August 21, 2008: Cholita Wrestling
Neatorama points to this National Geographic article about women wrestling in Bolivia.
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The photo gallery show them fighting the male wrestlers also. Of course it's phony, but it is entertaining. ;) |
Love the costumes. Makes me think of the quote:
Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels. ~Faith Whittlesey :juggle: |
Soon to be our newest Olympic sport!:right:
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in petticoats, no less. wow.
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I had no idea what "cholita" meant. My first guess was some kind of food that I hadn't heard of. That led to a brief image of a wrestling match in a vat of chimichangas. |
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I remember a TV feature about the women from the Andes villages gathering for their annual football championships, also playing in their traditional garb. see also th NY times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/21/in...=1&oref=slogin on the wrestling story. |
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