Look at these hussies, just showin’ it all off. Think of the children!
(Yes yes, I know at this point I’m just poking a stick at various killjoys who are surely better feminists than I. It’s not new, and perhaps it’s poor form for a hat blog, but sometimes you just need to see some buttcheeks on the internet. And to paraphrase the late great Emma Goldman, it’s not my revolution if I can’t admire some buttcheeks).
Thanks, Feministe friend Kate, for the link.
I anticipate earthquakes in
IranBritain any day now.I’m fully in favor of you admiring attractive male athletes, Jill, but I’ve got to admit that I watched the diving yesterday and found the men’s super tiny bathing suits distracting (and not in a good way). A couple of them had cracks hanging out and there were a few points where it looked like someone was about to pop out the front of their suit. For me, it crossed that line between too-little clothing being sexy to it just looking uncomfortable.
Interestingly, none of the female divers had this issue. Even though they all wore backless suits, they stopped well above ass-crack territory and didn’t ride up nearly as high on the butt cheeks. I wonder why it became fashionable for the men but not for the women?
As long as they’re doing it because that’s how they want to be viewed, and not because they are being pressured to be sexually available to fans. Also, we shouldn’t let their fuckability overshadow their athletic endeavors. One’s sexuality is, afterall, part of a complete personhood.
Honestly, considering that the original Olympians were nudey-nude-nude pants I think any and all clothing is an achievement.
p.s. But I do agree with Esti on that point. Crack is wack.
I would imagine crack creates drag.
Possible explanation for snug speedos: I was briefly on a local swim team when I was in high school, and I seem to recall that guys who were new to the team were advised to buy speedos in a significantly smaller size than they would normally purchase. Because, if their suit wasn’t achingly tight, there was a serious risk of it winding up around their ankles when they dove into the pool at top speed.
I, um, call for much looser suits on some of those swimmers, then… >_>
Well, it actually happened to me at high school. To much joy of my colleagues i suppose, though i’m not sure as i was too busy reaching for my ankles.
Well, it actually happened to me in high school. Resulting in much joy for my colleagues, i suppose, though i’m not sure as i was too busy reaching for my ankles.
Why do the divers have to be so lean? They aren’t doing endurance. They aren’t jumping. All they have to do is fall with extremely good balance.
Comradde: And all runners have to do is be fast in a straight line.
All weight lifters have to do is pick up what’s in front of them.
All rowers have to do is paddle in the water.
All archers have to do is put a pointy stick in a ring.
Small and lean makes for a smaller splash on entering the water, which means a better score. Apparently Greg Louganis, who had a very muscular upper body, had to make adjustments to his technique to minimize the splash.
@Bagelsan-Second that.
They should compete nude like the original Olympians. I was reading a book about the Olympics the other day and it said that thanks to Sparta, the ladies competed too. Nude, as well. HAHAHAHA.
It occurs to me that they wear very tight suits to hold the delicate bits as close to the body as possible and when the swim is over they just want to let those bits relax. If only an Olympic swimmer would stop by and tell us :)
Ahaha, I am relieved that at least it was reserved for the men for now! How dare those people go around wearing small swimsuits for swimming competition!
In related humor: What if every sport was photographed like beach volleyball?
Haha, I just saw that too, Darcy, and came here to post it. Too right!