Twitter user @nutsackjenkins commented shortly after the announcement “I thought we were hidden from the scourge of f*minism in snowboarding, this is the worst news since step-on bindings #FISsucksball”. The account has since been deleted, although not before the tweet was brought to our attention.

A mens rights activist outside the event was berated for holding up a placard allegedly depicting a topless woman, but was apologised to afterwards by security officials when it turned out to be an image of a sunbathing Shaun White circa 2009.

Controversially in 2005 Kasper told NPR that he didn’t think women should be ski jumpers because it could cause permanent damage their baby makers, “Don’t forget, it’s like jumping down from, let’s say, about two meters on the ground about a thousand times a year, which seems not to be appropriate for ladies from a medical point of view”. This move for gender equality seems miles away from his usual misogynistic spiel, maybe 2019 is the year in which Kasper becomes a feminist?

“He didn’t think women should be ski jumpers because it could cause permanent damage to their baby makers”

The 2014 Olympic games in Sochi saw the very first women’s ski jump in Olympic history, and in a move that stunned old white men the world over there were 0 (zero) womb explosions during the course of the event. Although new evidence from activism group warns that as few as 2 (two) jumps on a pogo stick per year can generate enough kinetic energy to damage reproductive organs.

Regardless of the motivation behind the move to ban the lewd images, we’re not quite sure how to feel about it. Apparently a GoFundMe has been started to raise money to start a new federation that isn’t quite so politically correct (Federal Alliance of Riders Together). In theory this will progress the sport in terms of trying to equal the perceived gender imbalance, but at what cost? Let us know how you feel in the comments below.