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Is Olympic Beach Volleyball Sex-Exploitative?

Discussion in 'Sports Forum' started by USN2Pulpit, Aug 26, 2004.

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Is Olympic Beach Volleyball Sex-Exploitative?

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  1. USN2Pulpit

    USN2Pulpit New Member

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    The following article is from a Norwegian newspaper:

    What do you think? Are the "uniforms" these athletes are required to wear unreasonable?
     
    #1 USN2Pulpit, Aug 26, 2004
  2. Pete Richert

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    I thought the beach vollyball was apsolutly ridiculous. NBC bought right in to selling sex by showing about 75% of the time. And now we are learning they are forced to wear those wedgy inetivable bottoms!
     
    #2 Pete Richert, Aug 26, 2004
  3. USN2Pulpit

    USN2Pulpit New Member

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    There was also the pair from the Netherlands who wore birth control patches on their shoulders to advertise for the company that makes them.
     
    #3 USN2Pulpit, Aug 26, 2004
  4. EaglewingIS4031

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    I like beach Voleyball. I used to play alittle in College.
    I wouldn't let my daughter play it if she had to wear an uniform like that.
    Some of the women's track uni's are just as bad.
    The female swimming uniforms were far more modest than VB players.
     
    #4 EaglewingIS4031, Aug 26, 2004
  5. SaggyWoman

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    I like beach volleyball, and can understand why guys want to watch it.

    Get some clothes on.
     
    #5 SaggyWoman, Aug 27, 2004
  6. Johnv

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    I think the comments on the outfits are a bit overrated. Having played beach volleyball in college (the joys of college life in a SoCal beach community), I'm glad they made it an olympic sport. It's incredibly physically grueling sport (which explains why I entered the computer field). As far as the outfits, something needs to be considered. Sand, wind, and sun. The most comfortable way to play, frankly, would be to wear nothing at all. I remember getting sand in my swimsuit, and my, did that affect my game! In pro beach volleyball, the best outfit for a woman is a bikini. The women's Olympic outfits are more modest than a bikini, but they do not sacrifice playability for modesty. As for men, the best outfit to wear would be a speedo. I don't know why the men wear wearing as much as they are, since their outfits can adversely affect the outcome of the game. But this sport is a new addition, and over time, I'm sure modifications will be made to the sport that make it more comfortable for the men to play in.
     
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  7. USN2Pulpit

    USN2Pulpit New Member

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    Never mind - maybe I'm just living in the Old Testament still.

    I'd have some real trouble with my daughter playing, that's for sure - especially since there's a rule for international competition that a woman must wear that style! The women have no choice in the matter.

    The real reason they use the bikini style is to preserve the look and atmosphere of the beach, and everyone knows it.

    BTW Johnv, did you play for your college?
     
    #7 USN2Pulpit, Aug 27, 2004
  8. Johnv

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    Yes, first year. I sufferred an injury when I was 19 that required I give it up. [​IMG]

    I still play indoor vollyball at my fitness club, but it's a different game, and I'm not nearly as good as I was 20 years ago.
     
    #8 Johnv, Aug 27, 2004
  9. Pete Richert

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    Got to disagree with you here. You can wear a bikini that doesn't ride up your b#@t when you play. And my oh my I wouldn't be playing with nothing on at all if I was a guy ;)
     
    #9 Pete Richert, Aug 27, 2004
  10. Gayla

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    "Ditto"
     
    #10 Gayla, Aug 27, 2004
  11. mark

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    Beach volleyball and naked frisbee throwing belong in the same catagory.
     
    #11 mark, Aug 28, 2004
  12. SaggyWoman

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    Now, the naked frisbee throw..... That would be a great sport. :D
     
    #12 SaggyWoman, Aug 28, 2004
  13. mark

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    You realize it is not the frisbee that is naked... right? ;)
     
    #13 mark, Aug 28, 2004
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