In Connecticut currently some are trying to force a little 7 year old girl, who is the leading scorer in her flag football league, from playing. Why? Because she is a female.
Now, myself growing up I played 3 sports - soccer, ice hockey & baseball. I played on guys teams until I was 26. I can't see what peoples problems with this are.
What is your opinion? Is there a problem with girls and boys playing sports together on the same field? And if there is, why is it a problem if the genders are as equally talented as each other?
2006-10-08 05:38:09 · 13 answers · asked by genaddt 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
No problem until adolescence where the power difference is significant and the girls are at a greater risk of getting injured. This is a population perspective. Of course, there are girls that are as strong, solid, and tough as some of the boys they would play with. On a case by case consideration, it depends.
Adult Coed soccer, for example, does adjust it's rules so that any aggressiveness by a male toward a female is significantly penalized. It's the risk of injury.
There is no reason a 7 year old girl shouldn't be playing flag football with 7 year old boys. Idiotic to think otherwise.
Now, my daughter started with baseball and I switched her to softball for a couple of reasons. 1>Prejudice. Unless the coach had a daughter on the team, the girl would get minimal effort from the coach. Unless she was the true star of the team. 2>Social. A girl needs to make friends. Girlfriends! To develop a girl-centered social infrastructure, a girl needs to play with other girls. It will help with surviving Middle School and High School. Of course, playing baseball with the boys and soccer with the girls would be a fine arrangement, too.
2006-10-08 05:48:39 · answer #1 · answered by OU812 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
my opinion is, the sooner this society intergrates the better
that is, women should probably not be out on a football field with NFL players getting tackled, or in combat getting shot at, there are some things that women should not do,
the football thing, i would think theres too much risk of getting hurt, if you think im wrong for that i respect that,
there was a woman who was a kicker at the college level that really didnt work out, not her fault i dont think, didnt end in injury either,
and the combat thing, if the woman is captured she is raped, and quite honestly, im just not comfortable putting women in that situation,
im not really happy about war to begin with
sorry, the intellectual cap again
2006-10-08 05:42:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is physical limitation. For example, it is unfair to have a boxing match between a heavy and light weight.
I don't think it is a gender issue, and i think if the sport does not require certain physical attributes then they may play together.
2006-10-08 05:41:58 · answer #3 · answered by toietmoi 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no, the muscle mass and overall strength is to unfair, and telling guys to go "easy" will only hurt there performance, and while some girls can take the heat many more cannot and if you deny those that cannot there will be more feminazi lawsuits out there then we would know what to do with
2006-10-08 05:45:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO! .. and i played alot of sports in my school years,boys have greater upper body strength than girls(don't get mad.it's a fact it's how we are made)there are exceptions to that rule in some cases like women who lift weights, i do yet i am still not as strong as my ex, or my sons who don't lift weights at all, they are just stronger .girls should have their own teams like boys do ,i wish it was like that when i was in high school. and then there are some boys who get offended and feel threatened if a girl does something a little better than he does 'cause he's not mature enough to deal with it yet.(feminists-don't say anything-'cause i am right )THERE IS ONLY ONE SPORT BOYS AND GIRLS SHOULD PLAY TOGETHER,AND I DON'T HAVE TO SPELL THAT OUT TO YOU ...DO I???
2006-10-08 05:50:22 · answer #5 · answered by choctaw2006 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
boys and girls are equal the football thing is wrong in arizona girls and boys all play the sports together
2006-10-08 05:40:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i was gonna say football but u just flag football so i guess the boys cant be rough on her.........it depends what sport it is, if the sport aint to hard on her they should be allowed to play with the guys
2006-10-08 05:42:03 · answer #7 · answered by bigboss 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As long as the boys keep their balls away from the girls, it shouldn't be a problem.
2006-10-08 05:43:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
marriage is based on women and men so why not play game together since we play game of life in many ways
2006-10-08 05:40:29 · answer #9 · answered by george p 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, men are physically stronger than women, and the women can get hurt.
2006-10-08 05:40:05 · answer #10 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋