Women Who Fight

Author: Abel, Ernest L.1

Source: Names: A Journal of Onomastics, Volume 57, Number 3, September 2009 , pp. 141-161(21)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

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Abstract:

Although only recently legalized in many countries, women's boxing is gaining increasing worldwide popularity. However, participation of women in this hypermasculinized sport is inconsistent with long-standing cultural expectations of femininity. This survey catalogs the nicknames given to women boxers, obtained from two online data bases (Women's Boxing Archive Network; Boxing Encyclopedia) and contends that many of these nicknames are intended to reassure the boxing audience, and often the boxers themselves, that despite their aggressiveness, these women are still inherently female.

Keywords: NICKNAMES; BOXING; WOMEN; FEMININITY; MASCULINITY; GENDER

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1179/175622709X436387

Affiliations: 1: Wayne State University, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, 275 E. Hancock, Detroit, MI 48201, USA;, Email: eabel@wayne.edu

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