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Olympic gymnastics humiliates and infantilises grown adult women

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Thebellofstclements · 29/07/2024 04:01

The ridiculous leotards, the twee hairstyles. Having to do the ridiculous flicky "dance" moves (artistic expression, ha!) and grinning inanely (insanely) in between moves and when presenting...
Arguably the best athletes in the world but these grown adult women have to present themselves in a ridiculous, almost grotesquely infantile manner, looking fairy cheap and tacky.
The men do not.
My family argues that the gymnasts choose to do this.
We know that historically female gymnasts have been abused with no voice, so I'm not convinced this is all what they would necessarily choose given the option. AIBU?

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ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 10/08/2024 16:14

I think, the coaches, and physios, etc, should all be women.

My most abusive coaches were women.

Sex-based segregation and discrimination is not an acceptable alternative for actual safeguarding and cultural changes.

AllyMcdonald · 11/08/2024 09:42

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