USA Today’s opinion article titled “High school boys had better learn to compete with girls in athletics,” written by a woman about a boy who refused to wrestle girls

goodmod · 2019-03-04T14:13:40+00:00

In which case, high school girls had better learn to lose to boys in athletics.

That's what she meant, right?

Guatemalanwatersnake · 2019-03-04T14:12:56+00:00

Umm, even the best female athletes on the planet get destroyed by high school aged boys; there is no competition and it’s kind of cruel to put boys and girls in that situation.

omegaphallic · 2019-03-04T15:35:58+00:00

Teach boys not to hit girls even in self defence, but also force them to competitively wrestle them. Chaos and confusion.

TheDongerNeedsFood · 2019-03-04T14:24:11+00:00

Competing with a woman for a promotion that you both want, and engaging in what is essentially hand-to-hand combat with a woman, are two COMPLETELY different things. A boy has every right in the world to decide, for WHATEVER reason he wants, that he doesn't want to wrestle a girl. Boy, and these women won't shut up about consent and the right to not give it.

Daddie0 · 2019-03-04T15:19:00+00:00

For those who are still having trouble with that concept, it might be time to figure out why. Is it really because these young gentlemen are worried about how they are treating a “young lady?” Or is it something else?

On a flight a year ago, I happened to sit next to the father of two male high school wrestlers who told me over the course of a conversation about high school sports that his sons had both forfeited matches rather than wrestle against a girl.

I asked why. He mentioned religion and treating girls and women the right way, and then he said this:

“Can you imagine what it would be like for a boy to lose to a girl?”

Ah-ha. Now we were getting somewhere.

“Have you ever thought about what it’s like for a girl to lose to a boy?” I replied.

We ended up agreeing that no one likes to lose.

Again we are putting boys / males in a no win situation.

If he chooses to wrestle her...

and wins, then it's because he has an unfair advantage of more muscle mass. She gets hurt? Now he is an asshole for being too aggressive.

What happens if he touches or grabs her chest or between her legs? Is he going to be watched like a hawk to make sure he isn't sexually assulting her. Because I can see this coming from a mile away.

If he does wrestler her and loses respectively? What do you think he will put up with from both men and women? You lost to a girl?! So now some women, and some men are going to gloat, take shots at his masculinity, and emasculate him on top of it.

IMO males and females do not belong completing against each other.

I have a friend on FB, her daughters play competitive hockey on boys teams. She got pissed this past weekend when a father on the other team said about putting her daughter through the boards.

user_miki · 2019-03-04T14:48:43+00:00

Girls have no idea what means a real fight.Men hold back a lot of their strength(sometimes unconsciously)when get physical with women.I would like to see a match though in tennis between Serena and one man from bottom level in ATP.She will be pulverized.

chadwickofwv · 2019-03-04T18:15:09+00:00

Feminists message to High School Boys; "Damned if you do and damned if you don't."

IronJohnMRA · 2019-03-04T18:18:38+00:00

Learn means, "Engage in the fantasy that girls are your superiors, and pretend to fear them".

user_miki · 2019-03-04T18:51:01+00:00

Women never experienced and most of them never have seen a real fight between men.It is savage, pure violence unleashed.Imagine a real scene with women to fight with.It can be the most powerful women in the world.She stand no chance with an average fighter.Or a common street fighter.

I've seem many scenes in video with men beating women(she attacked first).He restrained himself a lot to not release full blows.In a wrestling fight with women in championship if he released himself full potential will be crucified by all people.That forfeit was a smart move for his future.

bhullj11 · 2019-03-04T19:14:01+00:00

Girls should not be competing against boys in combat sports. This article is shameful.

1LegendaryWombat · 2019-03-05T00:07:54+00:00

Yeah i read that a couple days ago, he didn't want to wrestle girls because of the perceived intimacy and violence, which, okay, fair enough i guess. Still, i didn't hear a single word of complaint the girls just get free passes for being girls, or a replacement match or something.

DignifiedAlpaca · 2019-03-05T00:10:53+00:00

Given that he forfeited, the girl was declared the victor. So really she ended up better off than him.

JamesBCrazy · 2019-03-04T14:13:30+00:00

There have been stupid opinion articles for decades. I don't think anyone is taking that woman seriously.

__pulsar · 2019-03-04T19:04:12+00:00

On a flight a year ago, I happened to sit next to the father of two male high school wrestlers who told me over the course of a conversation about high school sports that his sons had both forfeited matches rather than wrestle against a girl. I asked why. He mentioned religion and treating girls and women the right way, and then he said this: “Can you imagine what it would be like for a boy to lose to a girl?” Ah-ha. Now we were getting somewhere. “Have you ever thought about what it’s like for a girl to lose to a boy?” I replied. We ended up agreeing that no one likes to lose.

r/thathappened

__pulsar · 2019-03-04T17:24:32+00:00

The top 10% of female altheles will beat the bottom 10% of male altheles.

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