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nolabear

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16. I'd love to hear some of the athletes; reactions to those togs.

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 11:40 AM

Jul 2012

They don't look like anything Americans wear, or are interested in, and they certainly don't look like anything athletes wear or are interested in. They're kind of French Boarding School. Fine if you're in a French boarding school, but a world-class track and field star parading on front of the world? No-ho-ho.

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Ralph Lauren to make 2014 Olympic uniforms in the U.S. [View all] xchrom Jul 2012 OP

Too late. He's already shit in his own bed. nt valerief Jul 2012 #1

Ralph once again shows his hatred of women in that outfit lunatica Jul 2012 #2

Offensive to carbon based life forms, actually. alphafemale Jul 2012 #22

Ugly ass French-Nazi looking things, made in China! Horrible!!! MADem Jul 2012 #3

responded to wrong post sorry nt alphafemale Jul 2012 #21

Well.. ananda Jul 2012 #4

The Chinese are eating this up with a spoon. Safetykitten Jul 2012 #5

Why is is his logo on the Olympic uniforms? yardwork Jul 2012 #6

Offensive does not even begin to describe this whole mess. Safetykitten Jul 2012 #7

Ralph is down with Bush Family's NWO. NWO replaces USA - corporations rule. blm Jul 2012 #10

The logo was the 1st thing I noticed and I agree it should not be on the Olympic uniforms suffragette Jul 2012 #11

That pisses me off at least as much obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #18

Also get the goddamn polo pony off the outfit. Sanity Claws Jul 2012 #8

That "Project Runway" episode had better designs than this! --nt CrispyQ Jul 2012 #9

He doesn't say that. Your report says he says he'll "address the issue of increasing manufacturing Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #12

it's not 'my' report is it? xchrom Jul 2012 #13

I thought it was your subject line. Sorry. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #14

Because it would be pro-American for the bobsledder's uniforms to look like this: HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #15

I'd love to hear some of the athletes; reactions to those togs. nolabear Jul 2012 #16

The Women's Rowing Team got a polite dig in about the outfit obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #19

I'm not sure why we're supposed to care? Samsung, BMW, Panasonic, and many other foreign Romulox Jul 2012 #17

Too late, Ralph. Iggo Jul 2012 #20

They have a military aura about them, combined with commercialism, his logo eg. And made in China sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #23

Where are all the uniforms and shoes they use to compete made? FarCenter Jul 2012 #24

The uniforms are hideous and the arrogance of his logo out shining the athletes myrna minx Jul 2012 #25