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 allowed to play in tank top and shorts. women are required to wear bikini bottoms with a close fit and cut on an 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 hong, i thought i d start with you on this whole wow. yeah. i mean this is the most blatant, sexist move. it s like there s obviously
good. william, not to be outdone, is releasing his own book about saving the planet but at least he s not trashing his family, so that is probably a plus in the royal household. turning to the olympics, the women s norwegian handball team has been fined for wearing shorts during play but not the prescribed bikini bottoms. what? the european handball federation mandates, believe it or not, that the sides of the bikinis be no more than 4 inches long. this is so absurd and sexist. the men s team wears shorts, why can t the female team? this seems to be a craven attempt to garner a rating. laura: you think? when i watched this, i totally understand if there is a mandatory dress code for swimming or long distance running because it does slow your time down if you re wearing a loose garment but otherwise, volleyball, let them pick
sprinter and double paralympic world champion olivia breen was wearing, and can you see them here, competition briefs at an event last weekened when a female official said her briefs were, quote, too short and inappropriate. meantime norway s beach handball team was fined after women wore shorts instead of bikini bottoms at a championship match in bulgaria. one got in trouble for wearing bikini bottoms and not shorts and the others got in trouble for wearing shorts and not bikini bottoms. keep the main thing the main thing. we re here to play volleyball and what s the other sport? i ve actually forgotten? what was the long jump? one was hand ball and the long jump. i don t care if you wear sweatpants and birkenstocks, just play. if you have bodies like theirs, the less bodies the better. the olympic athletes are made of cardboard. medalist paul chalima has posted
they don t want to see men playing handball in bikini bottoms. men s bodies are disgusting. it s pale, it s hairy. so we want to see women in bikini bottoms. it s totally unfair but i get why. i really don t want to be lumped in with the rest of the men as pale and hairy. you are disgusting. i do not want to see you with a bikini bottom. brian: he is just asking for a bit of respect. was just wondering if you could back up a little bit. i can call nick saban nick. no you don t. no you don t. that s a lie. you know you are going to get cussed out on the spot. [laughter] he left. he was all upset about it. he wanted to send a message. is it just disrespectful to call a hall of famer by their first name customer no. and he s wrong because anybody calls nick saban nick. but if you want to be called
welcome back. tickets are officially available for my live show with dana perino called laughter, left, and the joy of liberty. september 25th. i asked her to come on tonight. she said no. i said what about greg? can he come on? he said no. not to go days ago. i got jesse watters. if you haven t heard come his best-selling book, number one in the country, how i save the world. jessie, it s a great book. glad you are here. are you ready? i m ready. first up, the norwegian women s handball team wore shorts this past weekend, violating a long-standing rule that requires players to wear a bikini bottoms. they were each fined $175. fair or unfair customer it s unfair but i understand why. the federation said we know why we make the women wear bikini bottoms. i know. because the federation is run by men and the men want to see them wearing bikini bottoms.