Pink offers to pay Norway's handball bikini fine

Watch 1st minute of video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94VSLtIO8cY

Singer-songwriter Pink has got involved in a sexism row in the sport of beach handball. She has come to the aid of the Norwegian women's team after they were fined for not wearing bikini bottoms during the 2021 European Beach Handball Championships. The singer has offered to pay the fines handed out to Norway's competitors for wearing "improper clothing". Male competitors were allowed to wear shorts, but the women were required to wear bikinis. The European Handball Federation (EHF) fined the team $1,765 for not complying with the regulations. Pink took to Twitter and offered to pay the fine. She added that the EHF should be fined "for sexism".

The Norwegian Handball Federation president said the bikinis were "not appropriate clothing for the activity when the women are playing in the sand". The team's request to wear shorts during the championships was turned down. Male players were allowed to play in sports shirts and shorts no longer than 10cm above the knee; while women were expected to wear midriff-baring tops and bikini bottoms "with a close fit and cut on an upward angle toward the top of the leg". Norway's Minister of Culture called the discriminatory dress rule "antiquated" and "completely ridiculous". It questioned: "How many attitude changes are needed in the old-fashioned international patriarchy of sports?"

 
3. SEXIST: Students A strongly believe requiring female athletes to wear bikinis is sexist; Students B strongly believe it isn't. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. SPORTSWEAR: What do you think of the things these athletes wear? How could they be improved? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

 

Sportswear

Improvements

Soccer players

 

 

Baseball players

 

 

Gymnasts

 

 

Ice hockey players

 

 

Skateboarders

 

 

Golfers

 

 

5. PINK: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "pink". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
6. BEACH ACTIVITIES: Rank these with your partner. Put the best beach activities at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

  • Handball
  • Volleyball
  • Sunbathing
  • Building sandcastles
  • Beachcombing
  • Barbecue
  • Jogging
  • Collecting shells

 

Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

      1.

involved

a.

Acting in accordance with a wish or command.

      2.

handed out

b.

Not in accordance with accepted rules or standards, especially of morality or honesty.

      3.

improper

c.

Given.

      4.

federation

d.

Prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex.

      5.

complying

e.

Caused a person or group to experience or participate in an activity or situation.

      6.

regulation

f.

An organization or group within which smaller divisions have some degree of internal autonomy.

      7.

sexism

g.

A rule or directive made and kept by an authority.

    Paragraph 2

      8.

appropriate

h.

Rejected or refused.

      9.

turned down

i.

Making or showing an unfair or prejudicial distinction between different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

      10.

midriff

j.

A part of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.

      11.

baring

k.

The area of the front of the body between the chest and the waist.

      12.

discriminatory

l.

Old-fashioned or outdated.

      13.

antiquated

m.

Uncovering a part of the body or other thing and exposing it to view.

      14.

patriarchy

n.

Suitable or proper in the circumstances.

 

Before reading / listening

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

  1. The singer Pink is in trouble after she wore a bikini in a handball game.   T / F
  2. Norwegian beach handball players were fined at the Tokyo Olympics.     T / F
  3. The European Handball Federation fined the Norwegian team.     T / F
  4. Pink said the European Handball Federation should be fined for sexism.   T / F
  5. Norway's handball federation said bikinis were appropriate clothing.     T / F
  6. Male handball players can wear shorts 10cm below the knee.     T / F
  7. Female handball players are expected to expose their stomachs.     T / F
  8. Norway's Ministry of Culture suggested sport is too male dominated.     T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. row
  2. aid
  3. fined
  4. allowed
  5. complying with
  6. appropriate
  7. request
  8. discriminatory
  9. antiquated
  10. ridiculous
  1. suitable
  2. permitted
  3. absurd
  4. assistance
  5. call
  6. outdated
  7. argument
  8. observing
  9. chauvinistic
  10. penalised


Role  A – Handball
You think handball is the best beach activity. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't as enjoyable. Also, tell the others which is the least fun of these (and why): sunbathing, building sandcastles or jogging.

Role  B – Sunbathing
You think sunbathing is the best beach activity. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't as enjoyable. Also, tell the others which is the least fun of these (and why): handball, building sandcastles or jogging.

Role  C – Building Sandcastles
You think building sandcastles is the best beach activity. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't as enjoyable. Also, tell the others which is the least fun of these (and why): sunbathing, handball or jogging.

Role  D – Jogging
You think jogging is the best beach activity. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't as enjoyable. Also, tell the others which is the least fun of these (and why): sunbathing, building sandcastles or handball.

 

Discussion - Pink

  1. What do you know about the singer Pink?
  2. What do you think about beach handball?
  3. What are the best things to wear when playing beach handball?
  4. How sexist is it to for female athletes to have to wear bikinis?
  5. What do you think of Pink for offering to pay the fines?
  6. What do you think of the handball players for disregarding the rules?
  7. How much fun do you think beach handball is?
  8. What advice do you have for the handball players?
  1. What do you know about beach handball?
  2. Should the handball players have been fined?
  3. Why are there different rules for what men and women can wear?
  4. Which is more fun, beach handball or regular handball?
  5. What is your favourite beach activity?
  6. Why do you think Pink intervened in this situation?
  7. What questions would you like to ask Pink?


Spelling

Paragraph 1

  1. ovilnevd in a sexism row
  2. handball aphnioscihmps
  3. wearing morppier clothing
  4. male pcietmtoors
  5. women were uqrieerd to wear bikinis
  6. not omlciypng with the regulations

Paragraph 2

  1. the bikinis were not pprapiroate clothing
  2. xeetcped to wear midriff-baring tops
  3. rdiiisctanomry dress rule
  4. tiuqaanetd
  5. completely diucrliuos
  6. international traiprahcy of sport

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