Feb
9
– Hockey Hottie or not?
Now I said that to say this…
I had the great surprise and pleasure to be included in MotherPucker.ca‘s Hockey Hottie Poll this past week. Essentially @MotherPucker compiled a list of 40 pretty women who tweet about hockey. He had contacted me previously and asked if I would mind being included, I’m not sure that was the case for all the the women he added to the competition, but I agreed… although at the time I had no idea what the format would be.
A 16 seed tournament? Alrighty. Let’s do this…
First. I was honored.
He wanted to include me in a hockey poll with the likes of women such as @Alex_Ruiz @tara_mccool @Lauren_Belfoy and Psycho Puck Lady‘s alter ego @Psycho_Bambi. These women are hockey die-hards. They blog about hockey on websites, they tweet about it more often than not, and they are smart ladies who know their stuff in the hockey world. I had a few people poke at the fact that some of the contestants weren’t hockey fans, or don’t tweet enough about it, for that I say bite me. We all post/discuss/tweet about the sport at our own pace.
Second. A hottie poll!? You’re thinking… WHAT?!
I’m flattered by it, not offended. For one thing, I am not all looks and I know it. I am an educated, confident, dedicated, and multi-faceted woman. There are tons of people who commented on the poll about how it’s terrible for women and their role in the sports world. I would love to ask these complainers why they didn’t pipe up during MotherPucker’s Hottest Hockey Player Poll last year. No one? Double standards work both ways people…
Examples
A: “a step back for all women who are NOT puck bunnies”
B: “I know, how about you treat us as more than a set of boobs with good hair and run a “most knowledgeable hockey girl on twitter” competition or something?”
C: “It’s people like you that further the stereotypes that keep women from advancing in sports media”
Now granted there are plenty of women that started out in the poll with their boobs out for the world to see. There are also plenty of these girls that could fall into the category of a ‘puck bunny’… Who knows, I don’t follow enough of these women to make that judgement.
I made the quarter-finals and I’m the only one showing skin in my picture (read: the other top competitors are advancing because of their hockey knowledge, great personalities and winning smiles).
As for me showing skin and my subsequent rank in the semi-finals:
My response to the haters
A: What I do know is that I don’t try to meet players, I watch the game for the love of the sport therefore I’m not a puck bunny
B: I don’t flash my boobs around the internet, I’m not winning because I have a huge rack. But I DO have good hair. So there’s that…
C: I have amazing friends who keep voting me further into the competition. So I’m advancing in the rounds and subsequently helping more people who otherwise wouldn’t read a hockey blog dip their toes into the world of hockey on the web. And that’s a good thing! The majority of my votes come from the fantastic people involved in the community of Tiki culture and Tiki Bar TV. These people who would vote for me if I was dressed in a paper sack.
Yes, I might pick up some stranger’s vote because you can see my navel… so it goes.
And here’s where I’ll address ‘the picture’…
My avatar that has carried me in the poll is a shot of me drinking a cocktail in Cancun in a bikini (Thanks Melissa!). It’s been my steadfast icon for years as @hulahoney. Never before have I had so much static about this picture in my bathing suit.
In the Tiki community, where I happily drink cocktails, hula dance (truth!) and share the limelight with such beautiful women as Marina (a real life fire eating mermaid!), Baby Doe, many Polynesian & Burlesque dancers as well as other fantastic Tiki-ophiles. It goes without thought as to how much or how little we are wearing. It’s both expected and respected to be seen in a sarong, bathing suit, or vintage dress during the summer months, especially during events such as Tiki Oasis or The Hukilau, and it isn’t surprising for our online personas to reflect the idyllic time of summer sun & Mai Tais.
So I say this final note. I am a Hockey Hottie. And I’m a Hulahoney. And it’s ok.
You can vote for me or the other three gorgeous semi-finalists here. I’ll be celebrating my rise to the semi-finals (and possibly the finals! Although I honestly will feel sheepish to win over these hockey ladies) tomorrow night at a HOCKEY GAME. The Oilers at the Ducks.
You can bet I won’t be in a bikini, I’ll be noshing on arena food and hoisting a beer in true hockey game fashion. Cheering on my team. With the worst standings in the league. And loving every minute of it.
