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RE: Why 'Women's Sports' is sexist
March 9, 2016 at 8:08 am
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RE: Why 'Women's Sports' is sexist
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RE: Why 'Women's Sports' is sexist
March 9, 2016 at 8:25 am
(This post was last modified: March 9, 2016 at 8:26 am by Alex K.)
(March 9, 2016 at 8:10 am)pool the great Wrote: I am looking for answers Alex . These answers will fill the void in my consciousness and perfect true yoga.
I'll tell you something yoga-level super-wise then: if you want to get answers, it helps to listen to people instead of imagining an answer and running with that irrespective of what was actually said. That'll spoil your karmic yoga, dude.
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RE: Why 'Women's Sports' is sexist
March 9, 2016 at 8:30 am
You don't know what you're talking about. Andy Kaufman wrestled women all the time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVJPAe4-lBM
Dr. Renee Richards played against women all the time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OBPzN_ajXc
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RE: Why 'Women's Sports' is sexist
March 9, 2016 at 8:32 am
(March 9, 2016 at 8:07 am)pool the great Wrote: Hi Ben 
So it's not sexist to think women are inferior to men in some aspects? 
You didn't think about that did you ben  Your phrasing makes me think you're trolling...
...but assuming you're not, Alex never said that anyone was inferior/superior to anyone. He simply acknowledged differences (e.g. women have a womb, men don't). Nothing sexist about that.
To the OP, certain types of sports highlight certain differences (e.g. weightlifting) so delineation based on gender is to be expected and not sexist as it ensures fair competition. Others don't (e.g. darts) so for those sports, gender-based segregation might well be sexist.
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RE: Why 'Women's Sports' is sexist
March 9, 2016 at 8:47 am
(This post was last modified: March 9, 2016 at 8:53 am by The Grand Nudger.)
A person can acknowledge the effects of hard work, cultural re-enforcement, and selective breeding without being sexist (or racist). To be sexist one must reference something intrinsic to a particular sex and extrinsic to another...rather than those things I just mentioned or any among the litany of things I did not. When referring to the aggregate;
Is one gender objectively better than another at a particular sport? Yes.
Is it -because of their gender-? No.
Is one race objectively better than another at a particular sport? Yes.
Is it -because of their race-? No.
You'll find, even within the above....women who are better at football than the average man, and you'll find plenty of black men that miss three pointers more often than white women.
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RE: Why 'Women's Sports' is sexist
March 9, 2016 at 9:02 am
Did Pool just turn into Little Rik there for a second? That was terrifying.
Saying that women are inferior to men is sexist.
Saying that men can usually lift more weight than women (as just one example) is not sexist because it's a statement of objective fact.
Saying that women are inferior to men because men can lift more is sexist.
Honestly, I don't think it's that hard of a concept. Recognizing general differences between genders and ruling your sports accordingly is not sexist as long as you're not actively trying to disadvantage one group or another.
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RE: Why 'Women's Sports' is sexist
March 9, 2016 at 9:12 am
(March 9, 2016 at 6:41 am)pool the great Wrote: The same reason why 'Black people sports' would be considered racist. We don't see black people and white people sports because it's racist but why do we have seperate sports for men and women? Do people not realize it is sexist?
Like in MMA,UFC there is women's belts and men's belts, why don't people realize this is sexist?
Women should be able to compete with men, there should be no ' Women's Sports' or ' men's sports'.
Just sayin', thought for the day That is not what "sexist" means.
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RE: Why 'Women's Sports' is sexist
March 9, 2016 at 9:15 am
(March 9, 2016 at 9:12 am)Mermaid Wrote: (March 9, 2016 at 6:41 am)pool the great Wrote: The same reason why 'Black people sports' would be considered racist. We don't see black people and white people sports because it's racist but why do we have seperate sports for men and women? Do people not realize it is sexist?
Like in MMA,UFC there is women's belts and men's belts, why don't people realize this is sexist?
Women should be able to compete with men, there should be no ' Women's Sports' or ' men's sports'.
Just sayin', thought for the day That is not what "sexist" means.
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RE: Why 'Women's Sports' is sexist
March 9, 2016 at 9:17 am
(March 9, 2016 at 9:15 am)pool the great Wrote: (March 9, 2016 at 9:12 am)Mermaid Wrote: That is not what "sexist" means.
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