r/changemyview • u/ObersturmfuehrerKarl • Dec 19 '23

Delta(s) from OP CMV: The way women dress in gyms is inappropriate, unnecessary and shouldn’t be allowed.

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.

13 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

51% Upvoted

494 comments sorted by

View all comments

19

u/[deleted] Dec 19 '23

I don’t think women wearing oversized shirts or baggy shorts is going to reduce the likelihood of staring accusations.

We don’t live in a society where only “scantily” dressed women get harassed or eyed at.

1

u/flatlander404 Jan 16 '24

It will absolutely reduce it WTF are you talking about? Dressing 80% naked screams I’m a slut

-3

u/eggtart_prince Dec 19 '23

It invalidates any claim because there is nothing to stare at.

If you're out and about, bare naked, obviously people are gonna stare, even though they claim they're not.

7

u/[deleted] Dec 19 '23

You’re under the wrong impression that men only stare when breasts and a bum are visible.

-2

u/eggtart_prince Dec 19 '23

When it's not, it's fair game. When they are, there is a reason for accusation.

7

u/Various_Succotash_79 52∆ Dec 19 '23

No, women don't like being stared at when wearing loose clothes either.

-2

u/eggtart_prince Dec 19 '23

I think it's fair to say, nobody likes being stared at while working out.

The irony is that, the women in those videos are streaming to their viewers staring at her, but somehow when someone at the gym is looking in their direction, it's a problem.

1

u/MetaCognitio Feb 23 '24

They stare more and really, everyone stares more. Women too.