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JimGinPA

(14,811 posts)
Fri Aug 19, 2016, 09:27 PM Aug 2016

This May Be Sexist...

But I just turned on the Olympics and the women's 4x100 relay is coming on and as they're introducing the teams it occurred to me that every one of the women on every team look like super-models. They're all world class athletes sure, but I had no idea every one would be so attractive.

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Doctor Jack

(3,072 posts)
6. I don't think its sexist
Fri Aug 19, 2016, 09:50 PM
Aug 2016

Sure, I'm a guy so I can't comment on how women feel about such things but I don't think there is anything wrong with an adult finding another adult attractive, or even mentioning such things. Sexist would be saying something like "these women are pretty. They should be at home raising children, not spending time in Rio racing".

WestCoastLib

(442 posts)
7. Why would it be surprising?
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 01:06 AM
Aug 2016

Why would it be surprising that people that work on their body more than anybody else in the world are attractive.

There are exceptions, of course, but in general the top athletes in the world, male and female are attractive. In no small part, it's because many of the characteristics that make for good athletes are how we define attractiveness in the first place.

burrowowl

(17,640 posts)
8. Super Models starve themselves
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 01:10 AM
Aug 2016

and are usually too weak than to go down the runway. I know, I knew some in Paris.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
9. Finding people attractive is sinful and wrong.
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 01:20 AM
Aug 2016

Sorry, I mean, it's oppressive and wrong.

I must have gotten those two things confused, there, for some odd reason.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
10. Maybe there are women who don't have attractive faces
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 11:34 AM
Aug 2016

but are very athletic who aren't getting onto the team partly because of that? Athletic ability and looks would not go together. The figure would be good but the face not always. So it would be odd if they all had supermodel faces.

underahedgerow

(1,232 posts)
12. Fitness and good health are very attractive. It's a biological and anthropological function
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 01:24 PM
Aug 2016

of any species. A healthy, blooming flower attracts the bees that pollinate it.

A strong, healthy bull is attractive to cows who want healthy calves, etc, etc.

There's a lot to be said for eating well, being active and sporty and taking good care of what's inside the skin we're in! It's not sexist at all to appreciate the human form!

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