Sydney Sweeney Outrage Has A Pretty Obvious Blind Spot
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Sydney Sweeney Outrage Has A Pretty Obvious Blind Spot

So "no" to boobs, but "yes" to jock straps in women’s sports?

Lauren Bair

Okay ladies, huddle up. You’re probably hearing a lot of buzz about who qualifies as a “real” female athlete in women’s sports. Does it count if you happen to be frolicking in the nude with strategically placed footballs for a betting platform? The internet will be the judge of that. 

By this point, you may be able to recall Sydney Sweeney’s scantily clad Novig ad as she beats the “sports … sports … sports” drum backed by a funky Anderson. Paak beat. “You can’t trade this, I just look good here,” she says while draped over a billiard table in nothing but Novig-branded tighty-whities. 

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