Uniform Code Protesting
This weeks topic of discussion was the uniform code and how the Norwegian woman's team was wrongfully fined for wearing shorts. According to the textbook, the woman should've been wearing bikini bottoms with "“with a close fit and cut on an upward angle toward the top of the leg". The women of the Norwegian team found this proactive and felt that it sexualized them. In retaliation they wore shorts. They were fined 150 euros per player for this. The fine caused an uproar around the world against IHF (the International Handball Federation). The IHF came out saying that they didn't even know where the rule came from. This was the most surprising part to me. Frankly, I also think that the whole ordeal isn't fair. So what if the players are wearing shorts. As long as the team is all matching, they should be allowed to cover up. posted below is a new york times article on it. It features a tweet from P!nk saying she would pay their fines for them and that she is pr...