The Real Super Bowl Upset

Like most people, I was watching the Super Bowl on Sunday and looking forward to the oddball and, usually, humourous commercials that customarilly accompany it when, much to my dismay, I saw female race car driver, Danika Patrick, in, not one, but two provocative commericals, one in which she was naked in the shower. What the f---?! Why can't one female role model keep her clothes on? This one, in particular, infuriates me because Danika Patrick is a role model for young girls, succeeding in a sport that is dominated by males, showing little girls (including my own) that they can do anything, that GIRLS can do ANYTHING, even be race cars if they want to! Now, she goes and blows the whole thing by taking off her clothes in Paris Hilton, Brittney Spears-style gratuity! It is really disgusting! What has she shown young girls now? That they can succeed, but still have to objectify themselves to maintain their celebrity?! No wonder more and more elementary-age girls are developing eating disorders or becoming sexually active! It is really hard as a mother to teach your daughters one thing whilst they are bombarded with the opposite every single day.