Let me preface this post with the comment that I completely respect women's gymnastics. I think they are incredibly dedicated athletes and I feel sorry for their lot in life. I have never done the splits, nor completed a decent cart wheel. I am simply commenting on their style.
This is the 2008 Olympic games. The LZR Speedo swimsuit is tearing up the pool. The Chinese have spent billions of dollars making state of the art facilities to house the record setters.
Yet, why do the gymnasts continue to cement their hair to their head? The battle doesn't end there. For some reason, nobody has bothered to mention to them that blue eye shadow and really red rouge went out of style approximately 20 years ago, and for good reason.
It wasn't flattering.
I don't even know if I need to comment on the 30-or so odd clips in each of their cemented buns and pony tails.
And just what the hell is up with the glitter?
In total, the chronically sad looking, 13 year old, hair spray plastered, 80's makeup encrusted, SCRUNCHY WEARING Gymnasts in the leotards straight out of Jane Fonda's 1981 hit aerobics video make me more than a little frustrated that women's sports don't seem to have evolved at the same rate as men.
Judges?
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