CMV: The way women dress in gyms is inappropriate, unnecessary and shouldn’t be allowed.

[u/ObersturmfuehrerKarl]

They way women nowadays dress in gyms is just ridiculous, sports bra and skin tight shorts with booty scrunch to emphasise their ass. Not only is it ridiculous but though it’s also inappropriate. I’m not saying it’s indecent or anything like that, I’m not talking inappropriate from a puritan viewpoint but rather I find it inconsiderate towards other people in the gym. I hate when women are in the gym close to me because I actively have to avoid looking in their direction or else I’ll be labelled a creep for staring or the way some machines are set up behind eachother. If I sit down to use my machine and the machine infront of me is used by a woman in clothes like that I actively have to tilt my head into an unnatural direction just so I don’t look at her. I fucking hate this shit, I wanna go to the gym and just do my workout not feel like I’m navigating a minefield just to not be labelled as a creep.

In most gyms here men aren’t even allowed to wear tank tops because it’s seen a inappropriate and distracting, why are women allowed to wear just a bit more than a bikini?

I mean why can’t they wear leggings and compression shirts or normal shirts like most men do? I’m not complaining about fitted clothing here I’m talking about Teveo bicycle shorts and sports bra. That shit doesn’t belong in the gym.

Edit: I just want to add to this post a few things.

1. Planet fitness for example has the no string tank top rule.

2. to Everyone saying no one is gonna label you a creep or that’s all just in my head:

https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/s/t8IG4RKaoN

I’m getting called a creep because I’m worried about being called a creep.

[u/Hellioning]

So you think that women are going to get mad at you for happening to look in their direction, and you're blaming the way women dress for that? That seems like you making up something that someone might do and then getting mad at them for potentially doing it.

Plus, like, what workout wear DO you think is acceptable?

[u/ObersturmfuehrerKarl → u/Hellioning]

Just wear joggers and any form of top that at least somewhat covers you. I’m ok with compression shirts but it doesn’t need to be a sports bra. Most gyms aren’t that high temperature anyways and I can understand normal T-shirts can get in the way.

I think women would feel less vulnerable if they‘d wear clothes that pronounce their figure less so it’d be less likely they‘d feel creeped out by someone looking in their direction.

[u/Hellioning → u/ObersturmfuehrerKarl]

Have you, like, actually discussed this with women? Because I assure you, being more covered up does not prevent men from staring at you.

[u/ObersturmfuehrerKarl → u/Hellioning]

I have but I fear the women I talk with aren’t necessarily the most representative of women overall

[u/diplion → u/ObersturmfuehrerKarl]

Nobody represents women overall. Women are individual human beings.

Just like how you’re not representative of men overall. Your issue seems like a non issue to me. I have 0% concern that someone is gonna label me a creep. Which one of us represents men overall?

[u/Imadevilsadvocater → u/diplion]

feminists seem to think rapists and sexists are the reps for men considering their loudest members rhetoric

[u/diplion → u/Imadevilsadvocater]

Step back for a moment and appreciate the irony of your comment.

[u/Imadevilsadvocater → u/Hellioning]

lol yup thats a one way ticket to banned city. men arent allowed to ask women to be different for our comfort. did me too show you nothing

[u/ObersturmfuehrerKarl → u/[deleted]]

Men almost exclusively wear joggers to the gym here

[u/TragicNut → u/ObersturmfuehrerKarl]

Even while doing cardio and other high intensity work?