little bully writes:
there is an opportunity to get our sport at the forefront and get the respect that we deserve as athletes who work as hard as any others.

having said all that...let's all wait and see what happens and give her the respect that we would all like and call her by her name.
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Thanks Linda. That's really the most constructive comment, and the most
atute observation in this thread.
also liked what Scottya said.

As a matter of fact, Tasjha i not unique in beinga nude model among female fighters.

there are several female boxers, and Kickboxers who have posed unclothed on magazine covers, including Lucia Rijker (who posed topless on the cover of Rolling Star)
so tasha is not unique
in that regard.

Mia St John, Graciella Cassilas, Luraina Undershute,
Christine DuPree, Patricia Demick,

I could think of others but hopefully everyone will regain their
composure shortly. (no pun intended)

She will help women's kickboxing a lot, if the talented women of kickboxing
can resist the temptation to resent, ridcule, and revile her, and possibly discourage her from continuing in the sport.
She can only help women's kickboxing. whther she wins or loses.
and won't take an oportuity from anyone.

Take her off the show,and ods are strong they won't replace her with the female kickboxing luminaries Lynda mentioned.

That is no more likely to happen than if we somehow managed to persuade
stupid spoiled fraternity boys to stop egg and tomato throwing,
in hopes those saved eggs and tomatoes would somehow reach poor hungry children. Things don't work like that way. (sadly)

dan