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Why Nike’s Sports Hijab is Not Just a Bad Idea, But Dangerous As Well

Nov 29, 2018 9:57 am By Joshua Winston

There’s a reason that athletes, for the most part, participate in their sporting events half-naked or scantily clad. They’re raising the body’s heart rate and temperature, and they have a need to be as cool as possible while they’re throwing punches or chasing down balls on the tennis court. They are competing in athletic events, which dehydrate the body and demand a certain level of physical endurance. They have a need to allow the body to sweat and to cool down as rapidly as possible to avoid being overheated.

Cooling points in the body are the back of the neck, the temples, wrists, ankles, forehead, and other areas such as the inner thighs. Wearing a hijab during any sporting activity is to prevent the body from cooling down in an appropriate manner in relation to the energy being expended, because it prevents the body from cooling down by trapping the heat at vital areas in the body. This is dangerous for the wearer. It leads to overheating and dehydration. No one can effectively compete in sports with a full head covering. The hijab does not stand alone. An athlete is not wearing a hijab on top of a bikini; it’s generally worn with a full body covering which does not allow for a sufficient cooling of the body during physical exercise, and this puts the wearer at a disadvantage.

Fencing is one discipline where face masks are worn, but at every point scored, or foul, the masks are removed and the participants take deep breaths and cool down. Sparring, in boxing, sees people wear headgear that protects them during practice (not actual competition), and so they can wear the headgear for as little or as long a time period as they like. But this headgear protects the temples and ears so that brain damage and a knockout is prevented. The neck is still visible and is still a cooling down point. With UFC fighters, weight cutting sees them, too, being dehydrated and capable of being knocked out by the lightest of punches, because the brain isn’t functioning properly due to the lack of water in the body. This is what results from wearing a hijab during any sporting event – the performance of the wearer is worse than it otherwise would have been, due to the body’s inability to cool down in an appropriate manner, and a loss of moisture.

Nike are endorsing this, and as a major sports manufacturer they should be aware of the dangers and the folly of putting out a sports hijab. When the body becomes overheated, there is the risk of heat stroke and heat exhaustion. This results in lowered blood pressure and a heart that is having to work harder than normal in order to carry blood to the appropriate parts of the body. Sports companies should be ensuring optimal safety for their wearers, and providing them with outfits that are capable of allowing an athlete to compete at his or her maximum performance level. The Nike hijab is just a bad idea that attempts to accommodate Muslimas’ desires to engage in sporting events. The better route for Nike to take would be to educate Muslims as to what happens to the body during times of strenuous physical activity.

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  1. mgoldberg says

    Nov 29, 2018 at 10:07 am

    Not to mention the most important consideration: the people who get harrassed, belittled, harmed, murdered et al, are those who don’t wear the hijab, not those who wear them. Therefore the question isn’t about satisfying the apparel habits of those who wish this but the freedoms of those who don’t wish to be so obligated.
    That remains the critical issue and the graves and graveyards are being filled with those who refuse to wear an hijab, not the other way around.

    • Andy says

      Nov 29, 2018 at 1:18 pm

      Do they have Nike in the Liberal/Leftist Paradise of Portland. U.S.A.

      • Andy says

        Nov 29, 2018 at 1:47 pm

        San Francisco and Portland are modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah.

        • gravenimage says

          Nov 29, 2018 at 8:16 pm

          San Francisco’s Firefighter toy drive for children is also the largest in the nation. I guess that’s pretty evil…

          https://www.wedriveu.com/wedriveu-salesforce-and-sf-fire-department-bring-cheer-to-bay-area-children/

          My brothers and I received toys from them when we were kids.

        • Andy says

          Nov 29, 2018 at 8:43 pm

          GI, I posted a edited comment by Mitchell Delmar in the comment section of Portland is a Sh*thole By Paul Joseph Watson

          Here is the full unedited comment.

          Mitchell Delmar

          Humans never learn. San Francisco and Portland are modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah. This is what happens when you let children and the disenfranchised make decisions.

  2. BK says

    Nov 29, 2018 at 10:17 am

    Imagine males totally dominating females.in the desert, it’s normal to inflict physical pain OR mental pain And/or emotional pain to rule the woman’s unruliness, imagine a weaker human being being dizzy and weak from dehydration, the suffering of her withholding from water…she (any human) would also have survival instinct to give in and be dependent on cruel master to save her own life, so he gives just enough to keep her will broken, but not enough to strengthen her, he knows how to break her will AND keep her submitting to him…compare torture techniques to break human will…

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 29, 2018 at 8:18 pm

      Muslims are just as savage towards women in places that are not so parched. This has more to do with the appalling creed of Islam than with a parched landscape. Jews and Christians in arid parts of the world are not like this.

  3. Vyx says

    Nov 29, 2018 at 11:01 am

    Yeah, NIke’s goal is to make more money for Nike, and they see this as an avenue for more revenue.

    So athletes keel over, big deal. They sold some merch.

    That’s the real goal.

    • SweetOlBob says

      Dec 5, 2018 at 6:01 am

      Vyx :
      Anything or anyone wearing or sporting the Nike Swoosh should be banned. That goes for all the NFL teams and anyone else who takes money from that supporter of kneeling Negroes to wear it in public.
      Flush the Swoosh ! Get rid of Nike ! It’s nothing but a terrifically overpriced shoddy product ! Throw it out ! Just do it !

  4. Terry Gain says

    Nov 29, 2018 at 11:21 am

    I’ve not supported Nike since the PGA allowed Tiger to get a half dozen people to move a huge boulder and then corruptly declared that it was a “loose impediment”.

    Every journey begins with a single step.

  5. Westman says

    Nov 29, 2018 at 11:47 am

    Frankly, it would elucidating for the Left to watch female athletes suffer from Islamic constraints in sports competion. Feminists might get the message that Linda Sarsour is leading them into a new “slavery”. Very little of what Islam does improves its image among truly free people.

    (Jest) We should demand that every female Muslima sports competitor be covered from head to foot and then listen to the howls of Islam apologists who will then claim there is no requirement for coverings of women in Islam. They will, of course, claim this while keeping their own FGM’d wives and daughters under some form of covering and a host of other restrictions.

    The real pillar of Islam for females – irrational submission, combined with earthly restrictions/punishment from Muslim males and a threat of eternal, sadistic, punishment from Allah.

    • Terry Gain says

      Nov 29, 2018 at 12:23 pm

      For Muslimwomen Islam is a cutting edge religion.

  6. The Istanbulian says

    Nov 29, 2018 at 12:28 pm

    What was the general consensus when teebo would take a knee?

  7. FYI says

    Nov 29, 2018 at 1:51 pm

    A Sports Burqa probably won’t arise..except in Afghanistan or Soddy Land..

    Especially not swimming…” and in lane 3 we have miss ?,coming up fast behind her is miss ? ..and now miss ? ..with suspiciously muscular hairy male arms…. in lane #4…..I can’t make it out…”

    • isaac says

      Nov 29, 2018 at 3:28 pm

      that’s hysterical

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 29, 2018 at 8:19 pm

      Ha ha

  8. No Muzzies Here says

    Nov 29, 2018 at 2:18 pm

    They are not interested in safety for the wearers. They are interested in getting the business of the rapidly growing population of Muslims.

  9. Anjuli Pandavar says

    Nov 29, 2018 at 2:31 pm

    “The Nike hijab is just a bad idea that attempts to accommodate Muslimas’ desires to engage in sporting events.”

    —

    I’m sure there are Muslimas who desire to engage in sporting events, but who imagines that there are enough such Muslimas to constitute a market for said hijabs? Isn’t it more plausible to assume that Nike made this product specifically so that someone could pose in it for their “virtue signalling” and don’t expect to make any profit directly out of it at all.

    Sure, it is prudent to warn about the health risks of wearing such a stupid garment, but I think one might also assume that Nike knows this already. More worrisome is global corporations jokeying for competitive advantage on the back of cultural and religious customs and practises that have devastating impacts on peoples’ lives. Is it just a matter of time before some corporation is going to “virtue signal” with its own brand of sex-slave chain?

  10. Paul says

    Nov 29, 2018 at 2:48 pm

    In London at least they have muslim swimming sessions where males can swim and splash with their catamites. And separate sessions for women clothed in god-knows-what.

    Why do people cater and accommodate people who actively despise you ?

    I would not enslave you nor cut up your kids genitals or behead you but they would.

    Think on that. Deep and long.

    Paul

  11. Nona says

    Nov 29, 2018 at 3:34 pm

    In fact, the entire head is a cooling point, as well as the hands and bottom of the feet. Covering the head, keeps the body heat in.

    • alex smythe says

      Nov 29, 2018 at 8:52 pm

      Nona: true. That’s also why it’s important to wear good winter hats, earmuffs and scarves during freezing cold weather, since about 60 percent of the body heat goes out from that area.

  12. Ade Fegan says

    Nov 29, 2018 at 4:01 pm

    silly sods … let them cook

  13. Rarely says

    Nov 29, 2018 at 4:20 pm

    Of course Nike is doing it for PR but otherwise its a total non-issue. If they are going to compete anyway it might as well be in specially designed burqas. They may not be perfect but are a step in the right direction.
    Don’t we want more interaction with the “downtrodden” muslim female?

    • Rarely says

      Nov 29, 2018 at 5:10 pm

      BTW. High heeled shoes are dangerous and the cause of many accidents but I don’t hear people demanding putting warning labels on them. Bicycle seats can be harmful to men so should the “split-seat” be mandatory? Should bike manufacturers be obligated to educate the pubic, err public, on the dangers?
      We can’t protect everyone from everything –especially unmitigated fools.

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 29, 2018 at 8:21 pm

      Last I checked, no one was being murdered for not wearing high heels…

  14. Gene says

    Nov 29, 2018 at 5:24 pm

    Luckily, Nike’s Sports Hijab covers the one part of the body that Muslims seldom use.

  15. Peggy says

    Nov 29, 2018 at 6:27 pm

    How soon in order to make it fair the impose this hijab rubbish on all female competitors?
    I wouldn’t put it past them.
    This is just the first step to desensitize us.

  16. abad says

    Nov 29, 2018 at 7:16 pm

    I thought Islam strictly forbade participation in sports of any kind?

    • unbeliever1 says

      Nov 30, 2018 at 1:13 pm

      At least they have freedom in the West so far. Muslims will always take advantage of liberal democracies.They are free to practice their religion in Western countries while practioners of other religions are severely restricted from openly observing theirs in majourity Muslim countries.

  17. mummymovie says

    Nov 29, 2018 at 8:03 pm

    I noticed Under Armour has one too.

    My first thought was, “They should be making real under armour for women who choose not to wear hijabs.”

  18. gravenimage says

    Nov 29, 2018 at 8:11 pm

    Why Nike’s Sports Hijab is Not Just a Bad Idea, But Dangerous As Well
    ……………….

    True enough–but who cares, compared to “political correctness”?

  19. Raney Daise says

    Nov 30, 2018 at 7:13 am

    Nike are endorsing this, and as a major sports manufacturer they should be aware of the danger

    Nike IS endorsing this ……IT should be aware of the danger.

  20. John Shreffler says

    Nov 30, 2018 at 10:49 am

    I am surprised that various sport commissions have not given handicaps to athletes who attempt to compete in these costumes. Perhaps swimming in a burka might be awarded 30 seconds per lap, etc.

  21. unbeliever1 says

    Nov 30, 2018 at 1:03 pm

    I see Muslim women on the threadmills at the gym I attend,wearing hijabs and coats. Needless to say, they don’t work out for more than ten minutes due to being confined in all those clothes.

  22. Mirza Ghalib says

    Dec 1, 2018 at 1:08 am

    Why don’t you see it in a positive light? One fewer Muslim.

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