Women athletes’ clothing

If the men can compete in shorts without their arse cheeks hanging out than so can the women. Women have absorbed this sexism in female attire and ‘don’t even see it’.
This brain washing starts very young : when you see little children on the beach, the boys are all in comfy shorts , half the girls will have their bottoms on show because their swimsuits are designed to sexualise them but their parents ‘don’t see it’.

Paperbackwriter

Galaxy

There have been a number of incidents of female athletes complaining about the clothing they are expected to wear compared to males.

In the Olympics, it was, I think, the Norwegianwomen's beach volleyball team that got fined because they refused to wear tiny bikini bottoms. Good on them.
Also - I do think it's a bit wrong that teen female gymnasts have to wear skimpy leotards (there are rules about how they must show a couple of centimetres of bum). I don't think any female should have to wear an outfit for sport that would require a thorough waxing.

Where on earth did you come up with this bit of misinformation? (re bums). Absolute nonsense. Female gymnasts may, if they wish, wear an all in one leotard that goes down to their ankles. What is important is that the entire length of their legs and arms can be clearly seen by the judges.

When watch gymnastics, I see the fabulous skills and lovely dancing being performed. I am sure that there will always be people who can only ever see sexual things about anything. Male gymnasts wear 'longs' for some apparatus and 'shorts' for others. Long been the tradition - up to very few years ago, these HAD to be in WHITE only. Been great since they revised that rule and can wear coloureds now.

The women's leotards have got more fancy in terms of decoration and materials used over the years. Back in the 70's they were shapeless bri-nylon and elastic had to be sewn in (by parents) into the waist area to give any shape whatsoever. When 'silkes' first appeared clubs used to only loan those out to competitors and insisted that no-one else could wash these (many had a white V in the front and the colours were not very fast!!).

These days, leotards are beautiful, and well made and expensive!!!! No leotard should travel up the bum area if it properly and well made.

Callistemon21

Coco51

Women essentially wearing no more than bra and knickers….

Which makes it seem ridiculous that Chloe Kelly got a yellow card for taking off her top.

Mandatory.

Yes, I know!

PerserverencePays

If the men can compete in shorts without their arse cheeks hanging out than so can the women. Women have absorbed this sexism in female attire and ‘don’t even see it’.
This brain washing starts very young : when you see little children on the beach, the boys are all in comfy shorts , half the girls will have their bottoms on show because their swimsuits are designed to sexualise them but their parents ‘don’t see it’.

No, they're not and anyone who sees anything sexual about young girls is a danger to society.

Clothing in sport? What about some of the outfits female pop stars, group wear, just about nothing. I often wonder why male performers dont' turn up in "budgie smugglers" and bare chests. Seems the least coverage is the aim after all. In sport wonder how bad results would be if cotton teeshirt/vests and shorts had to be worn.

Goodness, if you’re not having to wear it why worry?

Pay attention to the activity not the clothes! Leave that sort of observation to the old dodgy and usually male!

Actually the athletes wearing the smallest outfits seem to be male divers - will we be telling them to cover up?

I hope those of you who verbally attacked the OP have read Nannymags27’s second post whereby she qualifies and explains more.
Ouch!

The only female athletic clothing that ever bothered me was the tiny skimpy bikini bottoms that the beach volleyball female athletes were REQUIRED to wear - even though the women didn't like them. Can't speak for any other competition but they are not wearing them at the Commonwealth Games. As for track and field, and gymnastics, competitors have options of what to wear - they are not forced to wear the skimpier outfits. Some female runners wear long shorts like the men, others seem to prefer the ones that look like knickers - I assume its down to personal preference and comfort/performance. The tiniest outfits are those that male divers wear - don't see anyone complaining about those!

I think men athletes can wear some sort of pouch like what ballet dancers wear.

Omg just seen the diving costumes!

Yes! thought the OP was OTT- but last night was really surprised at the women's diving suits, which were so skimpy almost like g-strings. Is that really necessary. They were constantly pulling at them as if embarrassed themselves?

They really should be wearing full wetsuits, shouldn't they!!

No, not at all. But no need for exposing all either.

I don't understand how women athletes in whatever sport can manage to wear those crotch creepers which don't creep. Why do they have to have most of their bum showing to such an extent as to need a full crotch wax before competing?

Fleurpepper

No, not at all. But no need for exposing all either.

Agree.

Cold

Actually the athletes wearing the smallest outfits seem to be male divers - will we be telling them to cover up?

Of course not.

On other threads here Ladies talk openly about ogling certain Male movie stars. Apparently that is acceptable.

The trunks of the men in diving ?why can't they wear more! ? ?

Nannymags27

AIBU in thinking that what the women wear in, for example, gymnastics and athletics is verging on the obscene? I understand the need for streamlined clothing but some of them might as well be wearing nothing ?‍♀️.

i was wondering the same watching the diving last night - the swimsuits are so high cut the girls must have Brazilian waxes to be able to wear them!!!

the swimsuits are so high cut the girls must have Brazilian waxes to be able to wear them!!!

Some of these girls are 17. Can you imagine the sixth former who has discovered a talent at, say, school or club level, possibly struggling with self-consciousness or body image of a developing teenager, finding that to perform at this level, they have to wear outfits they are not comfortable with and undergo waxing etc they really hadn't bargained for?

Can anyone establish who sets these outfit rules?

On the other hand: sportsbrief.com/athletics/21363-embarrassing-scenes-italian-runners-penis-middle-race/

ixion

^the swimsuits are so high cut the girls must have Brazilian waxes to be able to wear them!!!^

Some of these girls are 17. Can you imagine the sixth former who has discovered a talent at, say, school or club level, possibly struggling with self-consciousness or body image of a developing teenager, finding that to perform at this level, they have to wear outfits they are not comfortable with and undergo waxing etc they really hadn't bargained for?

Can anyone establish who sets these outfit rules?

The diving men have no visible hair!

On the whole I think the costumes worn by both men and women in the games have been fine and show off their streamline/slim bodies. Hope I’m allowed to give a up thumbs up ? to slim, honed bodies. Sadly my body has seen better days.