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 February 19 by Vegas_Millennial

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

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

Edited February 19 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

 

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

3 hours ago, PhileasFogg said:

Keep in mind - in the original olympics of ancient times, small and compact genitalia was fashionable so things would flop too much...

I took these photos when I visited the original Olympic stadium in Athens.  One side features a young athlete with compact, flaccid genitalia.  The reverse side features an older man, presumably the athlete's coach or mentor, with slightly larger, erect genitalia.

Edited February 20 by Vegas_Millennial

[+ BOZO T CLOWN]

18 hours ago, viewing ownly said:

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. 

 

To summarize, you are a gay man who is upset that professional journalists focus in too much on Olympic male athletes' big penises and plump asses?
You are a gay man and you are in a tizzy over the fact that there are too many TV close-ups of their dicks and butts?
This must be a first.

Bozo can't get enough of it.... wish there was more. A lot more!
The highlight of the summer Olympics for Bozo is watching the swimmers and divers in their skimpy Speedos, and the pole vaulters and hunky gymnasts in their tank tops. The more muscle and flesh.... the better! These guys worked their young lifetimes practicing their sport and perfecting their bodies in pursuit of Olympic Gold. The least we could do as gay men is to admire and appreciate!

Note to TV cameras: Please continue to ZOOM in on their bodies - dicks, asses, muscles, etc

BTC
🤡

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

2 hours ago, BOZO T CLOWN said:

You are a gay man and you are in a tizzy over the fact that there are too many TV close-ups of their dicks and butts?
This must be a first.

Bozo can't get enough of it.... wish there was more. A lot more!

I think the original poster must be upset that he hasn't noticed as many female athletes photographed in their skintight attire showing off their breasts and butts.  The title starts "Double Standard", so we should be advocating for equal representation of the female form in Olympic journalism.  However, I believe part of the observation might be personal bias:  as gay men, we are more prone to notice attractive fit athletic men than we are to notice fit athletic women.  I'm sure if we ask a straight man, he'd be happy to point out the abundance of sexy female athletes in photographs and journalism.

[+ Just Chuck]

5 hours ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

I think the original poster must be upset that he hasn't noticed as many female athletes photographed in their skintight attire showing off their breasts and butts.  The title starts "Double Standard", so we should be advocating for equal representation of the female form in Olympic journalism.  However, I believe part of the observation might be personal bias:  as gay men, we are more prone to notice attractive fit athletic men than we are to notice fit athletic women.  I'm sure if we ask a straight man, he'd be happy to point out the abundance of sexy female athletes in photographs and journalism.

As a bisexual man, I’ll just point to women’s olympic beach volleyball.  Those are some scantly clad athletic women!

[marylander1940]

14 hours ago, BOZO T CLOWN said:

To summarize, you are a gay man who is upset that professional journalists focus in too much on Olympic male athletes' big penises and plump asses?
You are a gay man and you are in a tizzy over the fact that there are too many TV close-ups of their dicks and butts?
 

Agreed!

And don't you forget about women watching sports because of these reasons!

To some, there's always a reason to complain! 

[Nue2thegame]

On 2/19/2026 at 1:44 AM, viewing ownly said:

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. 

 

Would it be too much to ask for you to provide some links to the images that have outraged you, so that others might (or might not) share your disgust?

[jeezifonly]

Rule number one in selling sports:

Athletic prowess = sexual power. 

They won't be separated as long as straight men run the marketing. 

[Nue2thegame]

1 hour ago, jeezifonly said:

Rule number one in selling sports:

Athletic prowess = sexual power. 

They won't be separated as long as straight men run the marketing. 

I wouldn’t hold out too much expectation for change once gays are running it. 

[soloyo215]

First thing that came to mind is that no one is entitled to tell me what is appropriate or not (in that respect). I also think that if the athletes and their platforms are ok with it, who am I be outraged on their behalf? Furthermore, today the media and the public in general behave like the 70s never happened. As PhileasFogg mentioned and illustrated, there's nothing new in exploiting the sexual aspect of sports.

There are so many more solid and impactful reasons to be outraged about so many bad things happening in the world, than seeing some athletes butt emphasized on TV doesn't make it to the top 1,000,000,000 things I'm outraged about.

And honestly, I do not see any double standards at all in terms of gender, except maybe there is some when it comes to transgender athletes. Those I don't see featured anywhere other than in controversial stories.

[+ BOZO T CLOWN]

Scenes like the above is enough of a reason for Bozo to tune in to watch the Winter Olympics.
Can that Spandex outfit be made to fit his tush and thighs any tighter?

BTC
🤡

[d.anders]

I love watching nearly nude athletes. I wish they all would compete in the nude.

[Nue2thegame]

30 minutes ago, d.anders said:

I love watching nearly nude athletes. I wish they all would compete in the nude.

That would add a whole new interesting dimension to watching hockey and the figure skaters