The fact of the matter is this: some women feel empowered in a revealing outfit, while others feel objectified. And with the 2020 Olympic Games well underway, the subject matter just won’t go away. But it had a solid lead-in prior to last Friday’s opening ceremonies in Tokyo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the English Championships July 19th, Paralympian Olivia Breen of Britain was reprimanded following her long jump by a track official who said the athletes sprint shorts were “too short and inappropriate”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plight of Norway’s women’s beach handball team in their fight against overt sexualization went so viral, rock-star P!nk even entered the fray<\/a>, offering to pay the fines incurred for the team choosing not<\/em> to wear bikini bottoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Breen was doubly distraught as the criticism came from a female<\/em> track official who blurted the comment as Breen was walking away from the long jump pit. The 24-year old athlete who suffers from cerebral palsy said she was left “speechless”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n