Softball. Hard feet.
October 12, 2023 11:07 AM Subscribe
The decision to play in embroidered dresses stemmed from a desire to pay homage to their Maya culture as well as to demonstrate that women can be both feminine and strong. Las Amazonas reinforce their bravery by playing shoeless...
Yaxunah really is the middle of nowhere, but they have been a phenomenon here in Mérida and across the Yucatán for a while now.
The stomping they delivered in Arizona was the talk of the town for a few days.
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 11:50 AM on October 12, 2023 [5 favorites]
The stomping they delivered in Arizona was the talk of the town for a few days.
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 11:50 AM on October 12, 2023 [5 favorites]
Completely bad-ass, although I wish they would wear helmets...
posted by nushustu at 12:04 PM on October 12, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by nushustu at 12:04 PM on October 12, 2023 [2 favorites]
Great story, great team. Thanks for posting!
posted by chavenet at 12:17 PM on October 12, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by chavenet at 12:17 PM on October 12, 2023 [1 favorite]
Man, the place is on a post sfter post.roll of all Aces of late.
posted by y2karl at 12:49 PM on October 12, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by y2karl at 12:49 PM on October 12, 2023 [1 favorite]
I like every single thing about this.
posted by Reasonably Everything Happens at 12:56 PM on October 12, 2023 [7 favorites]
posted by Reasonably Everything Happens at 12:56 PM on October 12, 2023 [7 favorites]
That's a sports team jersey I would wear the hell out of.
posted by jacquilynne at 1:09 PM on October 12, 2023 [6 favorites]
posted by jacquilynne at 1:09 PM on October 12, 2023 [6 favorites]
This is excellent, and it makes me hope that Gilbert Hernandez will write a softball arc in Palomar.
posted by ursus_comiter at 1:13 PM on October 12, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by ursus_comiter at 1:13 PM on October 12, 2023 [3 favorites]
Different barefoot & huipil wearing softball team, very similar story, with indigenous Mayan language narration - Las Diablillas (the Devil-ettes) from Quintana Roo
posted by bartleby at 1:53 PM on October 12, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by bartleby at 1:53 PM on October 12, 2023 [2 favorites]
Completely bad-ass, although I wish they would wear helmets...
The admittedly small sample of Mayan women I know would all be baffled by the concept of using protective gear for softball. Some of the younger ones do wear helmets on motorcycles though.
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 2:20 PM on October 12, 2023 [2 favorites]
The admittedly small sample of Mayan women I know would all be baffled by the concept of using protective gear for softball. Some of the younger ones do wear helmets on motorcycles though.
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 2:20 PM on October 12, 2023 [2 favorites]
There is also of course the cost issue.
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 2:21 PM on October 12, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 2:21 PM on October 12, 2023 [1 favorite]
There is also of course the cost issue.
Initially that may have been true. But now they seem to have modern equipment as in gloves, bats, catcher's gear, etc. Possibly donated. Probably more of a signature or trademark now.
posted by jim in austin at 2:41 PM on October 12, 2023
Initially that may have been true. But now they seem to have modern equipment as in gloves, bats, catcher's gear, etc. Possibly donated. Probably more of a signature or trademark now.
posted by jim in austin at 2:41 PM on October 12, 2023
True. At this point the dresses are definitely staying.
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 7:58 PM on October 12, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 7:58 PM on October 12, 2023 [1 favorite]
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