挪威女子沙灘手球隊7月19日因穿著短褲而不是比基尼泳褲參加歐洲沙灘手球錦標賽,每位隊員因而被罰款 150 歐元(總計 1,500 歐元,約等於49,000台幣)。
在歐洲手球聯合會規則中規定,沙灘手球男子球員的制服包括背心和短褲,女球員的制服由上衣和比基尼褲,甚至特別註明比基尼褲需緊密合身且以向上的角度切向大腿根部,邊寬不得超過 10 cm,讓人愕然。
流行歌手 P!nk 為此特別發推表示:「我為挪威女子沙灘手球隊挺身對抗帶有性別歧視的制服規則感到非常自豪。歐洲手球聯合會應該因性別歧視而受到處罰。做得好,女士們。我很樂意為你們支付罰款。繼續努力。」
I’m VERY proud of the Norwegian female beach handball team FOR PROTESTING THE VERY SEXIST RULES ABOUT THEIR “uniform”. The European handball federation SHOULD BE FINED FOR SEXISM. Good on ya, ladies. I’ll be happy to pay your fines for you. Keep it up.
— P!nk (@Pink) July 25, 2021
P!nk並非唯一反對此項規則者,網球巨星Billie Jean King 也發推指出:「女運動員的性化必須停止」
The Norwegian Women’s Beach Handball team is facing fines for wanting to wear shorts instead of bikini bottoms. The bottoms are not to cover “more than 10cm on any sides.”
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) July 20, 2021
The men’s team wears shorts.
The sexualization of women athletes must stop. https://t.co/IZEzbrE0Iw
編譯:迷迷音