Looking through the peephole
Rose Namajunas is an interesting one. She debuted in the UFC as this young, pretty girl who could fight. Folks* figured she’d use her looks as part of her marketing. Then she went and cut all of her hair off. She’s since been in this weird no man’s land where she wants to downplay her looks and yada yada.
Now she’s naked.
As part of some women’s health deal, she’s posed naked. I’m guessing it’s about female empowerment and loving your body as it is, which is all well and good if you’re a mid-20s cage fighter. Try loving your body when you’re a 34 year old drunk, Rose. Try it then!
This is the photo going around. It’s actually NSFW, which is odd. It’s just an ass but I bet your boss would be all, “STOP LOOKING AT PORN, YOU ANIMAL.”
NAKED ROSE NAMAJUNAS
IMAGE DELETED BECAUSE GOOGLE ADS SAID IT WAS BAD EVEN THOUGH EVERY FUCKING WEBSITE ON EARTH HAD IT TOO. YES THE IRONY OF GOOGLE CENSORING SOMETHING DESIGNED TO CELEBRATE A WOMAN’S BODY IS THICK.
This is (some of) what she told Women’s Health Magazine about her body:
My naked body is … the story of my whole life. … And it’s not just my story. My ancestors who came before me gave me this vessel to sculpt and mold.
Your ancestors gave you a vessel to sculpt? Lady, your dad was probably drunk and wanted to hump something.
I have a middle finger that was jammed in one of my craziest fights, and it looks like a swollen turkey to this day. There’s a bone chip that’s in there, and it’s a reminder that this finger contributed to my fight, and to my beautiful house, to everything in my life. It might be ugly, but it’s mine and I love it. I’ve got some big old knees, big old feet. I could nitpick, but at the same time, I think it’s all friggin’ beautiful.
Her career defining injury is the same one I’d get in 7th grade playing basketball on the shitty B Team, made up of loser kids who sucked at the game.
Sometimes I’m like, Aw, man, it would be nice to have a little more boobage going on! But my body is designed to move and be agile and be like an Amazon warrior.
Look, what you do isn’t easy, but you’re not an actual warrior. You fight small women as people drink beer and watch.
Boobs would hold me down.
Oh, really? Boobs would be a distraction? Make it difficult to do your job? Welcome to my world.
*me
