Venus Williams' outfit causing a stir at French Open.

Carl Lewis and Leroy Burrell? YIKES!!!!!

I must of missed that, or forgotten. Glad I did, if I did. Some things are better left unseen.

[quote]hard to believe I know wrote:

Lewis and Burrell beat her by 20+ years, and didn't even bother with a token "cover piece"

[quote]Coach Dunbar wrote:

At least get a tan for heavens sake before prancing around in that garbage.[quote]

Venus has a tan and you found her offensive. Not everyone thinks women should compete in burkas. Where do you coach, Saudi Arabia? If you don't want to see it, DON'T LOOK! You've got some real issues man.

So Venus' outfit is problematic for you guys. How do you feel about this polevaulters outfit?

And I guess this is appropriate as well:

I don't think white granny undies would go with that outfit. I like it. Unfortunately, they don't come in big enough sizes for Serena to wear.

http://www.thelantern.com/campus/undie-runners-leave-1-760-pounds-of-clothes-behind-1.1484352

I would argue that the polevaulter's outfits, while revealing, look like athletic attire that is in keeping with the tradition of the sport, while Venus'get-up has the appearance of a Halloween costume. The style is not consistent with traditional attire in the game of tennis, in France or anywhere else. She looks foolish.

I this a more appropriate outfit?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEu4HkpqsKE

Old people complain about failure to follow tradition. They get set in their ways and cannot stand change. Maybe you'd like to see a return the good old day style.

A Brief History of Tennis Apparel at Wimbledon

http://www.4specialtygifts.com/tennishistory.html

Nope, I just don't like to see a great athlete, a woman who could be earning a lot of respect for her performance, dressed like a clown.

Really? The tradition of the sport is to have their asses hanging out and bellies exposed? Is that how they did it back in the 70s? The 80s? Just how long has this been the tradition?

Venus' outfit is problematic because she's ugly. Good looking polevaulters can wear as little as they want as far as I'm concerned.

Venus isn't ugly, and her butt surely is not ugly. You guys are idiots or racists or gay, probably all three.

polerider wrote:

Really? The tradition of the sport is to have their asses hanging out and bellies exposed? Is that how they did it back in the 70s? The 80s? Just how long has this been the tradition?

Dude, watching tennis back then was like looking at a National Geographic magazine when you are 12 years old.

Here is what those white granny panties look like on a hot tennis player.

just listen to a few Justin Bieber songs and everything will be all right, i promise.

Despite the fact that they dress like idiots, the Williams sisters are great players. So the option for the tennis fan who thinks their outfits are ridiculous is to not watch the event? And just waiting for them to be eliminated might not be viable because more than likely one of them will be in the final. And if she's playing your favoite player, then what? Wait till you hear her shriek then hope they are showing the other lady playing the ball.Look, DON'T LOOK, look, DON"T LOOK....

Blowing.Rock Master wrote:

[quote]Coach Dunbar wrote:

At least get a tan for heavens sake before prancing around in that garbage.[quote]

Venus has a tan and you found her offensive. Not everyone thinks women should compete in burkas. Where do you coach, Saudi Arabia? If you don't want to see it, DON'T LOOK! You've got some real issues man.

Perhaps it's a keen psyche-out of her opponents - whether or not you love it or hate it, it's attention-grabbing and therefore a tremendous attempt to distract her rival in the match.

Where are all the women saying that men shouldn't tell women what to wear? Better watch it fellas, or you'll be labeled a misogynist. Come to think of it, if you state you really LIKE her outfit, then you'll probably receive the same label.

As I couldn't care less what label someone tries to assign to me, I'll just say she's freakin' crazy wearing that. She's obviously gotten to a point in her career where the tennis is secondary when she's wearing something like that. Just bad. It's not even attractive. Someone else said 'clown' and I'll agree with that. She looks like a clown.

PHAT!

Maria Sharapova is a very beautiful woman and doesnt need to dress like a hooker to get attention. As far as the pole vaulters or high jumpers are concerned, the shorts are not the issue because they could drag across/hit the cross beams so I can understand them wearing the spandex tights. Runners on the other hand, its a ridiculous notion to think that those spandex enable a runner to run faster.

Everyone knows that sex appeal is the leading enabler of popularity of sports today, but distance running doesnt quite fit the mold. Stick to running shorts and let your performance speak for itself. Whens the last time you seen a man run in a G-string? not going to happen.

She can wear what she wants within the bounds of decency. I think she was smart in the sence that this promotes her...that said, there is nothing about her that's attractive.