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Here's why a backlash is brewing against Ronda Rousey
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THIS WEEKEND, RONDA Rousey will fight Holly Holm in UFC 193.
It will be Rousey’s first fight since she unceremoniously defeated Beth Correia in just 34 seconds back in August.
But is a backlash beginning to brew?
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Rousey has always been notoriously outspoken (see her remarks about not being a “do nothing bitch” or her retort to Floyd Mayweather) but recently she has been accused of everything from slutshaming to transphobia.
Back in August, Rousey delivered her now-infamous Do Nothing Bitch sermon — a speech Beyoncé has since incorporated into her concert — and was applauded for her sentiment.
But some people were uneasy about it and accused Rousey of tearing other women down.
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The comment that got to people?
Indeed Rousey has also been criticised for comments she made in 2012 regarding Kim Kardashian.
The fighter was previously quoted as saying that she’d like to beat the reality star up and called her a “glorified porn star”.
The comments have resurfaced ahead of Saturday’s fight and few are impressed.
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In 2013, Rousey was accused of being transphobic following insensitive comments she made about transgender MMA fighter Fallon Fox.
In an interview with The New York Post, Rousey stated that she felt Fox had an advantage over female fighters because she was born a man.
(In fact, research has shown that transgender athletes don’t have any competitive advantages over fellow athletes.)
To top it all off, Rousey attracted ire following derogatory comments she made about people who use lube. (Yep.)
AH RONDA.
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But as a sex educator told Salon, using lube does not mean one is “lazy”.
Ah, Ronda.
All these comments have left people questioning Rousey’s ‘role model’ status.
The Mary Sue has expressed disappointment with Rousey, labelling her a “hypocrite”.
Salon went one step further and urged people to stop calling her a role model.
In short? Enjoy Ronda Rousey's fights all you want, but maybe don't look to her for guidance on feminism/sex/transgender issues.
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