The Olympics and beach volleyball:

[hedgehog]

Did you notice that the men wear uniforms like this:



and the women dress like this:

[trumad]

1. Thank God.

[TomInTib]

2. Hel, yes, I noticed.....

and noticed, and noticed, and noticed.

[billyoc]

3. Pretty conservative as beachwear goes.

[trumad]

4. Funny how thaqt happens on a beach....

[NEM]

5. The Prez has an interest in this sport

Seems like he wants a hands-on discussion.

[hedgehog]

6. That one girl must have lost her luggage and been forced to wear

a suit owned by a smaller girl .

[LostinVA]

7. Yup -- not surprising

[FormerOstrich]

8. sigh...

If I looked like those women I'd wear that uniform as often as possible...

big sigh

[flvegan]

9. Bless the Olympic overlords for this.

[Sanctified]

10. Well lets just throw the women in burqas, God forbid they dress how women at the beach dress.

And has anyone seen how the women dress for swimming, diving and gymnastics, I mean where is their modesty.

[Skidmore]

13. You can dive for a volleyball without

having your ass and tatas flapping in the breeze. No one is saying burquas, but it's not a pole dancing competition either.

[cliffordu]

18. rofl.

[trumad]

34. Jesus F'in Christ---

It's BEACH fucking Volleyball. BEACH----

[dems_rightnow]

11. You'll see some women

in less tight uniforms. They're not mandated by some rule.

[blonndee]

22. Yes, they are mandatory, with exceptions allowed for religious or cultural reasons.

This was a big controversy several years ago when this uniform was MANDATED.

[dems_rightnow]

25. No, they have the option of a 1 piece bikini if they want.

Seriously, they do.

[hisownpetard]

36. A one-piece bikini? Shouldn't it be called a mono-kini?

[summer borealis]

12. Sports like this make the Olympics as stupid as hell

NFL is on, baby!!! Who cares about idiot sports in Beijing.

[bushmeister0]

28. Hear, hear! Break out the beer and let's get going already!

Just tell that drunken monkey to stay the hell away from America's favorite pass time.

[SoCalDem]

14. Sure.. cause men are different.. they have legs & arms , and need to have ease of movement......

and women??
well women have those things too, ...
what was the question:rofl:

and I bet many of the BVB players (female) would not consider their "costumes" as sexist..

[girl gone mad]

15. It's pretty disappointing..

sort of like that boring movie with Ryan Reynolds that I stayed up to watch one night, and he never took his shirt off the entire time.

Edited to add:

[edhopper]

16. And when they win,

they do this



:P :toast:

[ben_meyers]

17. In all of the photos of the womens volleyball players

I've noticed how they photoshop the guns held to their heads out of the pictures too.

[BlooInBloo]

19. When I asked about this, some genius told me it was it was because it's hot outside.

:rofl:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3769490#3769499

[BuyingThyme]

20. It's self-expression.

[cliffordu]

21. Hooookayyyyy

1. Go to Santa Monica, or Redondo Beach. They are in California, USA.
2. Find the volleyball nets. They are on the beach, near the big water.
3. Find the volleyball players. They aren't hard to miss, they have the volleyball and are batting it around.
4. Tell them you find their uniforms filthy, degrading, sexist, whoreish.
5. Enjoy!!


P.S. If one of these women kicks your ass, it ain't my fault.

[AngryAmish]

44. Has Fred Phelps joined DU?

[cobalt1999]

23. I bet the TV ratings are MUCH higher for women's volleyball.

If men dressed in outfits like the women, they'd never be able to stop laughing at each other long enough to play.

[SidDithers]

24. Why, yes, I did notice...nt

Sid

[Renew Deal]

26. Yes, the men's uniforms are BORINGGGG

[JI7]

27. i thought most men are topless during beach volleyball

is it different at olympics and other competition ?

the guys i see playing at the beach are usually shirtless unless it's cold.

[ourbluenation]

45. Yes - at pro tourneys they dont wear tops. Must be an olympic thing. n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

29. A) I am not surprised and B) truth be told I am glad the guys don't wear speedos, though I

would enjoy the shirtless look just fine.

[bushmeister0]

31. Are you sure about that?

Yow!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080805/ap_en_mu/people_iggy_pop

[GreenPartyVoter]

32. I am pretty sure he's not on any of the volley ball teams *crossing fingers*

[Sanctified]

33. I would be happy to look that good at 61 with my shirt off.

And considering he lived a life of drugs, alcohol and rock he looks pretty good.

[HughMoran]

30. I didn't even know men did this sport

:D

[truebrit71]

35. Yes. And i LIKE it that way....

...:evilgrin:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

37. Why won't somebody think of the children?

[Nederland]

38. Are you really Ron Jeremy? (nt)

[hedgehog]

43. Are you kidding? Just reading the Wiki article on him made me blush!

:blush:



See?

[Catch22Dem]

39. Looks like men and women at any beach anywhere

Men are in shorts and t-shirts, women are in bikinis. I see where you're attempting to go, but I think you fail.

[hedgehog]

46. I just think it's funny.

[Catherine Vincent]

40. It's ridiculous.

Who's idea was it to wear bikinis while volleyballing?

[Marrah_G]

41. Pretty standard beachwear...even conservative in some places.

[Horse with no Name]

42. If you got it...flaunt it

there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with the visualization of the "perfect body".
If I looked like that, I think I would go naked.:silly:

[via_blue]

47. are you kidding me.

If you haven't noticed..
they wear ATHLETIC swimsuits.
they don't go prancing around in skimpy bikinis.

I play beach volleyball. there's a big difference between the two when you play.
they're PRO athletes. they need a supporting bathing suits..not flimsy ones.

and by the way..if you go to most beach volleyball venues the men have their shirts off.