Athletes across all sports have been wearing them for years. Yet the look still inspires ill-informed reactions that skip over logic, going directly to the absurd. This is the 21St Century; sports medicine is at its apex, an ever-developing, changing one at that.
Maybe it’s Brandi Chastain’s fault. After scoring the winning penalty kick to claim the 1999 Women’s FIFA World Cup for the United States in the United States, the elated, joyous Chastain tore off her jersey and brought viral-level attention to sports bras.
You want me to wear what?