No just a really stupid bitch who loved waterboarding people

Very true, however we live in a society where it is highly frowned upon. I don't think i'm brave enough to wear skorts in public. Maybe some day, idk.

i mean they are shorts so i'd imagine they're pretty liable to get uncomfortable, as they're presumably not designed with magnum dongs in mind.
But then again i assume they're generally stretchy so maybe it's fine..

I like your style

Most of us who want to are afraid to.

Been that way since 2012

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has said it will allow shorts and sleeved tops at the 2012 Games, along with the traditional bikinis and body suits already permitted.

"Many of these countries have religious and cultural requirements so the uniform needed to be more flexible." FIVB spokesman Richard Baker told The Associated Press.

The less revealing outfits were already permitted for the the five Continental Cups, through which 142 nations are competing to qualify for the London Games.

"Winners of the Continental Cups will qualify for the Olympics, so it has to be applied," said Baker.

The modified rule permits "shorts of a maximum length of three centimeters (1.18 inches) above the knee, and sleeved or sleeveless tops."

And there were new guidelines for photography and video released this year:

New “Raising the Bar” camera guidelines have been introduced in women’s athletics which advise broadcasters to consider more respectful angles when filming live female athletics competitions. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which provides sports coverage to more than a billion people across 57 countries, worked alongside female athletes to establish a new 23-page guide to try to help reduce the sexualisation of female athletes through certain camera angles.

In Olympic beach volleyball, women have several options. More than the men in fact:

The women can wear either a one-piece or two-piece bathing suit; shorts with sleeved or sleeveless tops; or a full body suit in cold weather. Due to the typically warm playing conditions, most opt for the two-piece. The men must wear shorts and a tank top. Players are allowed to wear hats and sunglasses.

https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/beach-volleyball-101-olympic-equipment

I feel like it's most useful to view patriarchy as something that does exist and does generally give men more power, but that doesn't mean it actually benefits men or even empowers men in every domain. It is to the detriment of all people, male and female, that the distribution of power is weighted towards one sex.

And since people of whatever sex/gender can be harmed by the patriarchy, there is of course no reason to "blame" it on men. Or really, almost anyone.

Also, bit of a tangent, but is that like an ‘anti-royal we’ or are you old as fuck?

I'm a woman.

It's the patriarchy that is the reason for these laws. The patriarchy is not synonymous with men and boys. It is the system that upholds strict gender roles for both men and women. The patriarchy is detrimental to men and boys as well.

I don’t have to guess, I have relation with people from cultures where it’s not acceptable yet for women to wear whatever they want. It is enforced by their whole community, not only men, and it, the community, also imposes strict rules on how to live for men too.

Don't play coy. Those cultures are run by men in positions of power. The law-makers help hold up patriarchal norms.

Even the Wikipedia entry is a good place to try to wrap your head around what the patriarchy actually is instead of erroneously assuming what it is:

Patriarchy is a social system in which positions of authority are primarily held by men. The term patriarchy is used both in anthropology to describe a family or clan controlled by the father or eldest male or group of males, and in feminist theory to describe a broader social structure in which men as a group dominate society.[1][2][3]

Sociologists posit that the process of socialization is predominantly responsible for the establishment of gender roles.[4] They contend that gender roles and gender inequity function as instruments of power and have evolved into social norms that serve to maintain control over women. Patriarchal ideology explains and rationalizes patriarchy by attributing gender inequality to inherent natural differences between men and women, divine commandment, or other fixed structures.[5]

Patriarchy has manifested itself throughout history in the social, legal, political, religious, and economic organization of a range of different cultures.[6] Most contemporary societies are generally patriarchal in practice.[7][8][9]