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Text: Xixi Guiquan
Editor|曦曦Guiquan
The spring is bright and beautiful. On the field in March, a red dress spun out a beautiful dance step, which was amazing. She is Xia Sining, a rising Chinese women's hurdles star known as "Liu Yifei in track and field".
Only this time, instead of wearing a skirt, she appeared in a close-fitting briefs, which caused a "visual violence" controversy on the Internet.
This incident quickly aroused heated discussions among netizens on the Internet, and some netizens thought that Xia Sining's dress was too revealing and hot, not like an athlete at all, but more like deliberately "walking away" to attract attention.
"She is clearly deliberately using her figure to hype, which is simply a complete departure from the image of innocence!" some more conservative netizens said indignantly.
Some netizens also held a different view, "As a professional athlete, it doesn't matter what you wear, the important thing is to dress comfortably and efficiently." Briefs are favored by athletes for this purpose, as they provide the best fit to the body, reduce wind resistance, and facilitate sweating.
Many rational netizens believe that athletes should not be picky about their personal preferences in their private attire, which is already an unreasonable restriction on personal freedom.
There are also some humorous netizens who love to joke and shout: "Where is there any exposure? This is not as good as the 'battle robe' of our high jump goddess Wu Yanni!"
As a famous Chinese female high jumper, Wu Yanni does dress quite boldly and openly in many competitions. But because she has been keeping a low profile for a long time, she has never caused much controversy.
In fact, it's nothing new for athletes to choose to wear briefs. It conforms to the curves of the body and minimizes resistance to air flow, which is really good for optimal performance.
At the same time, loose-fitting sweatpants tend to get soaked with sweat during strenuous workouts, sticking to the body and affecting movement, and tight briefs can avoid this well.
So from a functional and practical point of view, briefs are undoubtedly the most suitable choice. However, because it is too close and explicit, it is also easy to give people a sense of "exposed" visual impact in terms of aesthetics.
But at the end of the day, it's just a difference in aesthetic habits that varies from person to person, and it doesn't conflict with the athletes' desire to achieve the best results.
In fact, a careful analysis of Xia Sining's so-called "large-scale" photos will reveal that those "forbidden area" shots are not intentional by her, but some dynamic moments that are inadvertently captured when shooting from special angles.
As she explained herself, during the competition at that time, the photographer may have inadvertently recorded some "transcendent" pictures due to a moment of negligence or in order to capture vivid and powerful images, which also shows from the side that this matter is purely "unintentional".
Looking back on the whole incident, it is not difficult for us to find that this is a trivial matter at all. As a professional athlete, it is her duty to pursue the best competitive state, and what to wear is not the point.
In fact, in addition to having a sweet face and a hot body, what is more admirable about her long-honed and shining heart of hard work.
Do you still remember the scene at the National Youth Games when she was 16 years old? At that time, she was troubled during her menstrual period, and her physical weakness can be imagined.
But she gritted her teeth and sweated, and finally broke through the encirclement in one fell swoop in this difficult state, won the crown and set a new national record. It shows her pure love for this sport, and it is this never-say-die heroism that has won the praise of "female version of Liu Xiang".
As die-hard fans of hers, we naturally deserve the utmost support and understanding, rather than dictating her to her dressing based on superficial appearances.
What's more, the right and wrong of people have always been like this, which is also a normal phenomenon, and we should reflect on the groundless suspicion and ignorance of women's professional image is the root cause of all these controversies.
Xia Sining has shown extraordinary athletic talent since she was a child, and she has emerged in just a few years, winning many awards at home and abroad. In the most recent indoor championships, she fought with an injury, but in the end she was able to defeat her opponent with tenacious perseverance, which is admirable.
In addition to her outstanding athletic strength, her otherworldly appearance in the Western Regions has also attracted the attention of countless people. The deep peach blossom eyes, the delicate goose egg face, and the graceful twists and turns of the figure, every detail appropriately shows the charm of the oriental beauty.
No wonder netizens jokingly call her "Liu Yifei in the track and field world". With her sweet appearance and outstanding achievements, she has undoubtedly become a rising star in the sports world.
In such a good time, Xia Sining also suffered the price of being popular. Her question of dressing in the sexy briefs on the field instantly set off a monstrous wave in the online world.
For a while, the voice of doubt, wanton suspicion, and frivolous ridicule filled every corner, and her innocent image seemed to be distorted, smeared, and tarnished overnight.
That's a bit too much. As a diligent and progressive female athlete, she should have her own pursuit in life, and should not be held back by these gossips of right and wrong.
Let's give her the understanding and respect she deserves, and look at her with an appreciative eye, rather than framing her in superficial appearances and arguments of right and wrong.
In short, what do you think of these scepticisms, and should athletes be allowed to show their own unique fashion taste while pursuing their best results?
In other words, should we adopt a more open and inclusive attitude to accept different professional images, rather than narrowly confined to a single model of "purity" or "sexiness"?