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Takket

(21,568 posts)
11. i was watching some track today...
Mon Aug 2, 2021, 06:56 PM
Aug 2021

and thinking, don't the women feel silly that they are literally running in a pair of french cut panties?

and after they ran every one of them was pulling the wedgie out of their crack. it is absurd.

This woman won not only with shorts covering her upper thighs but her midriff is covered too. I guess the extra ounce of material she was runnnig with didn't slow her down too much. Oh, and she won a gold.

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I assume the athletes aren't REQUIRED to wear the panties since Hassan (the Dutch runner in the photo) wasn't wearing them, but I wonder if they feel pressured too? If they really want to dress that way that is absolutely their business and no one else's, but I find it hard to believe there aren't some runners a little more shy that might rather have more clothing on.

As for the beach volleyball... yeah, that is terrible. They ARE forced to dress like that and I think that is wrong and I won't watch it. Let people dress however they want.

The women's team has to wear bikini outfits FakeNoose Aug 2021 #1
Right. Think if the viewership they would bring in. LizBeth Aug 2021 #3
Fair is fair. AngryOldDem Aug 2021 #2
Exactly Demovictory9 Aug 2021 #7
What's fair for the Goose is good for the...whut? nt JanMichael Aug 2021 #4
I mean, I'm not sure about the lime green, but otherwise that's a pretty nice goose lol, Volaris Aug 2021 #18
lol. I hear ya. LizBeth Aug 2021 #19
Yeah, I believe those uniforms would cause female viewership to launch (for lack of a better term). Blue_true Aug 2021 #27
Uh huh. As I said below, the ancient Greeks made you do this shit naked, Volaris Aug 2021 #28
Succinctly put, Volaris. Our lizard brains rule. But our hyper-inflated prefrontal wants to be erronis Aug 2021 #37
No, it isnt. And I suspect we would do much better as an advanced society Volaris Aug 2021 #39
Money is in the mix also. Blue_true Aug 2021 #40
I'd watch if they wore that uniform! beaglelover Aug 2021 #5
Kind of like a mask, eh? Treefrog Aug 2021 #14
Huh? beaglelover Aug 2021 #16
I'll guess you mean: It isn't covering all of the parts. erronis Aug 2021 #38
lol leftstreet Aug 2021 #6
Yes, and make them such that you always have to tug at the butt side to . . . . Stinky The Clown Aug 2021 #8
And with every tug transferring sand on hand to under the bikini bottom making it that much more LizBeth Aug 2021 #10
Brava! Stinky The Clown Aug 2021 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author Stinky The Clown Aug 2021 #26
K&R for the stunning accuracy of the point made. LanternWaste Aug 2021 #9
i was watching some track today... Takket Aug 2021 #11
+1. Thanks for this example. "Let people dress however they want." LizBeth Aug 2021 #12
In Ancient Greece, you were required to compete buck ass naked, Volaris Aug 2021 #20
Both Should Wear Shorts ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #13
Of course, but there is a reason for the snark of the OP. LizBeth Aug 2021 #17
I Know ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #21
You are so totally right on. Clear and cut. Still they held to their sexism. LizBeth Aug 2021 #22
Well said. It just distracts IMO. BannonsLiver Aug 2021 #31
Especially since they're playing in sand. forgotmylogin Aug 2021 #33
No they shouldn't Polybius Aug 2021 #41
Sorry, I Was Only Going... ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #42
Hahaha Polybius Aug 2021 #43
Beware of loose bananas. Nevilledog Aug 2021 #15
looks good to me..... BRING ON THE MEN !!!!! Trueblue1968 Aug 2021 #24
Fair is fair mcar Aug 2021 #25
Canada ahead of the curve. from 2016. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2021 #29
A maple leaf instead of a fig leaf. Snarky sarge43 Aug 2021 #32
does the mr. spock left eyebrow raise . ohm myyyyyy AllaN01Bear Aug 2021 #30
Shouldn't they get greased up too? lunatica Aug 2021 #34
Women volleyball players don't wear thongs Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2021 #35
Birthday suits like the original Greek olympics IronLionZion Aug 2021 #36
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