We have documented 1 statement by Felicity Palmateer, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: Professional big-wave surfer; WSL commentator
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Statement summary
Australian big-wave surfer Felicity Palmateer called the Novig ad "very damaging" for young women in sport, posting on Instagram that it was "hypersexualized content designed to sell a gambling app," not what sport looks like.
“Don't know what Sydney thinks sport looks like, but THIS is what sport looks like... not hypersexualized content designed to sell a gambling app.”
Sydney Sweeney, an equity holder in sports-prediction platform Novig, starred in a nude ad campaign that female athletes say sexualizes women's sport. Novig's CEO and a Guardian columnist publicly disputed that characterization.
