A GAGGLE OF GORGEOUS GALS -- Female Sumo Wrestlers of Old Japan
Just in case there are any flickr folks out there who think my flickr pics of "Female Sumo Wrestlers" are really men in drag, please check out the real ladies in the above photo. By the way, I wouldn't call any of them "men" to their faces.
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THE "PROBLEM" WITH WOMEN
".......The Japan Sumo Association endorses the global spread of sumo but remains undecided about its internationalization as a sport and silent about the women wrestlers. The association views sumo as a sacred ritual, and claims that sumo and its traditions are inseparable. Women, according to the divine rules of sumo, are considered impure because of their menstrual bleeding, and are prohibited from entering the ring. This ancient rule is brought to the public's attention every few years, most recently by the controversy surrounding a female Osaka governor. The governor was barred from entering the ring to hand the champion his Governor's Award after this year's spring tournament........"
www.eastwestmagazine.com/content/view/46/40/
SERIOUS QUESTION : WHAT KIND OF ASININE MALES AND ASININE RELIGION IN THIS DAY AND AGE WOULD CONSIDER A WOMAN "IMPURE" BECAUSE OF HER GOD-GIVEN MENSTRUAL FLOW ???