Strong and sexy—see, they happily coexist

The Internet, home to a farrago of fallacies, is a haven for those who wish to muddle things for the rest of us. I find two of their subterfuges particularly irksome.

First, there is the equating of muscles with masculinity. Women aren't capable of growing large muscles, or if they are, they ought not to, because muscles are the exclusive property of men. Thus, women who have large muscles are unattractive freaks, something more male than female. So we are told anyway.

Then, the confounding of prudery with feminism. Some claiming to speak the cause of feminism would have us believe that amorous adoration of a woman's body is wrong. (As for the women at AfterEllen.com, they apparently didn't get the memo.)

Jelena Abbou, as seen in this Fahrenheit commercial, gives us respite from the claptrap, time to ask ourselves, "How is it disgraceful to admire, even in a sexual way, a powerfully built woman?"