• @jeffw@lemmy.worldOPM
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    2511 months ago

    If you’re too embarrassed to stand still on stage with it, competing isn’t gonna go well

    • @mipadaitu@lemmy.world
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      911 months ago

      Nike defended itself by noting that Team USA athletes not only have a choice between briefs and shorts but a wide variety of other outfit combinations. And the reigning Olympic pole vault champion, Katie Moon, criticized the notion that the uniforms are sexist. “Whether we feel best in a potato sack or a bathing suit during competitions, we should support the autonomy,” Moon, who is sponsored by Nike, wrote on Instagram.

      Sounds to me like they can chose whatever cut they prefer. The outrage should be more directed at the advertisement choice than the actual product line.

    • @Shou@lemmy.world
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      -1911 months ago

      This is ignorant. Would you want to be remembered for your performance, or your cameltoe?