Pathetic double standard in "coverage" of Olympic athletes.

[viewing ownly]

So far, I've seen mainstream so-called professional journalists write articles about male participants with big penises and plump asses. These include close-up shots of the dicks or butts, and no regard or care at all as to how inappropriate this is - because if this was done with female participants with huge breasts or shapely behinds, the masses would get unglued with rage. Why is this at all okay to sexualize men in this fashion? That's not why they're Olympians. 

Of course, you'll have individuals on social media making comments, which is unsurprising. For news outlets to zone in on it, that's what I find bothersome. Athletes tend to have great bodies. We all can see this. Focus on what they're doing in their competition is the journalist's job, I thought. Not about his third leg or thick cakes. Or both. 

 

[+ PhileasFogg]

It’s been years since I spent time in grocery store lines, but I recall that many of the magazines there featured tasteful nude olympian issues.  Those athletes didn’t look like they minded the open viewing of their physiques and acknowledgement that their training created outstanding results 

[+ Just Chuck]

I’m not the athlete that I was when I was younger and was never even close to olympian level.  But a huge part of why I was a competitive runner and martial arts guy was to have a physique that I enjoyed showing off.  I wouldn’t want my genitals discussed on broadcast TV, but I loved the attention to my musculature.

ESPN’s Bodies issue is fantastic.  I love the range of athletes that they portray:  sumo wrestlers, pro golfers from the seniors division, race horse jockeys are just. some of the widely varied athletes that they portray in a body-positive manner.

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

13 hours ago, viewing ownly said:

...These include close-up shots of the dicks or butts, and no regard or care at all as to how inappropriate this is - because if this was done with female participants with huge breasts or shapely behinds, the masses would get unglued with rage. Why is this at all okay to sexualize men in this fashion?...

I recall seeing an exhibit on swimming races across the 22 miles of ocean from Catalina Island to Los Angeles, and it featured a debate in the 1920s on whether to allow females to enter the competition.  Back then, the swimmers swam nude to decrease drag and were greased up to retain body heat.  The debate was that while it was acceptable for the public and newspapers to gather on the shore to celebrate and photograph the male swimmers who completed the swim, it would be obscene for the public to view and photograph a female swimmer emerging nude from the water.  The Los Angeles Times asked the public what they thought at the time, and the overwhelming majority wrote to allow women to compete nude and that any athlete's nude body (regardless of sex) can be appreciated and admired without being sexual.

Now we're upset that the public is admiring the bodies of the covered male athletes!  My, how we've regressed.

http://www.laalmanac.com/sports/sp720.php

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Vegas_Millennial

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

Both sexes should compete nude, as all Olympic games were prior to 1896.

Edited 1 hour ago by Vegas_Millennial

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

Thread of Olympians to admire: 

 

 

[+ PhileasFogg]

1 hour ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

Both sexes should compete nude, as all Olympic games were prior to 1896.

Keep in mind - in the original olympics of ancient times, small and compact genitalia was fashionable so things would flop too much.      I have no problem with nudity and given the choice, I'd be commando all the time.   But when I'm running, I flop so much that it hurts!

What's the word for "jockstrap" in german?    KeepsDemFrumFloppin