jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agoNike’s ‘hoo haa’ Olympic uniforms reveal everything, including sexism in sportwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1288arrow-down122
arrow-up1266arrow-down1external-linkNike’s ‘hoo haa’ Olympic uniforms reveal everything, including sexism in sportwww.theguardian.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squareFontMasterFlex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down9·8 months agosensationalism at it’s best. they have other options to wear if they don’t want to wear that.
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·8 months agoAnd that argument is discussed in the article. Doesn’t mean it isn’t sexist
minus-squareFontMasterFlex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·8 months agohow is it sexist? women are allowed to wear the mens gear if they want. it’s up to the athlete to choose.
minus-squareBreakDecks@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·8 months agoToo bad the promotional image doesn’t show more than one option for each gender, and itself shows the different aesthetic expectations of men and women competing in the Olympics.
minus-squareFontMasterFlex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agothat’s a failure of the publication, not nike. like i said, it’s sensationalism at it’s best.
sensationalism at it’s best. they have other options to wear if they don’t want to wear that.
And that argument is discussed in the article. Doesn’t mean it isn’t sexist
how is it sexist? women are allowed to wear the mens gear if they want. it’s up to the athlete to choose.
Too bad the promotional image doesn’t show more than one option for each gender, and itself shows the different aesthetic expectations of men and women competing in the Olympics.
that’s a failure of the publication, not nike. like i said, it’s sensationalism at it’s best.