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

[Soubriquet]

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Cos it’s the rules

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

It’s disgusting. They’re athletes, no one has a right to see their naked bottom skin, it has to impact on their talent or skill. It’s 20fucking21.

Gross sexism.

Well that’s outrageous

And yet yesterday Olivia Breen was fined because her shorts were too short.

Women can’t win, can they?

Unless they have penises, that is. Then they can win, easily.

The thing is, if they think they'll lose viewers if they don't pander to Pervy men, do they ever stop and think how many women and families don't tune in because watching women in bikinis makes them uncomfortable.
I'm so psyched when the women's football is on, but don't watch volleyball because I detest the male gaze pandering.

@LunaNorth

And yet yesterday Olivia Breen was fined because her shorts were too short.

Women can’t win, can they?

Exactly this! It's ridiculous.

Maybe the Norwegian mens team should wear bikinis?

@LunaNorth

And yet yesterday Olivia Breen was fined because her shorts were too short.

Women can’t win, can they?

Was she fined or just criticised?

Sorry, yes, just criticised. The point still stands, though.

This is awful.

There's another thread about a similar topic I'll link them

People:- your shorts are too short!

Athletes wear longer shorts

People men :- No! That’s not ok!! They aren’t short enough

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/feminism/4299544-Womens-beach-handball-costumes?msgid=109245539#109245539

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

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

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

I'd take the fine.

@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.

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

Just thought they were interesting together.

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.

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

Publicity but not for the right reasons!

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

Vile and creepy.