The Right Message

About a month or so ago, Danica Patrick did a pictorial spread for sportsillustrated.com. For those of you who do not know who Danica Patrick is, she is the first women to win an Indy Car race. Racing Indy or Nascar has always been seen as a male dominated sport. But recently women have begun making a name for themselves in the racing world, Patrick being one of the pioneers. It is obvious that Patrick wants to make a stand for women and tell the world that women are just as much capable of racing as men. It is a bit confusing as to why Patrick wants to make this stand and send a message of equality and at the same time strip down to a bikini and pose for SI.com. To be honest, in the pictures she was wearing some of her racing attire such as her gloves and helmet. Are these photos supposed to raise awareness about women racing or is it just another oh-so-typical way of bearing skin just to get attention?

Scott Byrum 338I