Men are usually bigger, faster stronger, so if girls are on boys teams they're generally at a disadvantage. boys on girls teams? other way around.

octopied: Men are usually bigger, faster stronger, so if girls are on boys teams they're generally at a disadvantage. boys on girls teams? other way around.

Feminists have told me that there are no differences between men and woman. Who am I suppose to believe, them or you?

Andy Kaufman: gender-equality pioneer.

"At least the M.I.A.A. will have to take action," she said. "They can't have a boy be the girls state champion."

Separate but equal!

TsarTom: And when they catch me in the women's locker room over at the Y, it's all "pervert" and "give me back my underwear".

Really. And "put that camera down" and all kinds of mean, hateful language. We shall overcome. Stay strong.

Wow, it's nice to see Massachusetts has a law that actually allows for EQUAL access to athletics, unlike the absurd interpretations of Title IX.

fark challenge- think of a better unisex sport for balanced competition.
my submission is combining fencing with the gymnastic balance beam.
men will have longer strides and arm reach but women have a lower center of balance.

or make the uneven parallel bars the most popular international sport and laugh at guys who try to compete.

FirstNationalBastard: EQUALITY ONLY AS LONG AS IT BENEFITS US!

Feminism.

EQUALITY FOR MOST!

How do they not have a boys swimming team?

Incidentally, I'm fine with not giving any "records" to these boys, and I'd even be okay if they didn't give them "girls" trophies.

The sexism in the article is pretty incredible, though. I'm glad it's okay to be biased if you're of one gender.

degenerate-afro: no differences between men and woman.

Can I be the jerk who points out that this claim is incoherent?

Okay, I understand allowing boys to train/compete on a school's girls team if there is no boys team, but shouldn't they qualify for the boys state meet at least in the individual races? TFA mentioned some schools do it that way, but shouldn't all of them?

GAT_00: Or, more precisely, advocate for men to have their own team instead of demanding that women be more equal than men.

Just a thought.

"But then I have to help BOYS! With COOTIES!"

Neeek: How do they not have a boys swimming team?

I know the NCAA has mandated that football schools offer 2 sports as women only as a way to "balance" things out. I'm guessing lots of high schools have something similar.

/at my nearby D1 school, it's volleyball and gymnastics that are ladies only

Neeek: How do they not have a boys swimming team?

Who wants to see 16 year old boys in swimsuits?

I see nothing wrong with this... Good for the boys. They want to swim, schools don't have a team for them.
They are taking advantage of equal rights laws. If they stop them, they sue... It is the american way.

degenerate-afro: Feminists have told me that there are no differences between men and woman. Who am I suppose to believe, them or you?

Hey misogynist, don't you know you're committing domestic violence when you use logic?

Link (PDF warning)

Compact Travel Size: Okay, I understand allowing boys to train/compete on a school's girls team if there is no boys team, but shouldn't they qualify for the boys state meet at least in the individual races? TFA mentioned some schools do it that way, but shouldn't all of them?

It seems from the article that the boys and girls seasons are held during different times of the year.
Boys swimming is held in the winter, when pool space is limited and expensive to rent, which is a deterrent for many schools.
So because of lack of interest and expense the school doesn't bother to field a boys team.

p the boiler: I see nothing wrong with this... Good for the boys. They want to swim, schools don't have a team for them.
They are taking advantage of equal rights laws. If they stop them, they sue... It is the american way.

You know how girls are taking advantage of equal rights laws: Not letting boys have babies (new window)

Here's to swimmin'
with bow legged wimmin

Misch: I remember a guy playing on a womens field hockey team from a neighboring district.

Saw a fair number of girls in high school wrestling.

Ann Arbor had a boy play field hockey, skirt and all, a few years back.

TheDumbBlonde: ThisNameSux: Neeek: How do they not have a boys swimming team?

Who wants to see 16 year old boys in swimsuits?

Jerry Sandusky.

a bit too old for him

Di Atribe: It's been proven by science.

and babies

/and Sex and the City
//apologies

p the boiler: I see nothing wrong with this... Good for the boys. They want to swim, schools don't have a team for them.
They are taking advantage of equal rights laws. If they stop them, they sue... It is the american way.

This.

Honestly, I believe in equal rights for men and women...just so long as they're EQUAL RIGHTS. And also if some modicum of logic is used. Unfortunately, logic seems to go by the wayside whenever some of the overt feminists see some lady unable to play something that they suck at/aren't well suited for. In other words -- if you suck at a sport, then for fark's sake, you shouldn't make the team. If you are good enough, then by all means. That's what Title IX is supposed to protect. However, people are idiots.

Also when it comes to men and women, they are equal with the big picture. Some thing men are better at than women but there are some things women are better at than men (like sandwich making (there, I said the joke for you...)) both sides even out to make it basically equal. There's always exceptions to the rule. I just hate when people are sexist on either side. And trust me, women are just as bad as men are with sexism. Every other woman I know seem to think of men as simple primitive morans. And it's annoying as hell to listen to them.

/Is female
//is fine with sexist jokes as long as they're funny, not super mean, and/or creative
///Sick of kitchen and sandwich jokes...come on guys, put a little more effort into it!

Roll of the Daisuke: p the boiler: I see nothing wrong with this... Good for the boys. They want to swim, schools don't have a team for them.
They are taking advantage of equal rights laws. If they stop them, they sue... It is the american way.

This.

Honestly, I believe in equal rights for men and women...just so long as they're EQUAL RIGHTS. And also if some modicum of logic is used. Unfortunately, logic seems to go by the wayside whenever some of the overt feminists see some lady unable to play something that they suck at/aren't well suited for. In other words -- if you suck at a sport, then for fark's sake, you shouldn't make the team. If you are good enough, then by all means. That's what Title IX is supposed to protect. However, people are idiots.

Also when it comes to men and women, they are equal with the big picture. Some thing men are better at than women but there are some things women are better at than men (like sandwich making (there, I said the joke for you...)) both sides even out to make it basically equal. There's always exceptions to the rule. I just hate when people are sexist on either side. And trust me, women are just as bad as men are with sexism. Every other woman I know seem to think of men as simple primitive morans. And it's annoying as hell to listen to them.

/Is female
//is fine with sexist jokes as long as they're funny, not super mean, and/or creative
///Sick of kitchen and sandwich jokes...come on guys, put a little more effort into it!

Awww look at you being all opinionated just like a big person!

Guidette Frankentits: degenerate-afro: Feminists have told me that there are no differences between men and woman. Who am I suppose to believe, them or you?

Hey misogynist, don't you know you're committing domestic violence when you use logic?

Link (PDF warning)

It's not misogyny to claim that women and men are equal in every aspect of life. The same way that it's not misandry to tell a guy he can't wear your underwear. I've always wondered why people throw around misogyny so quickly, but the term misandry is rarely used for the same types of verbal extremes. Perhaps that is another inequality that should be looked into.

MiamiBlues: degenerate-afro: no differences between men and woman.

Can I be the jerk who points out that this claim is incoherent?

It's certainly coherent, however it does pair a plural with a singular. Quite like your mother last night.

/bah, I'm no good with your mom jokes. Sorry about that.

TheDumbBlonde: Look. the only thing more gay than a teenage boy in a speedo, is a teenage boy in a speedo on a girls' swim team.

The guy managed to put himself in position to be one of the only, if not the only, male among a bunch of fit women in bathing suits.

That is the least gay thing imaginable.

Yeah! Girl in boy shorts thread!


/thats really what I read...

TheDumbBlonde: degenerate-afro: octopied: Men are usually bigger, faster stronger, so if girls are on boys teams they're generally at a disadvantage. boys on girls teams? other way around.

Feminists have told me that there are no differences between men and woman. Who am I suppose to believe, them or you?

Me. Plus boys on the girls' team is almost as gay as the girls' volleyball coach.

So you're pro-female right and a homophobe? Noted.

So to close out the thread, we all agree it is moronic for boys to swim on girls' swimming teams because boys are, by and large, bigger and stronger than girls. Boys without a swim team can do what home school kids do and join a team playing for a school they don't attend, or they can form their own damn team.

and:

degenerate-afro: MiamiBlues: degenerate-afro: no differences between men and woman.

Can I be the jerk who points out that this claim is incoherent?

It's certainly coherent, however it does pair a plural with a singular. Quite like your mother last night.

/bah, I'm no good with your mom jokes. Sorry about that.

re: the yer mom joke: not 1/2 bad (such quips have to come from the flow of the conversation - ooh, I think I see another one right here)

re: incoherent: if there's no difference between men and women, how can you tell them apart? Or how do words "men" and "women" have any meaning? There has to be some difference, right?

I'm male and played on an all girl hockey team.....There is a huge difference between males and females. I got my ass kicked by the all male teams. We couldn't compete on the same level and there were some pretty good players on my team.

/I'm the best goalie in the all male league
//Not ghey although most members on the female hockey team were
///NTTAWWT

Guidette Frankentits: degenerate-afro: Feminists have told me that there are no differences between men and woman. Who am I suppose to believe, them or you?

Hey misogynist, don't you know you're committing domestic violence when you use logic?

Link (PDF warning)

FTA:

Using pornography

Farkers are abusive!

MiamiBlues: ...or they can form their own damn team.

There aren't enough boys to field a team, that's the problem.

so many parents now have to address their inner-hypocrite and see how much equality their willing to admit to.

this will challenge their definition of what it means to be a 'good sport' in the face of adverse conditions.

/tough time to be a parent these days