“a feature that was located more broadly within wider policing of ideal Olympian femininity” gen.

[CopperKettle]

From an article titled
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"I think gorilla-like back effusions of hair are rather a turn-off": 'Excessive hair' and male body hair (removal) discourse.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26907912
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For instance, many of the German male athletes, much like their female compatriots, had completely hairless armpits; an observation that seems more than simply anecdotal, having been evidenced in some academic work (e.g., Brдhler, 2011). In contrast, the majority of male athletes from Great Britain and the United States (US) sported a full, bushy look, suggestive of not shaving their armpits – although the same could not be claimed of their chests, backs and abdomens. These cultural differences in depilation appeared almost a reversal of female Olympic athletes’ hair removal practices (or lack thereof) during the 1970s (Lenskyj, 2012). In this earlier period, a number of East German female athletes had hair growing in their underarms, a feature that was located more broadly within wider policing of ideal Olympian femininity, and was viewed as indicative of some-thing being ‘wrong’ with these women (Rosen, 2008). Negatively associated with performance enhancing drugs and differing ideals around feminine athletic embodiment, an ideal image of the female athletic body based in Anglo-gendered-norms was noticeable (Lenskyj, 2012).
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I don't understand the meaning of this phrase. I have some vague ideas as to its possible human-speak alternative, but I'm not sure.

[CopperKettle]

Не могу понять, что имеется в виду

O_O

[CopperKettle]

В тот исторический период, ряд восточногерманских спортсменок избегали бритья подмышек, и эта их особенность рассматривалась в общем контексте стремления к олимпийскому женскому идеалу и воспринималась как признак того, что с этими женщинами «что-то не так» ().
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Смысла немного, но выглядит так, как будто сгенерировано тем же psychobabble генератором.

^_^

[Translucid Mushroom]

мне кажется, hair growing in underarms просто не вписывались в тогдашние рамки представлений о том, как должна выглядеть олимпийская спортсменка

[Translucid Mushroom]

так, между делом,

ряд восточногерманских спортсменок — многие восточногерманские спортсменки

после периода зпт лишняя

[CopperKettle]

http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/a-few-several-a-number-of-a-lot-of-many.255950/

A number of: More than two or three. I don't know if there's an upper limit on this. One could say "I have a number of options." could be ten, could be a hundred.

http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/a-number-of-is-some-or-many.2654557/

It depends on the context, but I would say generally that "a number of" is closer to "some" than "many."

[Translucid Mushroom]

ну, "некоторые" тогда

"ряд спортсменок избегали" стилистически криво

[CopperKettle]

Спасибо за "ряд спортсменок" и за запятую, Mushroom!

[Translucid Mushroom]

а про саму закавыку-то что думаете?

[CopperKettle]

Ничего. I'm flatlining.
I've asked here though:

http://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/92999/a-feature-that-was-located-more-broadly-within-wider-policing-of-ideal-olympian

Maybe someone will kindly untangle the issue then I've returned from my evening jog.

[CopperKettle]

"Maybe someone will kindly untangle the issue then I've returned from my evening jog." - I'm not even sure about the tenses here.

[mikhailS]

6.06.2016 17:17 +1

>> Maybe someone will kindly untangle the issue then I've returned from my evening jog
'Hopefully someone will have untangled the issue when I return from my evening jog' - those would be the right tenses here ;-D

[CopperKettle]

Thanks, MikhailS!