Another quickie! My two cents have been rattling for a few weeks now on this subject and I need to stop the jingling :-).  WWE has debuted two new belts recently: the Divas belt and the new ECW belt.  My impressions of the two vary greatly.

I recently read a comment that referred to the Diva's belt as the 'Barbie' belt and although it hadn't at first occurred to me, the reference is an apt one.  There are a number of things I dislike about it.  First, it has quantities of pink and I am not a fan of pink.  Perhaps it is the hue that suggests Barbie.   Second, it reminds me very much of a butterfly.  I have nothing against butterflies as such; they are lovely.  If I see one among the wildflowers when I'm out on a trail ride, I thoroughly savor the moment.  But they are far from the epitome of what a diva should be.  Butterflies are airy, flighty, delicate.  An airy, flighty, delicate diva is going to get smashed into the canvas ... or worse :-).  This belt should represent what divas are striving for; its hard to respect a chick who is striving for the Butterfly Belt.  It seems to me to be a disservice to the strength, athleticism and fortitude of these women to make their championship trophy one that reflects only the girly-girl side of diva-hood.  The belt should suggest the full range of qualities that make a diva worthy of winning it.

Contrast this with the new ECW belt.  It is clean-lined, simple, sleek, straightforward.  It has presence and no nonsense about it.  It is a belt that lends credence to whomever carries it.  Kudos on the new design; it is a triumph!  Too bad the Divas belt couldn't be more like it.

(c) BE 2008