I get a bit freaked out and don't like it

Athletics wear for professional sportswomen, why is it always a vest and knickers? I get that not having a load of fabric floating around is more comfortable and helps you move faster, but are there any track and field sports were women are more covered? Men get to wear longer shorts and tops, except in gymnastics.

It weirds me out and I don't know why, is it partly the sexism of women being uncovered more than their male counterparts? Is it that I find humans with no or few clothes don't look right somehow? I'm not against nudity and nor do I think I'm prudish. I think it's one of those weird autistic things who's roots probably started with something so tiny and inconsequential as to not be noticed, but like a weed, had grown rampantly through my psyche. 

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  • If I told you it was completely the choice of the athlete would that make it better? 

    Sadly I don't think it is - I think the governing bodies decide the dress code, which probably makes it worse given I suspect they're historically male.

    It's not something I've ever thought about, but I'll join your club now I think it's rampant sexism!  

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  • If I told you it was completely the choice of the athlete would that make it better? 

    Sadly I don't think it is - I think the governing bodies decide the dress code, which probably makes it worse given I suspect they're historically male.

    It's not something I've ever thought about, but I'll join your club now I think it's rampant sexism!  

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