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Here – have at least one image of female Olympians that isn’t focussed on T&A

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USA’s Sada Jacobson (R) competes against France’s Leonore Perrus during the women’s team sabre bronze medal match France vs. USA on August 14, 2008 at the Fencing Hall of National Convention center, as part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

We’ve been discussing the astonishingly sexualised uniforms for female athletes over at Hoyden About Town, as have many other blogs. As Lauredhel said:

No. It’s not about faster, higher, stronger. Women in sports are promoted as sexualised bodies for ogling; men are promoted as performers.

This is also something I’ve posted about before, showing how track uniforms were virtually identical for men and women in the 80s compared to the enormous disparities now.

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It’s also interesting to note that in one of the very few summer sports where streamlining actually is crucial to performance, the mens and women’s swimming costumes are almost the same Continue reading ‘Here – have at least one image of female Olympians that isn’t focussed on T&A’