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Michelle Wie: reverse, reverse discrimination?
Sunday December 3, 2006 | 18:36:27 242 words, 5140 views
Some years ago, when I played on the sixth grade football team, the fifth-grade football team was short a man. The fifth-grade coach asked me if I would play, even though he knew it was illegal. I was still in my pads from practice, and I said sure – if an adult said it was OK, it must have been OK. I intercepted two passes, both of which I ran back for touchdowns. We killed them, and everyone congratulated me, but I felt kind of sleazy. I knew I had cheated. I was playing with smaller, lesser-skilled kids. I never again had much respect for the fifth-grade coach. I have nothing against girls playing against boys. But, boys should not play on girls teams. It’s sort of the same thing. A lot of people are up in arms over a Wisconsin court of appeals rejecting a lawsuit by a boy who wanted to compete on the high school girls gymnastics team. If girls can infringe on boys games – like Michelle Wie trying to play on the PGA Tour – then isn’t it reverse discrimination? No, it’s just unfair. In Wie’s case, it’s a little more complex: a lesser skilled player trying to compete against men clearly superior, in the supposed name of gender equity and being all you can be. She’s exploiting the underdog role. What’s unfair is that she’s turning the concept inside out, to the detriment of the integrity of the game. Comments:
Whaddaya gonna do now Timmy, file a reverse discrimination lawsuit againt Michelle?? Wow, are you a piece of work or what!!
I'm sure that the fifth grade coach thought it was okay because you were a scrawny little runt.
Your reasonig overlooks much.
By your logic, guys are better in all sports huh? and we all know that males are superior than girls in gymnastics. Tell you want time don't write again until you actually read the cases as you clearly have no idea what your talking about
By your logic, guys are better in all sports huh? and we all know that males are superior than girls in gymnastics. Tell you what, next time don't write again until you actually read the cases as you clearly have no idea what your talking about.
Comment from: Ron Mon [Member]
Judge Smails...Reason for being...to react and criticize, never to posit a novel idea.
Mary Collins...Reason for being...to learn that, yes, due to the male advantage in strength, we have a decided advantage in sports. What does Tim "clearly have no idea" about? Why didn't you finish your thought? How is your husband, Tom Collins? Tim McD...You had me all the way until the end. I still don't believe that Wie is exploiting anything, especially the underdog role. Like any good pro golfer, especially the male ones, she gives her perspective on why she did not play well. In fact, she does it more than any other female player I've read or heard. She "sounds" more like a male pro golfer than a female pro golfer.
Ron Con,
I save my sage analyses for fora in which they're appreciated. Mary, Mary, quite contrary, you really are in a tizzy, aren't you? Just so you know, yes, guys are better at all sports. Now, go make yourself useful and bake some cookies.
Scrappin for Google hits Timmy?
***Comment from: Ron Mon [Member] Like any good pro golfer, especially the male ones, she gives her perspective on why she did not play well. In fact, she does it more than any other female player I've read or heard. She "sounds" more like a male pro golfer than a female pro golfer.*** Ron I noticed the same thing about Michelle, she sucks it up and faces the media when she plays good or bad. I can't think of many teenagers or adults with the composure to show up in a media tent after a horrible round and face questions from the the World. She is developing a relationship with the media that will last a career or lifetime.
Comment from: Alex [Visitor]
One-Putt, After reading the last sentence of your latest post, I have to tell Norman, Jim C, Candace Polski and the rest of the Wie-zeals to take a back seat.
You have retired the trophy as the Number One Wie sycophant.
Tim--Talk about peaking early...
Ron Mon--Michelle may "sound" like a male golf pro, but she sure doesn't play like one. One-Putt--Michelle's post round comments have become the stuff of legend, of course the media will flock to her. It's not everday that you can here a delusional teenage girl try to spin an 81 into a 68 in her own mind.
Comment from: Shanks [Member]
Hey Tim, Jean Van de Velde is gonna be mad at you! He would like vewy much to play wiss zees girls.
Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, Timmy,
Why do you say such silly things, like the integrity of the game. Give it a break. So she took some sponsors exemptions just like many other players have done. Leave a comment: |
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