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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.:)
Perhaps title IX should be extended into the Armed Forces, too.
Equal numbers of men and women in all the branches. If not enough women are interested, spend tax dollars to find ways to make combat seem more intriguing to women. If this fails to up distaff recruitment sufficiently, cull the ranks of male soldiers until the numbers balance out.
If it's good enough for college sports, it should be good enough, as well, for the real-life competitive squabbles against rivals that sports merely simulate.
Yeah, Jim, we'll do that as soon as we figure out the biology to let the men share equally in the work of childbearing, OK?
I'm not arguing that what is happening today with men's (and some women's) collegiate non-revenue sports teams is a good or fair thing. I think something needs to change. But to demonize Title IX as if it is the sole cause of the problem is ignorant.
How many of you men who think Title IX is the definition of evil itself have ever investigated what athletic opportunities were available to women before that law passed? Did your mothers have the opportunity to excel in sports when they were in school? Even when I was in college in the 80's (years after Title IX) my school had separate athletic departments and the women swimmers had to sneak into the men's locker area in the early mornings in order to be able to use the speed circuit equipment that was readily available to the men. Things were far from equal.
I am willing to say that something needs to change. But I refuse to simple-mindedly blame Title IX for the state of college sports today. Like Chris said, the NFL and NBA need to kick in some cash somewhere--they basically get free farm league teams in the current system. The colleges have become totally dependent on two sports to make money. The NFL and NBA and NCAA are laughing all the way to the bank. And non-revenue college sports are suffering largely because of that.
Perhaps title IX should be extended into the Armed Forces, too.
Equal numbers of men and women in all the branches. If not enough women are interested, spend tax dollars to find ways to make combat seem more intriguing to women. If this fails to up distaff recruitment sufficiently, cull the ranks of male soldiers until the numbers balance out.
If it's good enough for college sports, it should be good enough, as well, for the real-life competitive squabbles against rivals that sports merely simulate.
Yeah, Jim, we'll do that as soon as we figure out the biology to let the men share equally in the work of childbearing, OK?
I'm not arguing that what is happening today with men's (and some women's) collegiate non-revenue sports teams is a good or fair thing. I think something needs to change. But to demonize Title IX as if it is the sole cause of the problem is ignorant.
How many of you men who think Title IX is the definition of evil itself have ever investigated what athletic opportunities were available to women before that law passed? Did your mothers have the opportunity to excel in sports when they were in school? Even when I was in college in the 80's (years after Title IX) my school had separate athletic departments and the women swimmers had to sneak into the men's locker area in the early mornings in order to be able to use the speed circuit equipment that was readily available to the men. Things were far from equal.
I am willing to say that something needs to change. But I refuse to simple-mindedly blame Title IX for the state of college sports today. Like Chris said, the NFL and NBA need to kick in some cash somewhere--they basically get free farm league teams in the current system. The colleges have become totally dependent on two sports to make money. The NFL and NBA and NCAA are laughing all the way to the bank. And non-revenue college sports are suffering largely because of that.
