Danica Patrick Ad Ruffles Some Transgender Feathers

[Natasha]

Danica Patrick Ad Ruffles Some Transgender Feathers

http://www.gaywired.com/Article.cfm?ID=23034
David Salter
6/5/09

A new television ad for telecommunications company Boost Mobile featuring spokeswoman Danica Patrick  has ruffled a few feathers in the transgender blogosphere over its use of cross-dressing actors.

In the thirty-second spot, Patrick, famous for being the pioneering female competitor in the male-dominated sport of NASCAR racing, is shown pulling up to a pit stop, where her car is serviced by a crew of men wearing high heels, miniskirts and bright orange tops.

[cindianna_jones]

I think that the ad is funny.  I take no offense.

Cindi

[tekla]

Well they spelled her name right at least, the rest of it, well idiots everywhere I guess.  First, she races open wheel cars CART/USAC and not NASCAR, second, she is hardly a pioneer.  Janet Guthrie raced Indy in 77-79 - three races, finishing 9th in her best year, she was followed by Lynn St. James who did 7 races, 92-2000 finishing 11th.  Sara Fischer is on her 8th, having been racing at Indy since 2000, Danica has done 4 races there, finishing this year in the 3rd position highest for a woman since her own 4th place finish her freshman year, also, Milka Duno has been in four.  Matter of fact, 3 - count 'em - 3 women Duno, Patrick and Fischer all started this year.