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Courtney Szto (Resident_Badass)

@Resident_Badass

Canada

Resident_Badass's Favorite Sports:

Golf, Ice Hockey, Muay Thai, Tennis, Curling, Inline Skating, Kayak, Paintball, Yoga

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The Rabbit Hole

Blogger Courtney Szto is a Master's Student studying the socio-cultural aspects of sport, physical activity and health (or as some call it Physical Cultural Studies). Bachelor's in Sport Management. Former tennis coach & ropes course facilitator.

Balancing Angelina Jolie's Breasts
Angelina Jolie as Mrs. Smith.Angelina Jolie has been my hero for the past eight years. Her work with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) was the first domino in a series of life choices that has led me to pursue a doctoral degree with a focus on soc...[Read on]
Why women's only gym hours aren't sexist
Peter Lloyd of the UK's Daily Mail recently wrote a rather inflammatory article titled, "Why I'm suing my gym over their sexist women-only hours".  He argues that providing women's only hours is a gender bias that is unfair AND "pathologises masculin...[Read on]
The Boston Marathon: Revisiting the non-event
As I write this the sole surviving brother of the alleged Boston Marathon bombings duo is probably being interrogated by Federal Agents in some dimly lit warehouse in Boston. At least, if you watch enough television crime dramas that's what one would assu...[Read on]
Book Review: Fat Politics: The real story behind America's obesity epidemic
After all, people care a lot more about how they look than how much they exercise or eat right.  And this is for good reason - strangers don't judge us by how often we go to the gym or whether we eat five servings of fruit and vegetables every day; t...[Read on]
Nike RED: Saving Lives with Soccer and Shoelaces
What is the point of research sitting in some dusty old journal that isn't accessible to most of the public? Nothing, in my opinion; hence, the following is a shameless plug for my own research.  This post touches on a couple of points from of a rece...[Read on]
Food for Thought: Why is the 'Biggest Loser' so popular?
The Biggest Loser just wrapped up its 14th season.  I'm not sure what the ratings were like but from watching social media it seemed that the Biggest Loser is still as relevant to people's lives as it has ever been.  I have been working on a res...[Read on]
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition: Sexist AND Racist
The Sports Illustrated (SI) swimsuit edition is sexist, I think we can all agree on that.  This year's edition of the swimsuit issue took their sexism to all seven continents in an attempt to "present the natural beauty of each setting and its people...[Read on]
Reflections: Biting the Hand that Feeds You
I came across a TED Talk a few days ago given by a model, Cameron Russell.  This was the first time I had ever heard of her but she has quickly jumped to the top of my list of favourite models (although it was not an extensive list to begin with). &n...[Read on]
Women in the Military: Challenging Assumptions About Women's Physicality
Photo from American Friends Service Committee.The recent announcement that women are now allowed to fight in combat for the United States military has opened a proverbial 'can of worms' with respect to the discussion of the place of women in society. &nbs...[Read on]
True or False: Girls are Cheerleaders, Boys are Athletes
Photo from Paper Blog.I was hanging out with some 10 year old children today watching the Team Canada men's Davis Cup team practice for their upcoming tie against Spain.  These children were brought by their school to play some tennis and maybe be in...[Read on]