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and upward angle. so how far have we come, and how far do we still have to go? our panel is back to discuss. and helen han, i thought i d start with you on this whole wow. i mean this is the most blatant, sexist move. it s like there s obviously no you know, like physical advantage to wearing bikini bottoms or wearing shorts if you re in competition. so this is just men just want to ogle womens bodies or something. it s just so blatant. and i can t say that i play beach volleyball often. i have hooked up on the beach, and i can tell you unequivocally that getting sand in your crotch not a fun experience. so i think these women should be able to be able to wear whatever they want to prevent sand crotch, and bikini is not going to cut it i ll tell you that to
no you know, like physical advantage to wearing bikini bottoms or wearing shorts if you re in competition. so this is just men just want to ogle womens bodies or something. it s just so blatant. and i can t say that i play beach volleyball often. i have hooked up on the beach, and i can tell you unequivocally that getting sand in your crotch not a fun experience. so i think these women should be able to be able to wear whatever they want to prevent sand crotch, and bikini is not going to cut it i ll tell you that to prevent sand crotch. i think we ve made history on msnbc. i don t think anyone has used that phrase on the air. before, ever, yet, i don t think. i m happy to bring sand crotch to the masses. appreciate it. that makes four times. kavitha, i think i would see this differently if the rule was all athletes have to wear
the required bikini bottoms. they wore shorts instead to protest and then game world champion olivia breen. she was told her shorts were too short and inappropriate at a recent competition and filed an official complaint about the comment and plans to wear the same shorts when she competes in the paralympic games next month and then the german gymnastics team made quite a statement in tokyo. instead of wearing the typical bikini-cut leotards they went to unitards to press back against sexualization of women in gymnastics. there s a few simple rules for female athlete, smile, look pretty, wear shorts, not too short, celebrate and don t gloat. joining me to talk through all of this is emma gray, msnbc opinion columnist. you write about the norwegian handball teams, even being a world class athlete won t shield you from having to deal with misogynist crap. i think that gets right to it. exactly. here s the thing. rules, even in sports, are not
day two the olympics under way. team usa s womens three on three basketball, gymnastics and volleyball teams all compete in the next few hours. for the third olympiad in a row more than half of team usa s athletes are women. more than half. across the board women will make up 48.8% of all olympians. that s up from 45% in 2016, and just over 2% in 1900. that s the first year they were allowed to compete. women were not included in the first modern olympics. it has not been all good news for female athletes in tokyo. this week the norwegian womens beach handball team was fined after deciding they would not play in bikinis. male players are required to play in tank top and shorts. women are required to wear bikini bottoms with a close fit