not in itself to be a good reason to revise rules of international sports if the gear is otherwise a matter of safety or fairness, it is generally important to devise rules that are not exclusive of certain cultures out of fairness to all. However, while this is an admirable goal, it might not always be possible to accommodate every culture's ways of being. Imagine a culture that refuses to permit its competitors to wear proper athletic shoes to compete in track events. But if one wears other foot gear, that foot gear would permanently damage the surface of the track in costly ways and cause dangers to other competitors. In such circumstances, members of that culture will simply be shut out of the sport until their cultural mores permit them to run track with proper foot apparel that does not damage the track's surface or endanger other competitors. Reasonableness ought not to give way to foolishness – even cultural foolishness. Sometimes, one's own culture locks one out of participation in certain events. Inclusiveness and diversity have their limits. We must be ever careful to not exalt them to the status of absolute behavioral norms. Indeed, some United States television commentators noted that the sand at the 2012 London Olympic beach volleyball venues is a special type that does not stick to the skin, probably for the comfort of the athletes both male and female. Perhaps also of assistance along these lines might be the wearing of tops and shorts made of spandex or lycra that would help prevent sand from creating discomfort for the athletes under their skin as they dive, dig, and fall in the sand, though it is imaginable that very short tops and shorts might suffice along these lines depending on their fit and the athlete's body type. So it is unclear that comfort during competition necessarily means less revealing gear. Wearing less revealing gear might translate into more comfort, at least for some athletes. But also noted by some of the media was the possibility of commercial disaster for that venue sho