Diver takes drastic action against his bulge after athletes ogled all Olympics
The male divers have been ogled and objectified all Olympics and it appears one athlete has decided to put a stop to it once and for all.
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There will be no free perving at the Olympic diving - at least where Germany’s Moritz Wesemann is concerned.
After weeks of competition where they’ve been ogled and objectified, Wesemann took the drastic step of hiding himself behind a towel as he stood on the pool deck on Friday.
The 22-year-old completely covered the front of his trunks as he chatted to a coach during the final of the men’s 3m springboard, where he unfortunately finished last of the 12 finalists.
Of course that still didn’t stop him from going viral on social media, with one TikTok narrator accompanying the vision with a glowing message.
“This is beautiful. This is beautiful. This is amazing. This is incredible,” he said. “Oh my god, this is life. This is life. I want to live more. I want to live more.”
French diver Jules Bouyer, who gained widespread attention in the opening days of competition because of his revealing swimsuit, finished eighth in the event.
Bouyer posted a 395.70 total score while China’s Xie Siyi (543.60) and Wang Zongyuan (530.20) took gold and silver, respectively. Mexico’s Osmar Olvera earned bronze (500.40).
In his first-ever Olympics, the 22-year-old Bouyer made it all the way through to two final events, including the men’s synchronised 3m springboard final on August 2, when he and teammate Alexis Jandard concluded in fifth.
While Bouyer may not be leaving Paris with a medal, he certainly has generated a flock of fans and admirers on social media.
“I’m not a biologist but I’d say Olympian diver Jules Bouyer’s XY chromosome is in full effect,” wrote one X user with an accompanying video of Bouyer before diving.
“One academic topic in which I am extremely interested now is french diver jules bouyer. I find this subject very intellectually rewarding & intriguing,” another user wrote on July 28. “This subject is something I think many others would also enjoy studying. there are many reasons why I find this topic fascinati–”.
But an expert has warned about the commentary.
Swinburne University lecturer Dr Paul Bowell, who is an expert in the social effects of sport, said that while the objectification of female athletes has more “severe ramifications”, the sexualisation of male athletes is also harmful.
“I don’t think the objectification of any bodies is right,” he said.
“There should be a focus on talking about their prowess and the technicality of the sport, we should be talking about their entire physical makeup instead of just how their body looks.”
Dr Bowell also said the use of social media has heightened the “fascination” with the human body and how there is an “opening feeling” of anonymity that allows us to feel we have an “open forum” to speak on people’s bodies.
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