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Why do we continue to point to lower participating numbers of women in sports to justify the assertion that society is persecuting women? I was a part of a state high school championship team in Colorado and we never cut anybody. My daughters' teams in this very school (Deer Valley) district were regional champions 11 years running. Nobody on their teams got cut. I would assert that the opportunities are there even with the good teams/schools. Is it possible that overall less women are interested in sports? Badminton would put us in compliance??? Swell.
And for what it's worth, I think Hogshead got touched out in the 84 Olympics.
Fort, it's been awhile, please educate me again.:)
For those arguing that girls have less interest in participating in sports, remind me of what the girl/boy ratio of participation is in USAS. Aren't there more girls swimmers than boys?
First, I love the ideal that title IX puts forth. I have a problem with the way it is enforced by the militant NH's of the world. This swimming argument slays me as participation numbers are used only when it helps your argument. As a real world example, my daughter's team this year had approximately 60 swimmers, forty of which were females. Maybe out of fairness sake, they should have cut 20 females (I mean there are 20 more females that are using school resources and plus women's suits cost a lot more than males).
Patrick, are you suggesting a task force (with my tax money) to look at ways to "encourage" women to play sports (ironically, my three daughters gravitated to sports while I've had to "encourage"...well force, my son to participate).
With apologies to all the women's badminton players out there, I would probably only attend a badminton game (male or female) if it was in my own backyard and catered Dave's barbeque was provided.:)
I am not sure what the end goal is as the numbers never will be equal, and in title IX proponents' twisted minds, fair...I mean there is a whole page of women's college basketball on every sports page in the country, despite the (probable) fact that nobody reads it (except in Connecticut, Tennessee, and of course, among the enlightened persons trolling on this forum).:worms::bolt:
For those arguing that girls have less interest in participating in sports, remind me of what the girl/boy ratio of participation is in USAS. Aren't there more girls swimmers than boys?
First, I love the ideal that title IX puts forth. I have a problem with the way it is enforced by the militant NH's of the world. This swimming argument slays me as participation numbers are used only when it helps your argument. As a real world example, my daughter's team this year had approximately 60 swimmers, forty of which were females. Maybe out of fairness sake, they should have cut 20 females (I mean there are 20 more females that are using school resources and plus women's suits cost a lot more than males).
Patrick, are you suggesting a task force (with my tax money) to look at ways to "encourage" women to play sports (ironically, my three daughters gravitated to sports while I've had to "encourage"...well force, my son to participate).
With apologies to all the women's badminton players out there, I would probably only attend a badminton game (male or female) if it was in my own backyard and catered Dave's barbeque was provided.:)
I am not sure what the end goal is as the numbers never will be equal, and in title IX proponents' twisted minds, fair...I mean there is a whole page of women's college basketball on every sports page in the country, despite the (probable) fact that nobody reads it (except in Connecticut, Tennessee, and of course, among the enlightened persons trolling on this forum).:worms::bolt:
