Beach Volleyball first appeared in the Olympics at the Barcelona Games as an introductory sport in 1992.
And became an official event four years later in Atlanta.
Making Paris 2024 the ninth Olympics to include it.
Currently 24 countries compete, making it truly a worldwide phenomenon.
‘It is all about money.
It makes women look like objects and it is a clear case of sexism.’
Retired player Jennifer Kessy told Today that that sand was ‘restricting’ and ‘limiting’ her movements.
French players Alexia Richard and Lezana Placette donned shorts and t-shirts under their bikini tops last week.
So it’s Case: Closed then, right?
The official policy is “You do you,” which should pretty much end the conversation.
The Natalie Cooks, Misty May-Treanors and Jennifer Kessys of the world have long hated sand more thanAnakin Skywalker.
The Czechs and French prefer covering up.
To each her own.
And sure, we could go all Toxic Masculinity on this topic, with cheap, low-hanging fruit jokes.
This is about Everybody’s Gaze.
This is about the Human Gaze.
We’re only flesh and blood.
And it’s in our DNA to want to see attractive people dressed attractively showing off their attractiveness.
Including, though not limited to, while they’re doing something super athletic.
But you’re only fighting nature.
Human evolution doesn’t care what upsets you.
More to the point, it’s not like this gate only swings one way.
And the only fair approach is to let them flaunt it if they’ve got it.
