Amir Khan & Spearmint Rhino

I can’t help but get angry about the symbolism behind the juxtaposition of Amir “the face of modern multi-cultural Britain” Khan and the ring side girls dressed in stripper heels and breasts bursting out of their tops holding up ‘Spearmint Rhino, Gentlemen’s (gentlemen … how ironic?!) Club’ behind him at the big fight held in his home town of Bolton on Saturday night.

Now, I don’t proclaim to know much about Muslim faith or Islam however, I’m pretty sure that Britain’s celebrated porn culture (lead by The Scum and the Scum of the World; the major sponsors of boxing in this country) and its degrading views of women as sex objects and pieces of meat is the antithesis of how Islam views women.

Shouldn’t we be thinking about these things? It is a joke that in ‘modern’ Britain, in the 21st century, in a supposedly multi-cultured and integrated society we still have porn and its influences wherever we go, whatever we choose to do? Isn’t this maybe one obvious fundamental flaw when integrating Britain & Islamic faith?!  Amir & his family have no choice but to just get on with the archaic traditions of ‘modern day’ boxing whenever he steps into the ring.

Just a thought but maybe a good place to start would be by having women (or men?!) holding up banners dressed in typical Islamic clothing? If you are thinking that is radical, doesn’t that prove how far we have to go?  If the status quo within boxing never changes as Amir Khan’s success grows isn’t this then truly symbolic of multi-cultured Britain?  Multi-cultured as long as the white man stays in power, I guess? Think about it, Frank.

On another note, as a female spectator though once again, I am reminded, as is every woman ringside, of my status in society. I am reminded once again that this is a man’s world.  A white man’s world.  A white man’s playground.

I wonder whether Amir & his family think that too.