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Norway women’s volleyball team fined because they wore shorts and not bikini bottoms

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Soubriquet · 20/07/2021 14:36

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Cos it’s the rules Hmm

Wearing shorts doesn’t stop the women from playing the sport. Men teams don’t wear little tiny budgie smugglers so why do women have to wear bikini bottoms

I have no hope really as all the comments on it on that page were mainly from men saying how rules are rules and it’s good they were fined. They just want to perv on the women

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DdraigGoch · 20/07/2021 18:04

Perhaps the Norwegian women's team needs to sign up an intact TW.

NiceGerbil · 20/07/2021 17:06

'Personally I hate the bum hanging out look in any context, and would turn over the olympics if the TV were showing women's volleyball with a lot of buttocks.'

If loads of people do that or start to do it, it will result in a massive drop in the viewing of a host of women's competition which is a rubbish result.

I want to see women doing amazing things in sport etc. I find things like the gymnastics, high jump, pole vault and many more really awesome and inspiring. I watch with the family.

Even if it does mean those particularly yikes shots often when the gymnasts do those handstands with their legs in the splits.

NiceGerbil · 20/07/2021 17:02

Because the women's clothes have been shrinking in the wash for years. While many of the men's styles have done the opposite.

There are many reasons for the shrinkage. Without rules they might all but disappear.

heatwavehell · 20/07/2021 16:18

Regardless of the sexual connotations of the briefs vs shorts, I don't see why a sporting body could rule on the matter unless it gave a benefit by wearing shorts.
it isn't a lovely leg competition, it is a sport. So why rule on what are basically undergarments?
E.g. in swimming you can't wear a full body suit in case it makes you faster, but you could wear a onepiece beach swimsuit if you wanted. But most competitive swimmers will wear a knee suit. It is personal choice up to the point where a competitive advantage is gained (e.g. governing body prohibiting sharksuit).
Personally I hate the bum hanging out look in any context, and would turn over the olympics if the TV were showing women's volleyball with a lot of buttocks.

NCwhatsmynameagain · 20/07/2021 16:13

Disgusting. Can’t help controlling what women wear to within an inch of their lives

NiceGerbil · 20/07/2021 16:03

I mean that it would stop men watching.

NiceGerbil · 20/07/2021 16:03

@DingDongDenny

Or they could all stop waxing their bikini lines, that'll stop the men from perving
I think that's unlikely tbh.
UtopiaPlanitia · 20/07/2021 16:00

Good on the Norwegian women’s team!! I 100% support them in wearing sports gear that makes them feel more comfortable and less on show.

I wonder if we can write to the relevant sporting body in support of the team’s request for more appropriate clothing and to ask that the fine be removed?

Megasausagehead · 20/07/2021 15:50

Oh, weird. Not sure why this thread cannot mention the topic most covered on sex and gender. But ok.

MarshmallowSwede · 20/07/2021 15:30

Women can’t win! I honestly think complaining about what women do should be it’s own Olympic sport so men could all just get it out every 4 years and leave us alone.

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Abhannmor · 20/07/2021 15:12

Vile and creepy.

DingDongDenny · 20/07/2021 15:12

Or they could all stop waxing their bikini lines, that'll stop the men from perving

NiceGerbil · 20/07/2021 15:04

Erm I think when they started jumping up and down things might get a bit too revealing!

Publicity but not for the right reasons!

OhRene · 20/07/2021 15:01

Oh I really hope the men's team walk out in bikini bottoms for their next outing. There are decent blokes out there who aren't mysonginistic pricks. Let's hope the men's team stand with the women's.

NiceGerbil · 20/07/2021 14:58

Yes they are related but not the same it's fine OP!

Just thought they were interesting together.

Megasausagehead · 20/07/2021 14:56

@Soubriquet

I didn’t realise there was another thread. I get bloody confused with the different sections now
It's an equal but opposite thread.

One on women's autonomy.

One on men's prescribed rules.

All about women's sportswear.

Megasausagehead · 20/07/2021 14:54

The IHF should be called out for womanising. Rules indeed.

I'd take the fine.

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Soubriquet · 20/07/2021 14:52

I didn’t realise there was another thread. I get bloody confused with the different sections now

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ComDummings · 20/07/2021 14:50

That’s so gross. They just want to perv over the women. They should be able to wear what they want.