Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Entertainment
Chris Mandle

UFC fighter Ronda Rousey refuses to let people define her body by their standards of femininity

Ronda Rousey (Getty)

She was billed as the Baddest Woman on the Planet after winning her last title fight in 14 seconds, but Ronda Rousey has said she won’t define herself by other people’s rules on what’s feminine and what’s masculine.

Speaking as part of UFC’s ‘190 Embedded’ video series, Rousey talked about how people want to define her as ‘masculine’ because she is toned, in shape and partakes in ultimate fighting.

But ultimately, she wants to have a hard-working physique and she considers her body the most feminist statement she could make.

 

 

“I think it’s hilarious when people say my body looks masculine,” she says. “I think it’s feminist-ly bad-ass as f**k, because there’s not a single muscle on my body that isn’t used for a purpose.”

She also talked about being a role model, and how her mother raised her not to be a ‘do nothin’ b***h’.

People News In Pictures

“I call it a DNB,” she said. “The kind of chick that tries to just be pretty and be taken care of.

“I’m like, listen, just because my body was developed for a purpose other than f****** millionaires doesn’t mean it’s masculine."

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.