I LOVE ROLLER DERBY!!! Sometimes the season ends and a long time goes by and I forget I love roller derby until it gets mentioned and I totally remember... I LOVE ROLLER DERBY!!!! HAHA!
10 REASONS I LOVE ROLLER DERBY:
1.) It's the only sporting event in the world, where I can completely relate to how a man feels when he goes to a sporting event where the players are men (baseball, football, basketball, boxing). It ALL makes sense to me at Roller Derby!
2.) I love to see women be so tough! They are so AWESOME!!! It's empowering to know women have the capacity to be sooooo STRONG! They bruise ribs, tape Styrofoam around themselves and KEEP PLAYING!!!!! They get thrown out of the ring and fall on their face and KEEP PLAYING!!! They get hit in the face by roller skates, puke from the physical exertion and KEEP PLAYING!!! It's completely insane and totally impressive.
3.) Listening to the Derby Dolls announcers is like listening to a comedy skit... "Oh oh! Look out Gori Spelling passing Crystal Deth!!", "Heeeeeeeeeeeeeere come the jaaaaammers!", "Ooooooohhh ouch... I think I saw her panties on that one. No. Seriously. I really think I did." "...No beer after half time so pound the one you have, get another and then pound that one so you can get one more." HA haha!
4.) I love to see such a HUGE community of women empowering one another!! It's so incredible. They love this and are unbelievably passionate about it. You can't help, but respect that.
5.) Louis Vuitton clutch bags and Jimmy Choo shoes do NOT apply here. It's awesome :) I love to see the roles reverse when one group says, "Screw what society thinks." It's real. No one gives a shit how rich you are, how beautiful or thin, or what you do for a living, they care whether or not you can handle your own shit, keep it real and have a good heart.
6.) Derby Dolls are tougher than most men, but still manage to keep a HUGE degree of femininity in everything they do!!
7.) You sing the star spangled banner before the game - preferably with your right hand over your heart - and if the lead person singing it messes up, you hear the whole crowd giggle.
8.) The disco ball over the ring is shaped like a GIANT ROLLER SKATE!!!
9.) Sometimes Hiro Nakamura is there.. and I love him.
10.) Derby Doll fans root for both teams, they just cheer louder for their own :)
3 THINGS I DON'T LIKE:
1.) You can't bring your camera inside, which drives me completely OUT OF MY MIND!!! I HATE IT!! I'm totally pissed off we don't have a group shot from Saturday! They should at least offer you one. ugh.
2.) Picking the wrong food truck to order from :(
3.) And.. Standing. I always dislike not having the option to sit down if I really want to, but yelling and jumping up and down is fun too, so it balances it out :)
Other than that I LOVE IT!!!
Congratulations to The Tough Cookies for Saturday Night's Win!!! Undefeated for the season!! Woo-hoo!!
