OMG! Poor girl looks embarrassed just wearing it and I don't blame her. Presumably the designer, Juanjo Padrós [director of the Andorra TKD Federation], is a man?
Ridiculous - because the men's dobak's are NOT being redesigned. Really, is it THAT difficult to tell the difference between a male and female TKD competitor? Why does it even matter? Reminds me so much of the stupid boxing uniforms that were being bounced around before the Women's Olympic Boxing debut in 2012. Why can't their competition uniforms look like their training uniforms/clothing (that's how we do it in track and field). Honestly, this is probably one of the most blatantly sexist things I've seen in sports in a long, long time (the boxing uni fiasco not withstanding)...
OMG! Poor girl looks embarrassed just wearing it and I don't blame her. Presumably the designer, Juanjo Padrós [director of the Andorra TKD Federation], is a man?
ReplyDeleteSue, now that you mention it, yes - a man must have designed this one.
ReplyDeleteRidiculous - because the men's dobak's are NOT being redesigned. Really, is it THAT difficult to tell the difference between a male and female TKD competitor? Why does it even matter? Reminds me so much of the stupid boxing uniforms that were being bounced around before the Women's Olympic Boxing debut in 2012. Why can't their competition uniforms look like their training uniforms/clothing (that's how we do it in track and field). Honestly, this is probably one of the most blatantly sexist things I've seen in sports in a long, long time (the boxing uni fiasco not withstanding)...
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