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SunSeeker

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22. Yep. nt

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #11)

Wed Sep 11, 2019, 09:01 PM

Sep 2019

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"Alaska swimmer's win reinstated after swimsuit controversy": [View all] tblue37 Sep 2019 OP

Some of these a'holes are determined to control women and their bodies anyway they can hlthe2b Sep 2019 #1

+1 madaboutharry Sep 2019 #6

I'm pretty sure I read that the official who disqualified her was a woman. groundloop Sep 2019 #24

That makes it even worse. madaboutharry Sep 2019 #27

There had been a male parent instigating some of this against the swimmer TeamPooka Sep 2019 #48

Now name the jackass who disqualified her, and fire his sorry butt. Archae Sep 2019 #2

exactly! Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #5

Iirc, the referee is female. Nt spooky3 Sep 2019 #9

Doesn't matter, male or female, fire the jerk. Archae Sep 2019 #15

Exactly. nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #23

There's a whole bunch more butt cheeks in evidence here jberryhill Sep 2019 #3

Lol! AllyCat Sep 2019 #31

I hope that ref has been banned for life malaise Sep 2019 #4

Perhaps the ref... sheshe2 Sep 2019 #7

This! nt tblue37 Sep 2019 #8

"His" eyes? Dr. Strange Sep 2019 #13

IT WAS A FEMALE REF!!!!! a kennedy Sep 2019 #10

Women can be harsh monitors of other women's bodies. nt tblue37 Sep 2019 #11

Yep. nt SunSeeker Sep 2019 #22

It was also a POC young woman obamanut2012 Sep 2019 #42

So he was aroused by a young girl Horse with no Name Sep 2019 #12

Please see post #9......The ref is female!!!!! a kennedy Sep 2019 #14

They got publicly shamed into reversing themselves. Crunchy Frog Sep 2019 #16

it was becsuse she is black JI7 Sep 2019 #17

Like the doctor who got hassled on the plane because she wore a jumpsuit (romper), was black, and tblue37 Sep 2019 #18

She's Black? RobinA Sep 2019 #29

A previous article drmeow Sep 2019 #30

Brecklyn Willis (on the right, her sister on the left) Celerity Sep 2019 #36

They are bi-racial Catherine Vincent Sep 2019 #39

Jill Blackstone (the ref) was stripped of her certification Celerity Sep 2019 #40

Thats an adorable story, k&r, nt. druidity33 Sep 2019 #41

I don't know any single other thing about them OriginalGeek Sep 2019 #46

This reply is problematic obamanut2012 Sep 2019 #45

100% why obamanut2012 Sep 2019 #43

These same people are the type to complain about swim burkas. Tech Sep 2019 #19

Oh for flock sake! So basically she was disqualified because... WePurrsevere Sep 2019 #20

And team issued suits won't fit every person the same way... Wounded Bear Sep 2019 #35

Exactly! nt WePurrsevere Sep 2019 #37

Good. Now fire that racist ref. nt SunSeeker Sep 2019 #21

Hey ref, you can kiss my "butt cheek touching my butt cheek", right smack in the middle of them!!! George II Sep 2019 #25

Why is he looking at her ass? shenmue Sep 2019 #26

Reinstated? JGug1 Sep 2019 #28

It's amazing how many people here insist on assuming the offending referee was a man DFW Sep 2019 #32

It's equally interesting that you assume she was right-wing. OilemFirchen Sep 2019 #33

I wouldn't say "equally". Dr. Strange Sep 2019 #34

I guess their assumptions compelled you to make your own. LanternWaste Sep 2019 #44

Good, misogynoir loses the day MrScorpio Sep 2019 #38

Glad the win was reinstated, but they could change some things IronLionZion Sep 2019 #47

A win is a win whether your buns are exposed or not. Good for her. Vinca Sep 2019 #49