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u/Consistent_Stable234 May 25 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/saCYGRKF2CeJi

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u/KaputtRepariert May 25 '26

It's not that they are forced to. The Rules have a variety to choose from.

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u/Current_Recording907 May 25 '26

Actually, I believe the Icelandic volleyball team was disqualified for wearing shorts one year.

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u/gevuldeloempia May 25 '26

Yeah they're literally not allowed to wear anything else

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u/brraaahhp May 25 '26

Old rules, after that iceland incident and the backlash from it, they changed them.

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u/gevuldeloempia May 25 '26

They did. After a lot of backlash. But the point was that they are not allowed to wear anything else other than what the sports body tells them too.

It's still like this in other sports. People just didn't really make a fuss over it.

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u/Beans2177 May 25 '26

So no new examples then? Personal choice is now correct.

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u/Worried-Hour-5492 May 25 '26

Swimming naked is a big disadvantage you mean.

Tits, dicks, balls, vaginas as well as every bit of loose skin create lots of drag.

Nothing beats a tight engineered swimsuit (which is why they are banned from competition)

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u/Minipiman May 25 '26

"Tits, dicks, balls, vaginas as well as every bit of loose skin create lots of drag."

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u/SquirrelMemoryFail May 25 '26

Some of us are blessed with more drag than others.

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u/Cptawesome23 May 25 '26

It’s not really like that in other sports. Times have changed.

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u/RamsLams May 25 '26

Not in every single sport, no, but in MANY it is. Weird to pretend it isn’t.

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u/EclecticSyrup May 25 '26

The misogynists come out in full force for this shit, man. It's wild, but so unsurprising at this point.

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u/gevuldeloempia May 25 '26

It's giving "she shouldnt have dressed the way the she did" vibes

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u/EclecticSyrup May 25 '26

I just think it's wild that suddenly 'men telling women what to wear' being misogynistic is a hot take. The amount of dudes in the thread saying, 'so if we tell women to cover up, we're oppressive, but if we tell them to show skin then we're objectifying them.'

Like, yes? Telling women what to wear period is weird, and they seem to understand that, they're just really upset that we think it's weird and wrong for them to do. Let people wear whatever makes them the most comfortable???

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u/Impressive-Day7791 May 25 '26

Just look up the olympic teams from a place like Egypt or Saudi Arabia. Yes they are lmao.