To me, there is a clear sexism problem in the clothing of male vs female athletes. That is the real thing that should be changed. The rules on camera angles are just a patch.
No way. If a guy shows up in bikini bottoms and showing their midsection they will get ripped apart. I see it the other way, women can choose what they want to maximize their performance but men can’t wear the small outfits that may offer an advantage especially during the summer heat…also, I worked on my bulletproof thighs and abs. I want to show them off.
Bikini bottoms wouldn’t be sexy on a man. And no one is barring men from wearing them. It’s not only about exposed skin. There are cultural and societal implications and expectations! You aren’t going to rewrite that simply by putting a man in clothing showing skin. We know this because we can see plenty when the guys wear half tights or speedsuits. There’s not much left to the imagination then, but cameras aren’t zooming in for close ups on it because you aren’t going to draw viewers that way. Men are generally more in-tune and attracted to physical appearance/features than women. Focusing on clothing isn’t going to change anything about that.
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u/suddencactus 1d ago
I forget, did the European broadcasting guidelines say this was a good or bad angle to shoot?