Nike is taking heat after revealing the Track & Field uniforms for Team USA



Shame on you Nike!  I am constantly amazed by how the uniforms for women get smaller and smaller and how companies see this as "perfectly fine" while touting their DEI standards.   Really folks!  Do we have to do this again!  I do not want to see butt cheeks (or worse!) when I'm watching Team USA's runners hurdle, pole vault, or high jump!  Supposedly, there are multiple options but I haven't seen the whole Team USA "kit" yet.   The picture above shows enough though and PINK?!?!  Really?  This is not a Barbie movie it is the Olympics and Team USA's colors are RED, WHITE, and BLUE !  

Read more on this story over at The Guardian here:  Nike taking heat over uniforms

This is not the first time that a Teams' womens' uniforms have been called into question either!  Take a look at this story about Team Norway's women's uniforms:  Team Norway Shame on You!

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