#WFTDA

[swirley1618]

The Great Collection of Roller Derby Posters / part 5

[deweydecimalchickens]

Among all the neck-high shit we're collectively wading through, I really like the updated gender policy from WFTDA (the women's roller derby governing body):

"Any individual of a Marginalized Gender, regardless of presentation or the gender they were assigned at birth, is welcomed and encouraged to participate in the WFTDA"

There are many needles to thread when trying to come up with a gender policy:

people who aren't cis men need our own space sometimes

trans women are women

trans men and non-binary folks are not defective women

cis women have a lot in common with trans and non-binary folks in that none of us fit well in or meet the standards of the patriarchy and we are all vulnerable to its violence and discrimination

kinda sucks if you're getting a lot of support from women's spaces if you have to lose that when you realise you aren't one

Broadly speaking, I'm happy with "marginalised genders" as a way to manage all those. Anything we come up with isn't gonna be perfect. This feels like a good-faith effort.

Also I'm happy with a governing body that takes one look at Trump and goes "fuck you" *inclusivity intensifies*

[chris-in-eugene]

Cherry City Roller Derby is hosting a Roller Derby double-header. This Saturday, Feb 15th, Salem Oregon.

Tickets here:

[icm-art]

My teammate, Rebel Bowie. She takes to the track in her blue jersey, adjusting her helmet and staring at something the viewer can’t see.

[lil-karoo]

Johannesburg’s roller derby team the Golden City Rollers are looking for support on their goal to put African roller derby on the map 🌍 They will be the only South African roller derby team to achieve international WFTDA ranking 🛼

If you are a fan of queer, community-led, empowering African sports, please consider supporting them

Link below!

[builtlikeastickofcelery]

me when my sport is my hyperfixation

[pettyprocrastination]

There's really no reason for this post but on Sunday I got to go to a roller derby scrimmage that was entirely A-Level gameplay- for players who intend to put together a state wide league for higher level players to compete against one another. I was absolutely petrified to go and felt like I was nowhere near their skill level and has no business being there (my teammate and I carpooled- it was so fun) and ended up not only enjoying myself during the scrimmage but holding my own and keeping up with them pretty well!!

My endurance is pretty shit (bad news for being a jammer lmao) and plan on adding more cardio or HIT workouts to my routine to include more cross training for myself this year- but goddamn that was terrifying but also so much fucking fun

[itsuzoomie]

i see discovering women's sport has been a really big and defining moment for some of the tumblr girlies and i just want to let you know that you can go deeper. take my hand. don't be scared. have you heard of roller derby

[liesmyth]

thoughts on roller derby? (good game to watch parts of gotham vs rose city 2019 wftda champs)?

THANK YOU FOR THE REC!! It's not really a thing here so I never got into it but 1) it looks gay as hell and 2) ofc I watched Whip It! starring Elliot Page as a teenager and it was Formative. I will look into it!!!

[ex-cla-ma-tion]

still pissed that in 2018 ESPN refused to air the WFTDA champs in 2018 because they were uncomfortable with saying "Bicepsual" (a derby name) on air.

doesn't help that at the same time they were on "high alert" because their little Barstool show had been ripped off air for its misogyny and their sexist fans were upset about it.

imagine refusing to air a woman-dominated sport because of unnecessary censorship and a sexist fanbase. fucking crazy.

check out the link for the full WFTDA response to ESPN's disgrace.

[swirley1618]

The Great Collection of Roller Derby Posters / part 3

[wormbraind]

was thinking maybe i should put off my transition so i can still play in wftda leagues and then i was like no what the fuck are you talking about man

[tbpbsides]

if u wanna watch some great roller derby today is a good day to do it because it's wftda north america west playoffs and theyre streaming on arizona roller derby's twitch

[icm-art]

Pivot to the rescue!

[sufferlove]

the wftda said we r going to write a rulebook that is SO incomprehensible<3

[lboogie1906]

Erin Jackson (September 19, 1992) is a speed skater, roller derby player, and Olympic gold medalist. She is the first Black woman to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual sport. She qualified for The World Games 2017 in Wroclaw, Poland, where she competed in inline speed skating for various distances on road and track. She qualified to compete in the 500-meter-long track speed skating event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

In 2021, she won her first 500-meter Speedskating World Cup races in Poland with two track records, making her the first Black American woman to win in the World Cup.

In 2022, she won the gold medal in the Women’s 500m speed skating event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. She is the first Black American woman to medal in speed skating.

She was born in Ocala, Florida to Tracy and Rita Jackson. She has one brother. She first skated at eight years old when she tried figure skating. She went on to the University of Florida, where she graduated with honors in Materials Science & Engineering.

She won gold in the 500-m inline skating race at the 2008–09 Junior World Championships, gold in the same event at the 2014 Pan American Championships, and was named US Olympic Committee Female Athlete of the Year for Roller Sports in 2012 and 2013. She competes in roller derby with the Jacksonville RollerGirls of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, earning the MVP award at the 2014 WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs and advancing to the WFTDA Championships in 2015 and 2016.

In 2016, she transitioned to speed skating on the ice. She qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics with only four months of experience in speedskating on ice. She finished 24th out of 31 competitors in Pyeongchang.

She is the first American woman to win an Olympic speed skating gold since 2002 and the first American woman to win the women’s 500m since 1994.

In 2023 she was a contestant on Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, season 2; as a contestant, finalist, and winner.

She represented the US at the 2024 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships and won a gold medal in the 500 meter and a silver medal in the team sprint. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence