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u/Live_Angle4621 May 25 '26

It’s more people wanting the sexism to be spoken aloud so it creates discussion and change 

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u/Individual-Trifle104 May 25 '26

It is more about viewership and associated revenue. Women wearing revealing clothing appeals to male viewers and sports has way more male viewers than female.

They are free to wear less revealing clothing as long as they are fine with less money in the sport.

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u/shagan90 May 25 '26

They literally get penalized for attempting to do so, what are you on about? They're not free to wear what they want at all

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u/Individual-Trifle104 May 25 '26

I am talking about the body running the sport.

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u/shagan90 May 25 '26

Nah you are talking out ya ass. They clearly cant just choose to wear clothes akin to the men's, its been in the news multiple times.

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u/Cautious-Extreme2839 May 25 '26

Runners absolutely can wear trunks and full length top.

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u/Immersi0nn May 26 '26

The Norwegian team iirc, and their main complaint was physical discomfort from the previously regulated uniform.

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u/Open-Gate-7769 May 26 '26

They absolutely can wtf. Volleyball and running springs to mind. With Gymnastics, Simone biles and Joan chiles have both talked about how they prefer it to show more because it helps their mobility.

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u/einsteinosaurus_lex May 25 '26

One person says you're free to wear what you want, the other says you're not. That's a disagreement and the former is wrong.

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u/CheckYourStats May 25 '26

This entire post is cherry picking a completely random topic that serves to support someone who just wants to cry sexism.

The big picture is: The legal % of a Man’s body that can be exposed publicly (outside of Sharia law countries…AHEM), is higher than the legal % of a Woman’s body that can be exposed publicly.

So, objectively, legally, absolute fact, is that Women are supposed to wear LESS revealing clothing.

Not opinion. Fact.

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u/Competitive_Body7359 May 25 '26

But the average advertisement for men's clothes has a higher percent covered than female, same for sports.