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‘My hoo haa is gonna be out’: US Olympians slam Nike for skimpy women’s track kit

www.theguardian.com ‘My hoo haa is gonna be out’: US Olympians slam Nike for skimpy women’s track kit

Team USA track and field kit for women is needlessly revealing and sexist, women athletes have said after Nike unveiled its outfits for the Paris Olympics

‘My hoo haa is gonna be out’: US Olympians slam Nike for skimpy women’s track kit

What is it with Nike and sexualized athletic uniforms these days (see MBA see-through pants)? Did PornHub invest without anyone noticing?

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Maybe my ad blocker is working double time but how is there not a picture of the proposed outfit in the article?!?
Here you go
- fuck is that supposed to cover? half a coochie lol. one misstep and the cats out of the bag lol
  
  The deviant in me likes it, but man I don't think women should have to wear stuff like this to work if they don't want to.
  
  I don't know how to be completely proper without diminishing the meaning of my statement all the time, but I agree with this statement's substance and structure. I hope people can take comments like this without feeling degraded.
  Nobody should be forced to wear a uniform that diminishes their hard work and achievements that earned them the required uniform. Olympians are going to want high performance garb - generally tight-fitting and light weight. That doesn't mean the team organizers should go hog wild on showing skin to boost ratings. It's impressive, inspiring, and (for me) a bit depressing to see the peak human form without being creepy, but these folks have worked far too hard to be objectified.
  But if they're down, I'm down
  *Edited afterthought: Do NCAA gymnasts have uniform issues? I don't see their competitions often, but they tend to stay in place to my knowledge. I'm not trying to argue for the new uniforms - it just seems like those uniforms would be a relevant case study.
  
  Do NCAA gymnasts have uniform issues?
  Meet ‘butt glue’ - the men can pick to wear shorts or leggings, but nah. Butt glue it is.
  
  But if they're down, I'm down
  Poly motto
  
  TIL at today years old what Cat is out of the bag means....
  
  It means to say something that can't be unsaid, usually in the context of blabbing a secret. The origin is from the British Royal Navy in the age of sail. The "cat" is a Cat'o' nine-tails a type of whip used for punishment. It was stored in a velvet bag, and once it came out there was no going back, it was going to be used on you.
  
  mate what do h think it means? not sure were on the same page here
- So the tops are nearly identical. But women clearly need massive lower ventilation...or something.
  Yeah this just shows Nike is being sexist as fuck. Swap these suits by gender and let's see what happens.
  
  Balls will roll
  
  Fair is fair
- Wow, on top of that wild crotch it is also ugly. Wild.
  
  on top of that wild crotch
  Name of your sex tape.
  
  it is also ugly
  Name of my selfie
  
  That pattern on TV will create awful moire patterning. Terrible design in general.
  
  Whennn the suit hurts your eyes / and shows way too much thigh / that's a moiré
- That is absolutely degrading, why is it impossible to give women similar kinds of shorts as men gets?
  
  There is a shorts option for women as well, you can see it on the far right in the picture in the article.
  Sucks for women who do usually like wearing briefs but they aren't being forced to wear this.
  
  Women's butt muscles move differently than men's do. So they need a higher cut to compensate for that.
  ;p
  
  Sure women's anatomy is slightly different, but there are other ways to deal with that other than to just give them one tiny crotch strap.
  
  It was at one point just going to be three pieces of tape.
- they should start growing their bushes out. Pubelimpics.
- I am pretty aghast at how revealing that track outfit is. It's already bad enough how short women's running shorts are compared to mens; if you have even slightly thicker thighs they can chafe pretty badly!
- Oh god, the chaffing !
- Thank you. I thought I was going insane...

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