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Thoran · 12-21-2004, 11:59 AM

Wellard your argument makes sense and I think definitely could have legal backing... but as stated earlier it's a double edged sword you're wielding and I think that's why people have been hesitant to push the issue.

If women started legally pushing to be able to compete in "men's" sports, they very well might win, but such a prescedent would SURELY spell the end of womens sports. For every woman like Annika who could make the cut on the PGA there are THOUSANDS of men who are not quite that good but more than good enough to destroy the LPGA as a venue for developing female talent. The success of the few would spell the failure of many as men took slot after slot on the women's tour.

As I said, the protection of seperate leagues goes both ways.

[ 12-21-2004, 12:00 PM: Message edited by: Thoran ]

12-21-2004, 11:59 AM	#27
Thoran Galvatron Join Date: January 10, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Age: 56 Posts: 2,109	Wellard your argument makes sense and I think definitely could have legal backing... but as stated earlier it's a double edged sword you're wielding and I think that's why people have been hesitant to push the issue. If women started legally pushing to be able to compete in "men's" sports, they very well might win, but such a prescedent would SURELY spell the end of womens sports. For every woman like Annika who could make the cut on the PGA there are THOUSANDS of men who are not quite that good but more than good enough to destroy the LPGA as a venue for developing female talent. The success of the few would spell the failure of many as men took slot after slot on the women's tour. As I said, the protection of seperate leagues goes both ways. [ 12-21-2004, 12:00 PM: Message edited by: Thoran ]