This ain't no cat fight

August 6, 2006 6:37 PM

Real women. The gladiator - epitome of male combat, well, not always male. The gladiatrix (mNSFW) is no myth. The evidence exists.
posted by caddis (14 comments total)

Zap! Ice! Blaze!
posted by neda at 7:05 PM on August 6, 2006

Hawt and informative.
posted by nightchrome at 7:16 PM on August 6, 2006

Preemptive answer: Cleavage is naturally resistant to stab wounds and needs no armor.
posted by 517 at 7:25 PM on August 6, 2006

Check out how tight her chest plate is....damn
posted by alteredcarbon at 7:58 PM on August 6, 2006

oooh, that gladiatrix link was a mistake. These women were awesome. They played the man's game with the best of them, several thousand years ago. While you are staring at her cleavage she is slicing your head off.
posted by caddis at 8:15 PM on August 6, 2006

Yea, but dude, what a way to die...
posted by alteredcarbon at 8:32 PM on August 6, 2006

"There were female gladiators. They were regarded as absolutely a special treat. They were sufficiently rare that you would advertise them up front as something spectacular that you were going to have in the show"

MMmmmmmm, This showing only!! {twirls moustache}
posted by longsleeves at 9:24 PM on August 6, 2006

Just more stacked on stacked violence.
posted by klangklangston at 9:27 PM on August 6, 2006

Preemptive answer: Cleavage is naturally resistant to stab wounds and needs no armor.

I'm going with added torque for my theory.
posted by Serial Killer Slumber Party at 11:46 PM on August 6, 2006

From the review of the 2001 film The Arena: "Playboy playmates may seem unlikely choices to cast in the lead roles of a Gladiatrix movie; however, in the case of Timur Bekmambetov's remake of Joe D'Amato's 1973 classic exploitation movie, it proves inspired. Lisa Dergan and Karen McDougal excel in their roles, bringing real class to this movie."
posted by the_bone at 11:49 PM on August 6, 2006

Stupid.
posted by nlindstrom at 12:12 AM on August 7, 2006

What did Hannibal Lecter say after eating Jodie Foster?

He was...
posted by jam_pony at 2:21 AM on August 7, 2006

While you are staring at her cleavage she is slicing your head off.

So, what's changed?
posted by jonmc at 5:54 AM on August 7, 2006

This makes my day. Ass kicking woman. You go, girls.

And in the immortal words of the poet Nikki Giovanni:

A woman's work is never done,
so put down the mop and pick up a gun.

Watch out, dudes! :>
posted by bim at 5:35 PM on August 7, 2006 [1 favorite]