Serving Up Sex

There was a point in my childhood when I wanted to play tennis. My reason? The skirts, duh! And this oversized, hot pink-and-purple tennis racket I had my eye on at Sportmart. I soon found that it’s quite easy for a young woman to exploit her looks without being even remotely athletic, however, and subsequently forgot about the flippy white skirts as I pursued much racer ventures…and outfits.

But we all know, looks still take center court when it comes to tennis. Anna K taught us that. And a new hubbub at Wimbledon is driving it home even harder.

According to a flurry of media reports, when it comes to choosing which women play on W’s Center Court, a nice rack and long locks matter more than a strong backhand. To wit: The unseeded world No 45, Gisela Dulko of Argentina, played on Centre Court last week; World No 59 Maria Kirilenko of Russia did, too.

Debbie Does…Salad?

I SO spot the trends.

First of all, I liked butterflies before Mariah Carey made them all transformative and cliché. And in seventh grade I vividly remember pilfering a top from my mom’s closet - bright green top with big black buttons down the front – and wearing it with only the top button closed…unheard of at the time. I was teased for my sartorial choice, but look at how popular the style is today (particularly among the uber-preppy and the cholo gangster elite.) I also was the first girl to wear choker-style necklaces, and asked if they were dog collars on more than once occasion, which did wonders for my self esteem.

Anyways, the publication of a new article in Harper’s Magazine entitled “Debbie does salad” offers further evidence of my ability to forecast trends….nay, the future.

The story, written by Frederick Kaufman, offers an inside look at the many parallels between food television and porn.

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