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Why Don't More Female Figure Skaters Wear Pants?
The Atlantic ^
| February 17, 2018
| Ashley Fetters
Posted on 02/19/2018 6:06:29 AM PST by C19fan
Last weekend, one of the buzzier stories out of the Olympic ladies’ figure skating short program competition was one you might call … surprisingly surprising. The French figure skater Maé-Bérénice Méité made headlines: for the fact that she skated to a Beyoncé medley, and even more so, for the fact that she did it in pants.
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TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: feminism; skating
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To: butlerweave
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posted on
02/19/2018 8:25:46 AM PST
by
combat_boots
(God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
To: C19fan
Eventually, they’ll dress in burkhas.
62
posted on
02/19/2018 8:27:55 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: txrefugee
Yeah; 'cause we've seen enough of him in a sequined SHIRT!
63
posted on
02/19/2018 8:28:25 AM PST
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: mewzilla
I think he’s the last of the straight male skaters.
64
posted on
02/19/2018 8:29:44 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: C19fan
Toned arms like Mike.
65
posted on
02/19/2018 8:47:26 AM PST
by
Albion Wilde
(Winning isn't as easy as I make it look. -- Donald J. Trump)
To: C19fan
As a woman, I prefer them wearing skirts because skirts flow when they move. It looks much prettier.
66
posted on
02/19/2018 9:00:42 AM PST
by
kaila
To: C19fan
Because women have nicer legs than men. Frankly, I’m surprised the gay men haven’t worn tutus.
67
posted on
02/19/2018 9:21:17 AM PST
by
bgill
(CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
To: dartuser
“A more relevant question is what year will the Olympics allow men to wear skirts and be paired with other men for mixed skating ...
I say 2026 ... 8 years from now ...”
I’ve been pondering the same thing. I think they’re assessing what it will do to the ratings.
68
posted on
02/19/2018 9:23:16 AM PST
by
aquila48
To: a fool in paradise
There must be something between “dress like a hooker” and “oh, then you might as well wear a burka.”
To: real saxophonist
Ding ding ding never ruin a good thing.
70
posted on
02/19/2018 10:22:45 AM PST
by
Vaduz
(women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
To: Henry Hnyellar
[QUOTE] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#660000][I]The sport has been degenerating for a long time. The Baltimore Colts had cheerleaders in the 1950s.[/COLOR] [/i][/FONT][/QUOTE]
The Baltimore police dept. must be wishing for some cheerleading now.
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posted on
02/19/2018 10:51:51 AM PST
by
daniel1212
(Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
To: Elsie
To: C19fan
They should all wear burquas
To: real saxophonist
i can see her episiotomy scar
To: C19fan
all olympians should be nude so that color, costume or design of clothing doesn’t effectively influence the judges.
To: Starstruck
What is the hardest thing a male figure skater has to do? Tell his parents he’s gay. Convince the world he's not.
76
posted on
02/19/2018 11:55:12 AM PST
by
Gil4
(And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)
To: C19fan
Their priorities are the dumbest things.
77
posted on
02/19/2018 1:34:35 PM PST
by
Trillian
To: Gil4
Convince the world he's not.Why would he do THAT?
I'm convinced that the 'world' WANTS more homos, queers and faggots to be displayed to our impressionable youth!
78
posted on
02/19/2018 3:16:26 PM PST
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: Elsie
I wonder if Adam has chosen his post-’Bruce’ era name yet...
79
posted on
02/19/2018 3:17:51 PM PST
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: C19fan
Not to be unkind, but is this one surely a woman?
80
posted on
02/19/2018 6:37:11 PM PST
by
Bellflower
(Who dares believe Jesus. He says absolutely amazing things which few dare consider.)
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