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In reply to the discussion: Poll: Would anyone here object to or be offended by skimpy outfits on male volleyball team members? [View all]ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)4. Nope
        I don't watch either men's or women's beach volleyball. I like the college game better.
If the women who play the game like the skimpy uniform, I fail to see the issue. Has anyone bothered to ask? Or is that not important? You know....the women involved?
Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor have taken the gold medal at the last two Olympics and will be vying for their third in London this summer. But in order to do so, they say they'll need the increased flexibility that comes with the lighter outfit. "It's something I feel empowered by, not distracted with," Walsh told SI. "I'm not a sex symbol; I'm an athlete. I want to be streamlined out there."
Oh, well. They just don't understand this is bigger than them.
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                        Poll:  Would anyone here object to or be offended by skimpy outfits on male volleyball team members? [View all]
							Warren DeMontague
							Jul 2012
							OP
                        
        
        Took a while, but here are my current (probably incoherent) thoughts on the subject.
        rrneck
        Aug 2012
        #63
      
        
        Really interesting post. It's gonna take me a while to sink my teeth into.
        Warren DeMontague
        Aug 2012
        #65
      
        
        I think the complexity begins and ends with the opaque and subjective definition of "empowerment"
        Warren DeMontague
        Jul 2012
        #10
      
        
        "Empowering"? I think it's reasonable to inquire as to the nature of that power.
        lumberjack_jeff
        Jul 2012
        #11
      
        
        Whether it's empowering or not I think is very much dependent on the person
        4th law of robotics
        Jul 2012
        #40
      
        
        Yes. Skimpy outfits without a purpose (like swimming/diving) have got to go.
        applegrove
        Jul 2012
        #26
      
        
        Sexy is fine in advertising. Or on the beach. I just think something overtly sexy, like a bikini on
        applegrove
        Jul 2012
        #28
      
        
        No. Neither the exposure of the male or female body is shameful. Depends how it is couched. In what
        applegrove
        Jul 2012
        #30
      
        
        In all seriousness, I agree that the primary function of a sport uniform should be utiltiarianism
        Warren DeMontague
        Jul 2012
        #31
      
        
        2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover. For RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY!
        Warren DeMontague
        Jul 2012
        #36
      
        
        That excuse is for people who have enough education to string a lot of words together.
        lumberjack_jeff
        Aug 2012
        #45
      
        
        I'm offended that he got to meet my favorite Olympians and I didn't. At least yet.
        stevenleser
        Aug 2012
        #57
      
        
        I can't very well say 'Yes' seeing as how I have posted videos of skimpy clothed men
        stevenleser
        Aug 2012
        #56
      
  