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

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• ChokingHazard63@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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

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  • strawberry@kbin.run ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    fuck is that supposed to cover? half a coochie lol. one misstep and the cats out of the bag lol

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    • Habahnow@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      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.

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    • Patches@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      TIL at 35 what Cat is out of the bag means…

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  • Neato@ttrpg.network ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    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.

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    • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Balls will roll

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    • Speculater@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Fair is fair

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  • admiralteal@kbin.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Wow, on top of that wild crotch it is also ugly. Wild.

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    • anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      on top of that wild crotch

      Name of your sex tape.

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    • pennomi@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That pattern on TV will create awful moire patterning. Terrible design in general.

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  • stoy@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That is absolutely degrading, why is it impossible to give women similar kinds of shorts as men gets?

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    • Not_mikey@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Their 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.

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    • RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Women’s buttmyscles move differently than men’s do. So they need a higher cut to compensate for that.

      ;p

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  • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    they should start growing their bushes out. Pubelimpics.

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  • dditty@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    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!

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  • BestBouclettes@jlai.lu ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Oh god, the chaffing !

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  • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Thank you. I thought I was going insane…

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  • celeste@kbin.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Won't it give you

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• Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Not as much fun as the title, and more to the point:
  Lauren Fleshman, the US national champion in the 5000m in 2006 and 2010, shared even harsher criticism in an Instagram post, writing: “I’m sorry, but show me one WNBA or NWSL team who would enthusiastically support this kit. This is for Olympic Track and Field. Professional athletes should be able to compete without dedicating brain space to constant pube vigilance or the mental gymnastics of having every vulnerable piece of your body on display. Women’s kits should be in service to performance, mentally and physically. If this outfit was truly beneficial to physical performance, men would wear it.” She added: “This is not an elite athletic kit for track and field. This is a costume born of patriarchal forces that are no longer welcome or needed to get eyes on women’s sports. ... Stop making it harder for half the population @nike @teamusa @usatf.”

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  • Dkarma@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    She’s completely right.

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  • Buffalobuffalo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The men’s team should wear the same kit in solidarity. But not when solid, you know what I’m saying?

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  • _coin_purse_@lemmynsfw.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    “pube vigilence” 🫡

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  • brbposting@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    JFC Nike way to focus group

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  • Crackhappy@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Good, I support her and all the female athletes and think pushing these kinds of ridiculous outfits is absolutely awful.

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• jonasw@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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  • FraidyBear@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I have no idea if that’s a legit response BUT in the event that it is, that uniform in the pick is not the same as what they have for this next round. This is it, and it is way way way unacceptable. I used to have lingerie undies like this and I hated them, I called it the labia splitter.

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    • jonasw@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      IIUC in the screenshot she posted, she mentioned the mannequins you just posted. So she is talking about this uniform

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• Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Designed by Dennis Reynolds. None of those women would fit in them anyway; their proportions are too… Realistic.

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  • Jerkface@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    cut to Dennis wearing the uniform

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  • Magnetron@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s very generous

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    • No1@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Because of the implication.

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• Rapidcreek@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Women’s Beach Volleyball is going to be great this Olympics

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  • Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Not if you’ve got sand in your snatch

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    • massive_bereavement@kbin.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The name of your sex tape?

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  • Emmie@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Only if you enjoy degradation though

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    • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s literally a content tag.

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    • MotoAsh@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Hey, some of us are only tolerant of degredation! /s

      Though really, my only problem is this isn’t what the athletes want (well, and the slew of other peoblems this situation is indicative of). I think it’d be hilarious if athletes could go traditional all the way to the nude. No sharkskin swimming suits, no state of the art track shoes, nada.

      Maybe then they’d stop breaking records every year just for getting technological assistance…

      Then we can make an “enhanced” Olympics with steroids and fancy suits and the works, and REALLY see what humans can do on their own with the juxtaposition.

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  • GroundedGator@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I hear Nike calls this their emperor line. They told the athletes it’s ultra lightweight performance wear. It doesn’t actually exist.

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• stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s all there’s left to do for the rich. They turn to their vices and indulge deeper and deeper, worse and worse.

  What’s left to do when everyone sucks you off all the time and you can buy whatever else you want.

  Affluenza is a cancer.

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  • thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Sir, this is a KFC drive through…

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    • metaStatic@kbin.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      AND I SAID I WANT A FUCKING MCFLURRY PEASANT

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    • ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The revolution starts in the workplace

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    • stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Not like this is a news community or anything

      sorry for not shit posting i guess lmao

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• dohpaz42@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They do it because ultimately, they get away with it. I understand athletes have worked their asses off to get to compete (especially in the Olympics), but at some point if they genuinely want change, they need to take a stand — either wear something less revealing, or boycott their events. Get enough people to do it, and maybe it’ll send the message.

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• Skanky@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Camel Toelympics

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• BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Great, now viewing the Olympics will be banned in Texas with the governor’s war on porn with “christian” values.

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• WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Link without annoying cookie options: archive.is/DC0wY

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• Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  As a Brit, I immediately read that in a Cornish accent.

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• maculata@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I glad to hear the use of the scientifically accurate term “Hoo Hah” to describe the aforementioned thingy.

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• JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  fuck clothing sponsors, olympic competitors should just be naked like the old days.

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• No1@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Can they wear some sort of bike shorts or compression half tights under it?

  That would at least cover their hoo haa properly…

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  • Not_mikey@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They can and theres is also a shorts option for women as well, you can see it on the far right in the picture in the article.

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• Not_mikey@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  As sus as the leotard is it’s optional and they do have an option with shorts if they don’t want to worry about accidentally exposing the entire world.

  Don’t really see a problem with it since there are other options. If you wanna show your new Brazilian to the world, you do you.

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• Juice@hexbear.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Real headline: gamers design olympic women’s track outfit for nike

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• JoYo@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  why wouldn’t they use the other kits that aren’t skimpy? there’s all the rest of them.

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