I would say it's mostly for performance, since no one would be wearing a poncho, even if they looked good in it, if it was slowing them down.
What a person wants varies by the individual, so I think it would be accurate to say that some enjoy attention and others do not, or don't care.
At a professional level especially, but even at an amateur level as well, it's my experience and impression that most athletes are like myself; aware that they look good in tighter, more revealing clothing, but that is not the main motivation when choosing proper attire for competition. "Looking good" isn't always for other people. I just started doing ocean swimming and needed to buy a new wetsuit. When I was shopping, I had three choices: the lowest priced/spec'd green one, the highest priced/spec'd silver one, and an "upper end but not the best" red one. I went with the red one based on several factors which included the price and the color, which was for my own personal preference. Who knows whether other people would find me sexier in the silver or green one, and I don't care. I think the best look is confidence.
I'm sure there are women out there who feel miserable and self conscious in some of the skimpy athletic wear, and others who try to find the most revealing thing they can. It's my belief the more serious athletes are not as concerned with that aspect, their focus is on their performance.
They whore themselves for sponsorship money. Guys do it by putting multiple logos from different companies all over their uniforms, helmets, cars, etc. and diversify sponsorship risk. Women do it by getting as close to butt naked as possible and then changing an advertiser more money putting all their eggs in one basket.
I am disgusted by the videos what's wrong with incels like this.
You don't just choose your costume there's already a certain criteria.
Like bro what have you ever seen a guy in professional basketball start playing a game in a hoodie and sweats?
Yes the clothes are shitty as fuck because women are always objectified no matter fucking what even if they're fucking playing a professional sport. Just look at the sports wear guide in literally whatever sport u want.
No it's not because of comfort? Would YOU be comfortable in that?
I'm pretty sure pressure from the organizers from these events is part of it. Just think of serena williams and her "cat suit" that she wore. They forbid her to wear it. It's much more modest than the usual tennis outfit. And it helped her with a medical condition she suffered from. But she still isn't allowed to wear it.
I think the organizers know sex sells. And women's sports is much less popular than men's sport. So they pressure women to dress a certain way.
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Looking at a woman and thinking that they are attractive isn't "objectifying" them.
Using the word 'objectify' suggests that you turn them into an object by doing that.
No man dreams of a beautify blow up fuck doll and then looks at an attractive woman thinking "If I just concentrate hard enough, maybe I can pretend like she is an object and one of those dolls instead of a woman."
Some men reduce woman to their physical form, but it's a minority and it won't make them happy.
There are also men who do the exact opposite. They are looking for love and they have sex with prostitutes. They pay for impersonal sex with someone, thinking it might give them the love that they crave, then they go home frustrated, because sex with a stranger without emotional connection sucks balls. No one is talking about this "anti-objectification" where a woman's body and sexual intimacy is put on a pedastal as if it was everything there was to desire about a woman. Or is this what you are really talking about, when you talk about Objectification?
Maybe we can agree that some men just have a hard time figuring it out what's important in life and how to achieve happiness. I just don't like people constantly talking about this as some kind of male-exclusive plague upon humanity.
Women tend to measure a man's worth by single simple metrics just as much.
There is plenty of videos on YouTube of men getting rejected by a woman, then getting into their hyper expensive cars and suddenly being hit on by the exact same woman.
Let's just agree that many people are shallow and need some time to figure it out.
I think denouncing these women for dressing this way is a bad attempt at virtue signaling. You guys talk about them as if they were victims who are forced by the sponsors to dress this way. No they are not victims. They are sovereign. They do what they want, they do what they enjoy most and they are being paid to do it. Most people commenting about this being degrading are people who nobody wants to see in short outfits or barely-more-than-naked, who work in a job, they don't enjoy at all, I'll bet ya.
Women's clothes have long been designed by men to emphasize their feminine qualities. There's been such a long tradition of showing off breasts, asses and legs of women that it continues.
If the way these sports clothes were cut made women better performers, men's sports clothes would be cut in the same manner because we all have arms, legs, chests and butts. But men's sports gear are not cut like that EXCEPT when they do IRON MAN and long distance running.
However, I've never seen men's shorts cut to show their ass cheeks like women's clothes because MEN don't want to objectify themselves the way it's been accepted to objectify women.
Women, however, have joined the bandwagon and they design sports clothes similarly to the way men have, which isn't great. Young women, in particular, know the power of their bodies to attract men, and they show off to lure men. This doesn't always work in their favor, or yield the results they'd like, i. e. they WANT to lure, but they DON'T want to be objectified. Well, can't have it both ways.
But this is all the result of sexism. It's unfortunate.
No matter what a girl wears, it's her choice. Even if she is wearing just a bikini, no man should use it to objectify her. Stop sexualizing women for clothing. If you think that sexualizing a female because she is wearing something revealing is ok, you're disgusting.
But in ancient times men often competed in the Olympics nude. That was their version of best high-tech outfit.
Interesting.. most of these have zero boobs and almost no ass. You’d assume they’d at least have rounder butts considering all the movements.. hmm 🤔
Anyhow, I’m sure none of them would do any better with a giant garment on, as that would get in the way of all the movements and slow them down. Are you stupid or just perverted? Probably both. Why are men so sick.
A combination of both. You can't play well wearing an Afghan burka. On the other hand, companies force such uniforms to attract more male spectators to the game.
Beach volleyball can be quite revealing.
in my opinion, both. But the catch is that female athletes don't always get to decide what clothing they have to wear, it's often the organizers who design them and they clearly have more in mind than just functionality.
Often it depends on the sport. In basketball and soccer, it is the uniform. Obviously, in swimming, it is performance. Even the men often shave their body hair for better performance so obviously anything loose fitting would slow them down and in gymnastics the girls wouldn't wear anything loose fitting that might get caught on some of the equipment.
Originally, in tennis and ice skating, to look feminine rather than masculine, they would wear short skirts rather than pants or shorts that the men wear. However, they wouldn't wear long skirts because that would hinder performance.
In track and field events it is probably performance. For example in high jumping or pole vaulting where the difference between winning and losing can be a fraction of inch, they wouldn't want to chance lose clothing knocking off the cross bar. And, in running events, loose clothing could increase air resistance.
Yo shut the fuck up they don’t get to choose what fucking uniform they wear it’s not all about y’all males😐👋
Females wear the ass hugging sport athletic shorts because it helps them to perform at a higher better level.
I take it that you have never tried running or working out in baggy clothes or normal street clothes , it drastically slows you down and impedes performance.
Although women are seen wearing a sports bra and very tight shorts that look like their panties they actually have a reason why they wear it but it's not to have guys look at them.
telling you know, its actually easier to move around with less clothes on you. Look at male athletes dude, this question is sexist.
You are saying its only wrong for women to wear sexualized things, but you know what? I see more women push that shit onto each other.
part of it is the fact that they need to be flexible, the other part is the judges are known to be horny old men so looking good in more ways than your performance is sometimes needed, It also can be the fact that when the sport started girls wore that so it's now required as a uniform.
I mean definitely a combination of all that stuff.
"You know what would really make you better, baggy cotton cothes that restrain movement" - No One (ever A. D)
It definitely helps with performance but most of those girls have gotta know they look incredible in those outfits right? Lol
Objectified woman = sexy woman, and don't forget the objectification of male swimmers. :)
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I am not an athlete so I couldn't answer your question. I would assume they do it for comfort, though. Either that, or they're asked to dress like that to get more viewers.
i would say for litterally all professional sports, function goes above form and looks. spors wear is highly specialized at supporting the athlete in whatever particular sport they are doing. that incidentally often involves tight fitting clothes, as wide clothes can be a huge performance drag or even a hazard.
For diving and gymnastics, I can see it for ease of function.
For golf and tennis, I really think that some of that skin is rather gratuitous, and more for show.
For volleyball, well, that one is anybody's guess.
I think, it's just a habit or tradition (like in: it was always like this).
Most guys (men sports included) don't really think about it and just put their stuff on.
With a few exceptions like swimming or cycling perhaps.
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And then there's beach volleyball...
Neither. They wear it because they’re told to, and because if they don’t they won’t get paid. Which is asinine. But that’s the world we live in, unfortunately.
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