{"id":11785,"date":"2021-07-27T10:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T10:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=11785"},"modified":"2021-07-27T12:22:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T12:22:44","slug":"pop-star-pink-slams-european-handball-federation-for-being-sexist-and-offers-to-pay-fines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/pop-star-pink-slams-european-handball-federation-for-being-sexist-and-offers-to-pay-fines\/","title":{"rendered":"Pop Star P!nk Slams EHF For Being Sexist And Offers To Pay Fines"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"P!nkThe Norwegian women\u2019s beach handball team<\/a> took to social media to protest against the judgement and fines they were given by the European Handball Federation<\/strong> (EHF). <\/p>\n

They took part in the European Beach Handball Championships<\/a><\/em> last week and ended up finishing in third place and getting a bronze medal after losing to Spain on 25 July.<\/p>\n

The EHF was unhappy with the Norwegian women\u2019s beach handball team<\/a> after they refused to wear bikini bottom\u2019s and preferred to play in shorts. <\/p>\n

Each player was handed a fine of around $175. Instead of keeping quiet and paying the fines, the players took to social media to protest and let the world know that the EHF was being sexist. <\/p>\n

The EHF made it clear that the women\u2019s team must wear bikini bottom\u2019s and even specified that the bikini bottom should not be more than 10 cm on any side. This came across as blatant sexualisation to the Norwegian women\u2019s beach handball team and they decided to go against the rules and play in shorts.<\/p>\n

After posting about their sexist treatment at the hands of the EHF, a number of sporting personalities and celebrities came out in support of the Norwegian women\u2019s beach handball team. Tennis legend Billie Jean King<\/a> said that women were clearly being sexually exploited as no such rules were applicable to the men. The men were allowed to play in shorts and a t-shirt.<\/p>\n

The American artist known as Pink who has a number of hits to her name including ‘Just Give Me A Reason’ not only supported the women\u2019s team but also said that she would be happy to pay the fines on behalf of the women. She lashed out at the EHF and called them a sexist organization and said they were the ones who needed to be fined.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m VERY proud of the Norwegian female beach handball team FOR PROTESTING THE VERY SEXIST RULES ABOUT THEIR \u201cuniform\u201d. The European handball federation SHOULD BE FINED FOR SEXISM. Good on ya, ladies. I\u2019ll be happy to pay your fines for you. Keep it up.<\/p>\n

— P!nk (@Pink) July 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n