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Actually, I've though about this in the cold light of day, and all of the above comments are completely inappropriate. It's like when someone posts a pic of Victoria Pendleton and everyone starts going on about how they do/don't find her sexy. It's a woman on a bike for fuck's sake - where is it written that that has anything to do with sex? And this is a photo of my foot. My FOOT! You can see a bit of ankle, but I don't think that's been considered particularly risque for the past 100 years or so. If I'd posted something involving cleavage or buttocks, or perhaps actual nudity, then fair enough - eroticize me all you like. I'd be asking for it. But can't I even show you my foot without it being sexualized?
I am pissed off, to put it mildly. All the effort and energy I put into my cycling, and my career, and being a nice person, and I still ultimately get judged on my sex appeal (something I don't put any effort into at all).
And don't bother accusing me of being a humourless feminist or anything like that. Yes, I'm a feminist, and yes I have a pretty good sense of humour, but this just isn't funny, and I'm fed up of trying to laugh off sexism when it actually upsets me.