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A law student says she was kicked out of her gym because the workout top she was wearing was “too revealing” and distracting to men.
22-year-old Marny tweeted a photo of herself in her exercise crop top to prove she was not wearing a sports bra, as gym staff had claimed. She wrote that she was with her boyfriend at a gym in Constance, south Germany, when she was approached by a female trainer and told “she couldn’t train like this.”
just got kicked out of my gym, because my clothes were to “revealing” (see photo) and were confusing the men in the gym. What century are we in again? So sad. pic.twitter.com/VLreFdLJg4
— mayreads (@may_reads) January 22, 2019
“I was just looking at her confused because I didn’t know what she meant,” Marny told the UK’s Evening Standard. “She said: ‘you can’t wear a sports bra.'”
“I was shocked, because it wasn’t a sports bra and even if it was, why not?” Marny said. The trainer added that it was “distracting for other guests around.”
“It was a bad day, I was really sad, really upset. I felt like I had been thrown back into the 1800s.”
As I absolutely didn’t expect that many people to see this and a lot of questions have popped up, I just wanted to clarify a few things:
1. I am incredibly thankful for each and every nice comment saying it’s not my fault! You guys have made me feel much better and understood. 🥰— mayreads (@may_reads) January 25, 2019
Marny will be cancelling her membership and will not be returning to the gym, though in her Twitter thread she explained her reasons for not outing it by name.
2. As much as everyone wants me to name and shame the gym, I have thought about it for a long time and I’m not gonna do it. My one goal was for people to actually see that these things still happen today and that it’s important to pay attention to that.
— mayreads (@may_reads) January 25, 2019
I never wanted to ruin the gym, as it is a small local one, not a big chain and even if they have done me wrong, I am not and don’t want to be that person. What I can tell you is that I’m from Constance, Germany and it is a local gym!
— mayreads (@may_reads) January 25, 2019
In another tweet, she noted that the same tank top rule applied to men, but that she saw men at the gym in tank tops all the time who were allowed to exercise without harassment.
3. I wanted to clarify that they told me that guys were not allowed to wear tank top either, but every time I ever went there, there were guys in tank tops who weren’t ever asked to leave.
— mayreads (@may_reads) January 25, 2019
“Many people were confused as to what their reasoning was, as you really can’t see anything (I know), and they said the reason was that I was wearing a sports bra and it wasn’t acceptable. (it isn’t a sports bra and I don’t get why sports bras aren’t acceptable but anyway)” she wrote.
4. Many people were confused as to what their reasoning was, as you really can’t see anything (I know), and they said the reason was that I was wearing a sports bra and it wasn’t acceptable. (it isn’t a sports bra and I don’t get why sports bras aren’t acceptable but anyway)
— mayreads (@may_reads) January 25, 2019
Marny’s post was met with support from hundreds of Twitter users worldwide.
What are the men confused about?? Have they never seen a woman before?!
— Naomi Louise ✨Querying✨ (@teatime_naomi) January 22, 2019
That's too revealing? Do you live in mormon country or something? The only way that is too revealing is by the standards of 100 years ago.
— Veronica Venatrix (@MsVeroVenatrix) January 23, 2019
https://twitter.com/__Rachael_Marie/status/1087706269828505600
https://twitter.com/louisehdsn/status/1088004348372758528
Send a complaint, using lawyer-y words. Your outfit is 100% gym appropriate. Hell, at my gym (in France) this would be seen as conservative.
— dr alicia (@secretsandnudes) January 22, 2019
What the hell? Confusing for the men? What does that mean? https://t.co/4YbINoVUQ8
— John Stockwell (@john19071969) January 25, 2019
https://twitter.com/adorn_the_sky/status/1088420340232011785
HOW TF IS THIS TOO REVEALING LIKE WHAT!!!!! https://t.co/P1hiqtycKi
— donya (@dmoorree) January 25, 2019
https://twitter.com/KatyMontgomerie/status/1088430986940088320
Because men go to the gym to stare at women's crotches…
That gym should be fined or closed down or something, because this is totally unacceptable. https://t.co/9Cp4Ist3Ta
— Bella Witch (@eatenbyawhale) January 24, 2019
