Moral policing on runners wearing sports bras

Even in the 21st century, our country has a very narrow attitude towards women's clothing. It is clear that the so-called contractors of society have taken the monopoly on deciding what women should and should not wear. The important thing is that the contractors of morality in the society decide what manuni of any age should and should not wear, what clothes are considered respectable for them and what kind of clothes will tarnish their reputation. Maybe that's why young women in sports are questioned when they wear shorts.

Speaking of moral policing with South Indian actress Sanyukta Hegde a while back, she was running in a garden in Bengaluru wearing an atlaser when an activist and professional Kavita Reddy objected to wearing her applicator. However, Sanyukta Hegde did not like this at all. He had lodged a police complaint against Kavita Reddy. And Kavita Reddy later also apologized unconditionally online.

The actress wrote in her post that women are treated inappropriately when they go out of the house wearing sports bras or shorts. They are rudely criticized and made to feel as if they are performing or wearing clothes to attract people.

People look down on women when they work out, run or cycle while wearing comfortable outfits like sports bras or athletes. In fact women wear such outfits for their own convenience. That’s why a runner group at NCR decided to wear a sports bra while in the group. The women of the group ignored the comments. They also took their pet dogs with them for their own safety.

Triathlete Mausami Mishra says that sports bras are a thing of the past, if you wear sleeveless, people will stare at you. Don't we have to be comfortable to look good in public? She further says that the behavior that happened with the joint will shake the confidence of other women. He adds that if you go for a walk in the garden wearing a sports bra and shorts, people will not only stare at you, but some people will even come to you and give you unsolicited advice on what to wear.

Runner Faizi Khan says that not only in public places, but also on social media, if we post photos with our sportswear, people are in danger. He recounts his own experience saying that once I posted a photo on social media of me running in my sports bra, a so-called friend of mine told me that such a dress was not appropriate for my image as an artist. When I asked him what was wrong with my clothes, he replied that my attire seemed to attract people's attention. People think our shorts are too short. They also think that we wear such clothes to show off our limbs.

In fact such clothes are convenient for us. But the contractors of morality do not live without criticizing us. In short, sportswear remains a source of criticism for us.

- Vaishali Thakkar