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It all started with the condoms.
I mean, once I get an idea, I just can’t let go, and the idea of sex at the Olympics started when I found
out that the Olympics have an official condom. It’s not exactly something that
they advertise in the US, like: “Durex, the official condoms of the Olympics.”
Nevertheless, there IS an official condom, it IS Durex, and
there was a flap because an Australian Olympian saw a bucket of “rogue” condoms
with a kangaroo on it, thought it was funny, and tweeted a photo.
The bucket had a computer-generated sign that read: "Kangaroo condoms, For the gland downunder."
It was cute, but the Olympic organization didn't find it amusing, and in an attempt to protect their brand and sponsors, tracked down the offending latex and dispensed with it.
It was cute, but the Olympic organization didn't find it amusing, and in an attempt to protect their brand and sponsors, tracked down the offending latex and dispensed with it.
But the ensuing publicity (most people never knew there was an official condom) started folks thinking about what really does go on in the Olympic village. ESPN got a few athletes to talk on the record, and it turns out to be fairly bacchanal.
According to medal winner Ryan Lochte, 70% to 75% of athletes are having sex in the Olympic Village. The explanation is that fit, young athletes who have been concentrating on nothing but getting to the games finally are in a position to meet attractive people with the same interests and level of fitness. And the result is international diplomacy of a very personal kind.
The close quarters and skimpy uniforms also add to the heightened sexual atmosphere. Breaux Greer, an American javelin thrower said, "You see what everybody is working with from the jump."
Unfortunately, he also made the cavalier remark that "even if their face is a 7, their body is a 20."
Way to keep it classy, Breaux.
Of course, being a mature woman, my musing about this wasn't imagining beautiful bodies having orgies in hot tubs (honestly...), as they are reported to have done, but rather about the kids at the Olympics. I tried to find out how minors were dealt with. Do they have chaperones? The age of consent in the United Kingdom is 16, so legally they could do what they wanted.
The athletes lived in double-occupancy rooms in the Olympic Village, so did a parent room with these kids? I can remember being 16, and the idea that my parents would have to room with me would have been horrifying. You want so much to be an adult and do what the big kids do.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 47.4% of high school students have had sex, so many of those 16-year-olds might not be virgins anyway. But the idea that 70 to 75% of the athletes are whoring around like its spring break makes the parent in me want to keep younger participants far, far away.
Once there, athletes can't assume that they will ever get to the Olympics again, so I can imagine that they would want the complete experience: living in the village, meeting peers from around the globe, trading training tips, or whatever sports people talk about. (Clearly, I wouldn't know; have you seen me?)
Having to have a chaperone would really put a damper on things, I imagine, and all because the older competitors can't keep it in their pants. That's sad.
It's rather amusing that previous to the electronic age, Olympic athletes had pretty squeaky clean images. They were the people on Wheaties boxes, being giving ticker-tape parades and keys to cities. Palmdale's own silver medalist, Lashina Demus, was feted at Poncitlan Square's 50-year city anniversary this week. She was there with her adorable twin sons, so it's unlikely she was involved in all this debauchery.
Considering the 24-hour news cycle and the fact that anyone with a smart phone can share photos, videos and text from inside the Olympic Village, it's difficult to keep a lid on things. (Ask Prince Harry.)
Maybe if this technology had been available when Bruce Jenner was on the Wheaties box, we would have realized much sooner what a douchebag he was, dumping his wife who supported him through all his training right after he became successful.
Previous medal winner for soccer, Julie Foudy, recalled looking at all the "eye candy" at her Olympics and wondering why she got married, and gold medalist Ryan Lochte said he felt he missed out last year because he had a girlfriend, so he made sure he was single this time around.
Hope Solo, the US women's soccer goalkeeper, said that athletes really are different from the rest of us: "When they're training, it's laser focus. When they go out for a drink, it's 20 drinks. With a once-in-a-lifetime experience, you want to build memories, whether it's sexual, partying or on the field. I've seen people having sex right out in the open. On the grass, between buildings, people are getting down and dirty."
When all is said and done, I'm glad that our Olympians are having safe sex, at least. The ESPN story reported that in 2000 in Sydney, 70,000 condoms weren't enough, and they ordered 20,000 more. Today the standing order is 100,000 official condoms. At those numbers, no wonder Durex wants to keep other companies out of the village.
And at roughly 10,000 athletes, that's 10 condoms per. That's a lotta action.
According to medal winner Ryan Lochte, 70% to 75% of athletes are having sex in the Olympic Village. The explanation is that fit, young athletes who have been concentrating on nothing but getting to the games finally are in a position to meet attractive people with the same interests and level of fitness. And the result is international diplomacy of a very personal kind.
The close quarters and skimpy uniforms also add to the heightened sexual atmosphere. Breaux Greer, an American javelin thrower said, "You see what everybody is working with from the jump."
Unfortunately, he also made the cavalier remark that "even if their face is a 7, their body is a 20."
Way to keep it classy, Breaux.
Of course, being a mature woman, my musing about this wasn't imagining beautiful bodies having orgies in hot tubs (honestly...), as they are reported to have done, but rather about the kids at the Olympics. I tried to find out how minors were dealt with. Do they have chaperones? The age of consent in the United Kingdom is 16, so legally they could do what they wanted.
The athletes lived in double-occupancy rooms in the Olympic Village, so did a parent room with these kids? I can remember being 16, and the idea that my parents would have to room with me would have been horrifying. You want so much to be an adult and do what the big kids do.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 47.4% of high school students have had sex, so many of those 16-year-olds might not be virgins anyway. But the idea that 70 to 75% of the athletes are whoring around like its spring break makes the parent in me want to keep younger participants far, far away.
Once there, athletes can't assume that they will ever get to the Olympics again, so I can imagine that they would want the complete experience: living in the village, meeting peers from around the globe, trading training tips, or whatever sports people talk about. (Clearly, I wouldn't know; have you seen me?)
Having to have a chaperone would really put a damper on things, I imagine, and all because the older competitors can't keep it in their pants. That's sad.
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| An amusing Durex Olympic billboard. |
Considering the 24-hour news cycle and the fact that anyone with a smart phone can share photos, videos and text from inside the Olympic Village, it's difficult to keep a lid on things. (Ask Prince Harry.)
Maybe if this technology had been available when Bruce Jenner was on the Wheaties box, we would have realized much sooner what a douchebag he was, dumping his wife who supported him through all his training right after he became successful.
Previous medal winner for soccer, Julie Foudy, recalled looking at all the "eye candy" at her Olympics and wondering why she got married, and gold medalist Ryan Lochte said he felt he missed out last year because he had a girlfriend, so he made sure he was single this time around.
Hope Solo, the US women's soccer goalkeeper, said that athletes really are different from the rest of us: "When they're training, it's laser focus. When they go out for a drink, it's 20 drinks. With a once-in-a-lifetime experience, you want to build memories, whether it's sexual, partying or on the field. I've seen people having sex right out in the open. On the grass, between buildings, people are getting down and dirty."
When all is said and done, I'm glad that our Olympians are having safe sex, at least. The ESPN story reported that in 2000 in Sydney, 70,000 condoms weren't enough, and they ordered 20,000 more. Today the standing order is 100,000 official condoms. At those numbers, no wonder Durex wants to keep other companies out of the village.
And at roughly 10,000 athletes, that's 10 condoms per. That's a lotta action.
