Dara Torres-Amazing

No, that's not what I said. I believe I said what I meant. How many women in the 50's had a college scholarship for athletics? How many women in the 50's had real musclar definition without disapproval from society? How many women took an hour or two each day to work-out? Not many. I guess you don't appreciate the freedom and diversity of life allowed women compared to back then that I do. That's alright. I'm just glad for the changes, myself. I'll "swim my own stroke" and let you swim yours. gobears - I apologize as I may have read a litte too much into your opinion on this matter. Everything you said is true. It is a little disturbing though when one sees bright gals that want to be teachers and are discouraged from doing so because they have the choices to be docs, lawyers, etc. It is as if because they have this choice, they are sometimes viewed as living short of their potential if they don't go the route of being a CEO, accountant, etc. We don't have enough good teachers now and I can't help but wonder if that is a bad thing. Like many, I probably take the choices and opportunities for granted. Despite the opportunities available to women, I'm just not sure that life is any easier for women than it was in the fifties. It certainly is if one has the desire to pursue an education or be athletic, but for some women, this is not a priority in their life. Choice is wonderful no doubt. Listening to today's songs, watching t.v., and reading various things, I'm just not certain that women are more respected than they were in the 1950s. The interesting thing is, since we didn't know about things like BALCO and doping problems in the Tour de France in the 1950s, I actually think Dara's accomplishments would not have been questioned. Sure people might have disapproved of her lifestyle, but this is not as bad as people thinking one is on PEDs. I imagine that there were some women out there in the 1950s that were athletic and an inspiration to women.

No, that's not what I said. I believe I said what I meant. How many women in the 50's had a college scholarship for athletics? How many women in the 50's had real musclar definition without disapproval from society? How many women took an hour or two each day to work-out? Not many. I guess you don't appreciate the freedom and diversity of life allowed women compared to back then that I do. That's alright. I'm just glad for the changes, myself. I'll "swim my own stroke" and let you swim yours. gobears - I apologize as I may have read a litte too much into your opinion on this matter. Everything you said is true. It is a little disturbing though when one sees bright gals that want to be teachers and are discouraged from doing so because they have the choices to be docs, lawyers, etc. It is as if because they have this choice, they are sometimes viewed as living short of their potential if they don't go the route of being a CEO, accountant, etc. We don't have enough good teachers now and I can't help but wonder if that is a bad thing. Like many, I probably take the choices and opportunities for granted. Despite the opportunities available to women, I'm just not sure that life is any easier for women than it was in the fifties. It certainly is if one has the desire to pursue an education or be athletic, but for some women, this is not a priority in their life. Choice is wonderful no doubt. Listening to today's songs, watching t.v., and reading various things, I'm just not certain that women are more respected than they were in the 1950s. The interesting thing is, since we didn't know about things like BALCO and doping problems in the Tour de France in the 1950s, I actually think Dara's accomplishments would not have been questioned. Sure people might have disapproved of her lifestyle, but this is not as bad as people thinking one is on PEDs. I imagine that there were some women out there in the 1950s that were athletic and an inspiration to women.