As a costume on "The View": 01/11/22 07:36 The child was dressed in an all-gold suit, gold mask and face paint to resemble an Academy award - and the outfit was completed with a red paint handprint across their face. Smith triggered a furious backlash when he slapped Rock for making a jibe about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, at the Oscars ceremony in March. Some who watched The View took issue with the joke, which was part of a segment featuring several children dressed in costumes to reflect hot topics of 2022. One said: 'Not a fan of that Oscar slap costume.' Another added: 'The Oscar Slap? Really? (rolls eyes).'  Celebrities seem to dress up as other celebrities and movie characters on Halloween.  It is a good thing there are stories to tell you who they are supposed to be.  You can scroll through them HERE. There's a lot of money spent on strange and vulgar Halloween costumes by U.S. celebrities.  So I guess the  "The View" is consistent with the times. Here's our picture of Peninsula Ridge in the fog earlier in the week.  And then what we can expect by the end of November.  What different scenarios! Read more daily posts here: marilyncornwellblog.com Purchase works here: Fine Art America- marilyncornwellart.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.ca

Oct 30 2020 - Dogs have the best costumes

 

With Halloween on a Saturday, there is an unspoken, clear message to adults to participate in the fun.  What a dilemma as our enthusiasm seems to have diminished over time.  Even to figure something simple out - and then looking through ideas for seniors turns out to be a stroll through unfunny and then poor taste. The pet ideas, in comparison, are hilarious. We don't need to tell you who they are dressed up as.   Today's stroll through history puts things in perspective, sort of. It was this day in 1995 when the Quebec referendum happened with 93.52% voter participation and a narrow defeat with 50.58% voting no and 49.42% voting yes.  Do you remember the relief back then?  I hope the same will happen next week over the U.S. election.   There was lots of enjoyment yesterday with the big display at the Hamilton Gage Park Chrysanthemum Show.  With pre-booked timed entries, it wasn't crowded.  It was so much more enjoyable than in past years.  Here is a small sampling of the beautiful flowers and displays.

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Oct 25 2020 - Halloween Countdown with Celebrity Costumes

 

What can surpass the Elton John fun outfit yesterday?  The answer is Hollywood celebrity costumes.  I say "sort of" as some of these are creepy and some are hysterically funny. I took a look through 2018 and found Kim Kardashian and Jonathan Cheban as - who else?  Sonny and Cher. Isn't he perfect?       This one makes me curious about how the whole costume works:  Heidi Klum as Jessica Rabbit.   These pictures are from 2018, you can see the 2019 highlights at US News HERE.  And it will only be a week before we see this year's highlights. Our story today is a day with Baxter and Millie.  You can see Baxter in Millie's basket, then the two of them about to go outside, Millie wrestling with the Japanese Forest Grass, and then having a rest back on the sofa. There were leaves to chase, hostas to sit on (squash), and circles to run around in.

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Oct 24 2020 - Halloween Costume Countdown

 

Halloween costumes have come a long way from gypsies and cowboys and princesses.  I find this out more this year than ever before.  Halloween is the favourite holiday of the year, but in the past Christmas has gotten more attention.   Psychology Today weighed in on Halloween being the best holiday back in 2010.  They say that people have the most fun as a group on Halloween. The reasons are pretty clear, according to the magazine:  "If we agree to define major holidays by the following criteria—1. How many decorations are bought by households of all social strata; 2. how many unusual food items are consumed; and 3. how many non-immediate-family members must be dealt with in a friendly manner—it becomes obvious that Halloween wins on all counts." Their answers: Halloween doesn't have any heavy-handed sentiment. You get to get extraordinary food items - candy.  You get to knock on the door of strangers and expect them to give you a gift and then you get to leave. Today we're looking at the crimson colour of Virginia Creeper. Our image today shows a portion of the Rusty Shed at Calamus Winery.

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