dawnnikol
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Post by dawnnikol on Apr 13, 2024 10:44:53 GMT
Nike's first look at Track & Field kits for the upcoming Summer Olympics. Thoughts? In case the Tweet doesn't work:  |
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Post by supersoda on Apr 13, 2024 12:11:57 GMT
I read an article about this earlier today and many of the female athletes are unhappy. I can certainly see why.
I don't even wear traditional swim bottoms anymore--only short-style bottoms. I would not want to wear that, especially on a worldwide stage.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 13, 2024 12:29:07 GMT
Can you even imagine running in that? It would be immediately crawling up your butt. No thank you!
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Post by monklady123 on Apr 13, 2024 12:30:25 GMT
I wonder why they think women can't run in shorts just as well as men can?  |
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Post by Merge on Apr 13, 2024 13:11:35 GMT
I feel like serious athletic gear shouldn't require a bikini wax.
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 13, 2024 13:19:45 GMT
WHY?! It's infuriating! I thought that those kind of ridiculous outfits had been left behind on the beach volleyball court. Ugh.
(Off to google other countries' kits.)
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Post by Lurkingpea on Apr 13, 2024 13:45:11 GMT
Ridiculous. First off we can all see the style for the women's is ridiculous. It should be the same as the men's. They are doing the same job. Why is it so drastically different?
Second why is it pink? That just adds insult to injury. They are competing for the US. Our flag is red, white and blue.
Didn't Nike do the sheer baseball pants too? What is going on with them?
ETA I did read that they do have other outfits and that they do don't have to wear this option. I still hate the pink.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Apr 13, 2024 13:57:00 GMT
I saw this on IG the other day, and a bunch of the atheletes were chiming in. One of them was like "I better get Only Fans money if I have to run in this..." and another said "Will I be sponsored by the Brazillian wax?" or something. They were right on! it was a post on citiusmag (a running magazine) Here’s the post on IG - I don’t do Twitter http://instagram.com/p/C5n8cw0rSNH |
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Post by littlemama on Apr 13, 2024 14:07:11 GMT
My thought is that both genders should wear the same level of coverage, so by those standards, then men need to wear banana hammocks a size too small.
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Apr 13, 2024 14:22:50 GMT
Ridiculous. They could both wear the one on the left and everyone would be happy.
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Post by monklady123 on Apr 13, 2024 15:08:42 GMT
My thought is that both genders should wear the same level of coverage, so by those standards, then men need to wear banana hammocks a size too small. lol.. "banana hammocks".... is that a real thing or did you just make it up? It's very descriptive and I'm sure I don't want to see a male athlete wearing something called that.   Off to google.. |
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Post by myshelly on Apr 13, 2024 15:17:31 GMT
Are there women who have different anatomy than I do? Because what I have would not fit in that. My lips would be flapping all over the field.
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Post by myshelly on Apr 13, 2024 15:20:44 GMT
Ridiculous. First off we can all see the style for the women's is ridiculous. It should be the same as the men's. They are doing the same job. Why is it so drastically different? Second why is it pink? That just adds insult to injury. They are competing for the US. Our flag is red, white and blue. Didn't Nike do the sheer baseball pants too? What is going on with them? ETA I did read that they do have other outfits and that they do don't have to wear this option. I still hate the pink. They aren’t pink. They are red, white, and blue. It’s vertical stripes of all 3 colors. Look at close ups if you can’t see that in the pic in the OP. |
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Post by Rhondito on Apr 13, 2024 15:31:32 GMT
Even with different silhouettes aside, why wouldn't the patterns match?
Both need to look like the men's. Same style and colors.
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Post by Lurkingpea on Apr 13, 2024 15:34:20 GMT
Ridiculous. First off we can all see the style for the women's is ridiculous. It should be the same as the men's. They are doing the same job. Why is it so drastically different? Second why is it pink? That just adds insult to injury. They are competing for the US. Our flag is red, white and blue. Didn't Nike do the sheer baseball pants too? What is going on with them? ETA I did read that they do have other outfits and that they do don't have to wear this option. I still hate the pink. They aren’t pink. They are red, white, and blue. It’s vertical stripes of all 3 colors. Look at close ups if you can’t see that in the pic in the OP. It reads pink or fuschia. I looked at several different photos. Including the one that shows the short versions for women. Why aren't the designs the same? |
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Post by myshelly on Apr 13, 2024 15:38:36 GMT
They aren’t pink. They are red, white, and blue. It’s vertical stripes of all 3 colors. Look at close ups if you can’t see that in the pic in the OP. It reads pink or fuschia. I looked at several different photos. Including the one that shows the short versions for women. Why aren't the designs the same? I’m not saying I like it and I’m not saying it reads well. Just saying it’s not pink. |
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Post by katiekaty on Apr 13, 2024 16:36:17 GMT
Now, I get why I don’t wear any Nike athletic wear or shoes. They don’t know how to design for a women’s body. I have tried on various items and the fit is always uncomfortable. And unpleasant. And it seems to apply to Olympic wear as well. Since the crotch area is light in color, will it become see through with sweat?
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dawnnikol
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Post by dawnnikol on Apr 13, 2024 17:20:37 GMT
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Post by nine on Apr 13, 2024 17:21:18 GMT
Hmmm, what do you call a ‘front wedgie’?
ok, how about front wedgie without bikini wax…a hedgie?
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Post by peasquared on Apr 13, 2024 17:47:49 GMT
These companies seem to think that men will not watch unless the women are nearly naked. Most men are better than that.
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Post by caangel on Apr 13, 2024 18:23:23 GMT
Hmmm, what do you call a ‘front wedgie’? ok, how about front wedgie without bikini wax…a hedgie? Front wedgie= camel toe |
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Post by Bridget in MD on Apr 13, 2024 18:45:53 GMT
Interesting that those are made by Nike too. So why aren’t all the styles the same for all women?  my chub rub would be crying from the current USA cut |
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Post by mom on Apr 13, 2024 20:17:49 GMT
Holy hell. I think all the women should go full bush on display if they are required to wear these. They can't help it if the suits didn't cover everything up.
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Post by littlemama on Apr 13, 2024 22:10:07 GMT
My thought is that both genders should wear the same level of coverage, so by those standards, then men need to wear banana hammocks a size too small. lol.. "banana hammocks".... is that a real thing or did you just make it up? It's very descriptive and I'm sure I don't want to see a male athlete wearing something called that. Off to google.. Banana hammock = Speedo. 😂 |
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Post by librarylady on Apr 13, 2024 22:45:45 GMT
What if the women said "Hell No" and refused to wear it?
What would happen then?
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Post by monklady123 on Apr 13, 2024 22:55:03 GMT
lol.. "banana hammocks".... is that a real thing or did you just make it up? It's very descriptive and I'm sure I don't want to see a male athlete wearing something called that. Off to google.. Banana hammock = Speedo. 😂 I don't know about that...some of the images I found when I searched were definitely not an ordinary Speedo.  |
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Post by littlemama on Apr 14, 2024 0:06:49 GMT
Banana hammock = Speedo. 😂 I don't know about that...some of the images I found when I searched were definitely not an ordinary Speedo. True. That was the easiest description I could type, trying to stop you from needing to bleach your eyes from Googling! |
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Post by Scrapper100 on Apr 14, 2024 0:29:42 GMT
Why can’t ours look more like this? I can’t imagine trying to run in that high cut bathing suit. |
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Post by Lurkingpea on Apr 14, 2024 2:23:34 GMT
My thought is that both genders should wear the same level of coverage, so by those standards, then men need to wear banana hammocks a size too small. lol.. "banana hammocks".... is that a real thing or did you just make it up? It's very descriptive and I'm sure I don't want to see a male athlete wearing something called that. Off to google.. Banana Hammock has been around for a long time. It was even referenced on Friends when Phoebe was going to change her name. It is slang for Speedo most commonly. |
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Post by monklady123 on Apr 14, 2024 9:48:39 GMT
lol.. "banana hammocks".... is that a real thing or did you just make it up? It's very descriptive and I'm sure I don't want to see a male athlete wearing something called that. Off to google.. Banana Hammock has been around for a long time. It was even referenced on Friends when Phoebe was going to change her name. It is slang for Speedo most commonly. Guess I'm just not up on slang. lol. Also, I've never watched one episode of Friends. Also, the photos I found when I made the mistake of googling are definitely not Speedos. omg, I will need to bleach my eyes, as littlemama said. |
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