What little is very little when it comes to clothes in the gym?
That is the question that an Irish gym owner was debating an appearance on recent radio, and it is fair to say that their comments have not gone well with women.
Paul Byrne, the owner of a “exclusive” training center in Dublin, appeared in a local radio segment that discussed an article written by a 60 -year -old man, entitled: “I am in the gym with young women semi dressed. Where do I look?”
The piece, written by Robert Crampton for The Times, argued that the modern gym outfit favored by young women often leaves men feeling as if they had “wandered the girls’ locker room” by mistake. “
Byrne brought the argument equally further, to affirm that women’s training clothes are now so small that they are similar to bikinis, and their comments have left many furious.
“It was never really a problem until the last years, when social networks arrived and many people are filming Themelves, the little clothes have booming,” said Newstalk Livetime Livetime “with Andrea Gilligan.
“We have many young girls practically wearing bikinis when they work now.”
When the host questioned: “Didn’t he think of real bikinis?”, Byrne responded by clarifying “no” and described the popular crop top and the short combo as “training bikinis.”
“It can be very intimidating for people in the gym,” he said.
“It is practical narcissistic, Ify has a large package of six and young women have incredibly bodies so that they are basically presuming, they should cover up a little, you know.”
Their comments were not well received, partly by women, and many responded to Byrne sharing the audio of their interview with videos of themselves who work in their “gym bikinis.”
“On my way to the gym, I hope to intimidate any spooky man with my bikini,” wrote a young woman, with a blue sports bra and pants, wrote in Tiktok.
“Make sure you have my smallest smaller smaller gym bikini before entering the gym,” another mocked.
Like a woman, in a pink top and bicycle shorts, he said: “My bikini of the day.”
Others shouted the comments, claiming that Byrne should be “embarrassed” for their comments. While some suggested that men simply “don’t look at young girls in the gym.”
Nathalie Lennon, an Irish personal trainer, responded highlighting the constant pressure under women, even when exercising.
“I take Paul’s point aboard completely, but I think it’s crazy to say they are practically the bikini and that they are limit narcissistic,” Gilligan told Andrea.
“For years, women were told that they were thin, and now we are hugging strength, muscle and we are being ashamed again.
“They should afford to feel empowered, not guarded when we are working on our health.”
“To blame a woman for the distractions of another person, is outdated and is problematic.”
In addition, he rejected his argument that women with “scarce clothes” can be a distraction for other gymnastics gyms pointing out that men are not subject to the same judgment on what they are or do not carry.
This was a lot point on social networks.
“We say nothing when you have sleeveless t -shirts with their nipples or be twisting because we cannot look at similar sexual objects. Stop blaming women for the inability of men to control them,” said one.
News.com.au has contacted Byrne to make more comments.
