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is it an insult if someone say u look like a 'east german swimmer?' what does it mean? ur in shape or what?

2007-05-16 08:49:57 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Cultures & Groups Other - Cultures & Groups

*PS this was not said to me. but to a friend, yes she is quite muscular and white.

2007-05-16 08:59:45 · update #1

23 answers

East Germany was accused of using male hormones to give thier female swimmers an edge. The women had very male attributes from this therapy, making them look "BUTCH"

2007-05-16 08:55:11 · answer #1 · answered by GRUMPY1LUVS2EAT 5 · 0 1

LMAO.

Its from the women's Olympics. The East German Swim Team about 40 years ago... They kept beating everyone and beating records. They were big and buff and had deep voices, and some had hints of facial hair. Later it came out that they were on steriods/testosterone and were slowly resembling men in the physical sense. Steriods weren't well known yet so no one thought anything was up.

Sorry if someone said you look like an east german swimmer. LMAO!

2007-05-16 15:57:16 · answer #2 · answered by gregthedesigner 5 · 0 0

It means you look like a man. There was a perception that these swimmers looked masculine.

Also, There was a story many years back about East German female swimmers taking steroids.

2007-05-16 15:53:56 · answer #3 · answered by JerseyRick 6 · 0 0

East German swimmers used to take lots of steroids and ended up looking very muscular, broad shouldered and in fact quite male. Sorry, but if i were you I'd stop talking to the person who said that to you.

2007-05-16 15:55:39 · answer #4 · answered by renemeis 3 · 0 0

I probably shouldn't because I may get someones azz kicked, but in the '60s and '70s during the clod war times, the East German gal's who competed in the Olympics where many times accused and caught at using steroids and were.............shall we say..........man-ish. You know. Ah, not girllie in any way. Sort of scary. They looked like Arnold Schwarzenheger but less attractive. Now I'm not say'n, I'm just say'n. Now days there may be some East German swimmers who are also fashion models. I'm not up on current events concerning the Olympics. In either case, pizz on what others think anyway. It's not what you look like, it's how you look, and I bet you look just fine.

2007-05-16 16:09:09 · answer #5 · answered by Justin Case 4 · 0 0

Compliment. That means you have a physique of an professional athlete. East German swimmers are extremly in shape.

2007-05-16 15:56:34 · answer #6 · answered by nyc_ladydragonsamauri007 3 · 0 0

I'm not sure but I think for a while there, years ago, east german swimmers were taking an awful lot of steroids. It seems like I remember some kind of scandal.

2007-05-16 15:53:53 · answer #7 · answered by Ms. Roberts 3 · 0 0

No its a compliment. East Germany had good girl swimmers. In the 1976 olympics Kornelia Ender won 4 golds. She was on steroids though

2007-05-16 15:56:17 · answer #8 · answered by mwilli95 3 · 0 0

It could be an insult, if it's in reference to the Olympic scandal of the 70s and 80s, where the swimmers were given massive amounts of steroids. The women became a bit mannish.

2007-05-16 15:54:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Well, a good while back a group of east German swimmers were caught with dope. They might be saying you look like a druggy.

2007-05-16 15:53:26 · answer #10 · answered by Sarbinargh 4 · 0 0

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