Viral Public Complaints About Bikini Beach Volleyball Olympics, KPI: It's Too Much, It's A Sports Context

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JAKARTA - Viral complaints from residents about the bikinis of beach volleyball athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. These residents question the vulgar side.

KPI commissioner Nuning Rodiyah called the criticism about bikinis for beach volleyball athletes excessive. According to him, the screening of the Olympics is very proportional.

“No offense, no exploitation. The context is sports,” said Nuning when contacted by VOI, Wednesday, August 4.

Indeed, when referring to eastern culture, a beach volleyball athlete's bikini may be considered impolite. But back again, beach volleyball athletes bikini fit the context of the sport.

"It's too much to address the context of sport. If the sports categories are all clear, there is no need for blurring, it's strange if it's blurring," he continued.

For Nuning, KPI's homework is to educate the public so that they can differentiate broadcast programs. If it contains exploitation, such as body parts or violent content, it needs to be criticized.

"We still expect the public to be critical if there are shows of exploitation, thighs, chests, buttocks can be criticized. If in the context of sports, it should be in accordance with what athletes use, we encourage the community to be critical in the right context," said Nuning.

According to him, KPI currently receives many complaints about the content of soap operas to variety shows as well as infotainment shows. Things that violate broadcast guidelines and rules will be followed up by KPI.

Previously circulated screenshots of corners of KPI complaints by residents. He questioned the bikini of beach volleyball athletes and asked KPI to order television broadcasting the Olympics to censor it.

"The Olympics broadcast on TV is good, but for the women's volleyball category, the players are wearing bikinis and this is not good for broadcasting," said the complainant.