Quote Originally Posted by jessmarimba View Post
Hey, guys? I know this is a personal subject to a lot of you. But she spelled out that her intent was not to judge the people, just the clothes. And if you're new to pretty much any activity, the clothes are usually the most visually obvious aspect of that activity that you have to adjust to. Personally, I think football uniforms look pretty weird and unflattering. But the uniforms are functional, and I bet if I played football, I'd eventually come to see them as normal. And obviously some people find them attractive.

I think we can maybe lay off her a bit? She was being honest, something TE generally encourages. And for people who don't like to be judged, we sure seem to be judging her.
Thanks Jessmarimba, for your defense, but I'm not taking the rage personally. I've seen people on this forum get deeply offended over several things. Sometimes I think that people specifically haunt these types of places just looking for something to get bent out of shape about. Recently I was referred to a discussion on another forum about whether tattoos look professional in certain career fields. You wouldn't believe how many people attacked people with opposing viewpoints. So what if someone disagrees with you? Most of us should be at a point where we can deal with an exchange of ideas. Unfortunately, all too often emotion fuels the exchanges. In the case of this issue, there is our society's obsession with weight, which I wasn't thinking about when I made the post. I rarely think about it, myself having been a wide range of weights and pants sizes over the years, as most people have. I made an observation about clothing, that's all. It wasn't intended to be an insult to anyone's figure.

I'm sorry if people are offended by the fact that I feel that cycling clothing is not flattering to humans. That has nothing to do with the heart or soul or brain of the people wearing the clothes. It is a simple opinion of how I process a visual image. I don't like it, and had no idea that stating that I don't like it would lead to such scandal. I've probably made hundreds of fashion mistakes over the last few decades, very few with the functionality of form fitting shorts with protective padded crotches and jerseys with useful pockets. I GET the look. I don't find it aesthetically pleasing, Yet I wear it myself because it is useful. Don't take it so personally.