With the advent of Libby Lenton's 51.91 WR in the 100m free. I propose a swim off and battle of the sexes.
Paul "the evil" Smith (45) representing Bobby Riggs
vs.
Libby Lenton (20) as Billie Jean King.
My money rests on the female.
John Smith
Parents
Former Member
"There is a long history of this. Look at many formerly boy-dominated occupations, such as nursing, secretarial, or elementary school teaching. Women start to participate, they are good, and the boys leave.
Notice that the occupations I listed now have the presumption, by boys, as 'gay.' Not only won't they compete, but it is not 'manly' to compete."
This is extremely true. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the office was originally seen as the new frontier for men, with the market place serving as a new arena in which 'Men' could aggressively compete against one another. The office place- in literature, anyway- was then represented as having been emascualated with the arrival of female employees, and therefore no longer the appropriate realm of real men (that was re-located to the manager's office, the country clubs and boxing gyms)...
Or something like that.
BTW- I swim on a predominately gay swim team, and honey, those men are fierce competitors.
:p
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Former Member
"There is a long history of this. Look at many formerly boy-dominated occupations, such as nursing, secretarial, or elementary school teaching. Women start to participate, they are good, and the boys leave.
Notice that the occupations I listed now have the presumption, by boys, as 'gay.' Not only won't they compete, but it is not 'manly' to compete."
This is extremely true. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the office was originally seen as the new frontier for men, with the market place serving as a new arena in which 'Men' could aggressively compete against one another. The office place- in literature, anyway- was then represented as having been emascualated with the arrival of female employees, and therefore no longer the appropriate realm of real men (that was re-located to the manager's office, the country clubs and boxing gyms)...
Or something like that.
BTW- I swim on a predominately gay swim team, and honey, those men are fierce competitors.
:p
