Hey guys, guess what? Unless you just turned 18 this summer, it’s not okay to publicly cop to your horndoggedness over Sierra Blair-Coyle.
Yeah, very cute, we see, nbd. But she is 15. So spare us all, and keep it to yourselves, because she is like a goddamn 9th grader and that is totally ew. Nkay? K.
But since we’ve brought it up, let’s elaborate on the obvious. We ignored the shit out the fameball bouldering comp last month, but BC’s decidedly skimptastic wardrobe choices require, from us, a moment.
Now, word is that all the young boulderinas sport Patagonia panties and a sport-like bra at competitions, covering up with fur coats between rounds. But in terms of visibility, BC has the highest profile of those who subscribe to this particular, um, style, and therefor will bear the brunt of our irritation. It’s kind of alarming, no? We wonder if like, her parents or friends have ever said anything? Well, we will.
AN OPEN LETTER TO SIERRA BLAIR-COYLE
Dear Sierra Blair Coyle,
Can we call you ‘BC’? Hey you’re an awesome, turbo-graceful rock climber and everything, but we’ll get right to the point. We want you to wear more clothing more often. Seriously (that means “srsly” in old English). It’s, like, a problem. Did you forget to buy pants or something when you were back-to-school shopping for high school last year? Because every time we see you, you are not wearing pants. Or even anything that we have ever seen in a store outside of the underwear section. Did you know there is a whole section of the store dedicated to covering more than just ass and boobs? We though not.
See how other girls are wearing, like, pants and shirts and stuff when they’re climbing? Yeah no, you’re right, not all of them are, and yes it’s very hot outside, but even Alex Puccio manages to have on a shirt OR pants MOST of the time. And that other girl named Alex? She seems to own literally dozens of articles of clothing. And she tends to win things. Hey! Maybe wearing clothes is conducive to winning!
Basically, BC, it’s more comfortable for everyone if we all agree wear our clothes pretty much all the time, except for business time, which you will learn about when you are older. Please consider it. Also, our friend michael thinks you are super amazing, and he’s pretty rad himself. You should be facebook friends or something. He wears clothes.
luv,
SA
But ya know, on the other hand, whatever. When we were first getting our sexy lady bodies (age 25) we tramped it up a little bit too, because hey, if you can, do! Plus, for people BC’s generation there is a limited range of choices. Much of what’s marketed to young teenagers is hyper-sexualized garbage. Shit, most of what’s marketed to 8-year-olds is ridonkulously slutty, too.
Nonetheless, if BC is going to be garnering a ton of attention for her climbing, she ought to let the climbing be the focus, ya know? Plenty of time to play up the sexiness later, when it’s not so totally, totally wrong and the dudes can be free to talk in public about her hotness without icking us out.
Why is it okay for female gymnasts, female track athletes, beach volley ballers, etc. to compete in even skimpier attire, but it’s NOT okay for female rockclimbers? I don’t get it.
It’s not even hot in the venues gymnasts compete in yet no one is hatin’ on them about their leotards. It’s not like rockclimbers get in MORE revealing positions than gymnasts! (handstands in straddle split aka crotch shot position) Heck, their leotards are even cut higher than their butts.
These athletes are the same ages as the girls you’re referencing here, some even younger like the gymnasts.
I was at the comp, no boobs or butts were exposed. I didn’t get the feeling at the comp that the girls were trying to be sexy. It was roasting outside, and quite honestly this is what most people wear when they are working out, climbing, or doing anything athletic.
Hey klittle – thanks for taking part in sendaustin, and for bringing up our other favorite sport! Gymastics leotards are totally gross, but we’re not a gymnastics blog, so we don’t get into it. But also, those leotards are long sleaved, relatively high necks, and are one-pieces – hardly the stuff of sexy. More to the point, however, they’re a standard uniform that everyone is wearing. The difference in climbing is that someone can set themselves apart by dressing differently. It’s totally cool to do that, but we think SBC takes it too far in one direction, and that the attention garnered is unbalanced. Since we have a blog, we get to say so. W00t!
luv
sa
Ok first off, Sierra is never dressed inappropriately. Second, her parents know what she is wearing because they are at every comp she does to and none of her friends(guys or girls) think it is wrong. Third, this is only what she wears climbing because it is comfortable. She isn’t trying to be sexy or anything and if you knew her you would realize this and know that she doesn’t know how to be sexy. When she is hanging out with her friends she dresses modestly. So, I would get your facts straight and know the person first before you try to blog about them. It’s only a suggestion.
thanks for taking part in sendaustin, and for pushing us to know what we’re saying! we figure that part of being in the public eye sometimes comes with being the face of wider social critique. Since this post is not about facts at all but impressions, we think we got our’s straight.
luv,
sa
Yeah, there’s nothing wrong with 15 yos dressing like that! Lighten up, send austin!
Marissa and Katie– send my regards to SBCs parents. They’ve raised a real peach!
Oh I’m sure her parents know exactly what she is wearing and are very cool with it marissa. Particularly as they take another check to the bank.
why do you hate capitalism, america, and new wave feminism?
More importantly, what is it you have against her parents, do you even know them?
And the sad part of this blog is ..Now watch the magazine coverage…The girl who won, the one with the clothes on, will not get her picture published in the magazine. Who will? The girl with “1/3 total linear yards of fabric used in her bouldering attier” (quote from Dead Point Magazine!!)
What is that saying??