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View Poll Results: Are you comfortable with the attire of female Olympic athletes?
Yes 99 88.39%
No, they're showing too much skin 11 9.82%
Not sure 2 1.79%
Voters: 112. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 08-10-2012, 11:54 AM
 
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These women work for years to achieve at an Olympic level and all people can talk about is their outfits?!? (Or their hair as in the case of Gabby Douglas.) I don't give a rats what they wear. I care about what they achieve and applaud them for doing it.
Same here. They do look great though!
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Old 08-10-2012, 12:17 PM
 
Location: Pinal County, Arizona
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So far, 88 voters seem fine with the clothing that the female athletes are wearing while only 11 are not.

Seems that those who are being prudish are falling way behind.

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Old 08-10-2012, 12:31 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles County, CA
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I like what they are wearing.
They are wearing something?
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Old 08-10-2012, 12:34 PM
 
Location: Pinal County, Arizona
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89 to 11 now!
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Old 08-10-2012, 12:34 PM
 
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They are wearing something?
lol, kind of, that's why I like it!
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Old 08-10-2012, 12:35 PM
 
Location: Pinal County, Arizona
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They are wearing something?
Yes - they most certainly are.

IMHO, you are simply being a bit prudish.
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Old 08-10-2012, 12:41 PM
 
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I believe the women's beach volleyball players should be required to show more butt.

Their faces are usually a trainwreck, so a nice donk is the only thing they have going for them. Might as well show it off.
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Old 08-10-2012, 12:44 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles County, CA
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Yes - they most certainly are.

IMHO, you are simply being a bit prudish.
Since the word prude is a root of the word prudence - which implies sound judgment - then I will take that as a compliment.
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Old 08-10-2012, 12:46 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles County, CA
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I believe the women's beach volleyball players should be required to show more butt.

Their faces are usually a trainwreck, so a nice donk is the only thing they have going for them. Might as well show it off.
This illustrates the problem with their attire exactly - people aren't paying attention to the game or the athletic ability of the players - they are watching the competitors bodies.

How is that not contributing to sexism and the dehumanization of women?
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Old 08-10-2012, 12:56 PM
 
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This illustrates the problem with their attire exactly - people aren't paying attention to the game or the athletic ability of the players - they are watching the competitors bodies.

How is that not contributing to sexism and the dehumanization of women?
Considering that the beach volleyball players actually look like women it is a compliment. A large number of "female" olympians look nothing like a female.

I can pay attention to the game and the bouncing butts at the same time in beach volleyball.

Multitasking rocks
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