Then I guess it's the guys problem not the girl's..all I know is it was incredibly fun, plus it keeps people healthy so I don't see why anyone should be denied that because other people are scared of playing the game with them...would you do the same if it was a small, weak guy?
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I'm only going to address two things, because they're the only things I feel need addressing.
1) Since when was the point of football to try to kill the opposing team? Maybe I missed something here. *shrug* Idunno, I wasn't really paying all that much attention to begin with.
2) Guys having an aversion to hitting/tackling/playing rough with girls being a fact has no bearing on whether or not it is, in fact, stupid. When I said that, I was ranting anyway. But the point is this: I want to be treated as an equal. If I see you giving your all when it comes to male team members, I'd expect to be treated exactly the same way. It just pisses me off that a girl being on the same team as guys would cause some players to half-ass it. Like I said, go all in, or don't go at all.
Oh, and a quick sidenote: I was, for the most part, being a jackass on purpose. I noted several times that I was being an idiot and quite possibly a jackass. It was meant to be amusing in an insulting way. Maybe that's just my freakish sense of humor, whatever. I'm sorry if you didn't get that. But, these are my opinions. I see what you're saying about strength difference between men and women, but I think that's all we'll agree on. So, there it is. Take it or leave it.
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If I had to play football with women, I'd be at a disadvantage. I would not want to hurt them. It's just the way I am. And I bet you that if some girl decides to play football, and gets hurt incredibly bad by another person, that said person who tackled her will be called a woman beater.
But it's like women can't play because men have hang ups about hurting them, obviously a woman who plays football will know the risk she's taking so that should be taken into account, I'm around 5'5 and one shove from my brother send me flying across the room, I know I'm not as big or strong as most men but that doesn't mean I couldn't hold my own...so I think men like you should consider the woman takes a calculated risk by playing with men...
Maybe it's a case of pride for some people...guys always got very mad if me or the other girl in the team got the ball of them, "b!tch" was the favourite insult then
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It's a contact sport. You expect to get hit. If a girl gets hit and injured in a contact sport that she signed up for knowing the consequences, and then complains about it, she is stupid. And the person who hit her was just doing what they were supposed to be doing.
then again, maybe I'm oversimplifying things. -_-
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O'm not saying she complains, I'm talknig about all the other people. Parents, Media, etc. will be breathing down the place it happened's back. It will ruin the sport if we get more controversy than we already have.
I don't think so...I would personally never consider anyone in that situation a woman beater..that's one man injuring another man and being branded a thug..
If it's me in particular I wouldn't expect holding back, I would use all the advantages I have...
I guess...but it's not deliberate or with any malice, it's just playing the game...and that's all football is, a game....overrated with over payed players...
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In that case, I can see how it might be a problem. But if she's not the one complaining, then that's just everyone else blowing it out of proportion. Anyway, ya know what they say, "any publicity is good publicity". Though, I guess that's just famous people, eh?
I do see where you're coming from though. All I can do is speak for myself, and I would have to say those people would be idiots. *shrug* Sorry, dude.
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Yup, this pulbicity would make the sport like the award shows after the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.
I agree, the people would be complete idiots, but they would do that. It's just how the press is and it's how people are. Whenever they see a opportunity to make a story, they do. In this case, it would be a story that wouild ruin a game that is already on the brink of being ruined.
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I'm still laughing at the whole Janet Jackson thing, btw. It's like they accidentally show three seconds of boob on tv, and suddenly everybody's all indignant. Like it's something they haven't seen before. "It's.... *gasp* A BOOBY! THINK OF THE CHILDREN!"
Just wondering ('cause I don't pay much attention to football) what's ruining it now?
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It's a sport that's been degrading for along time. THe players are getting too ahead of themselves and instead of seeing tams play, you see a few stars play and that's all. Not very exciting if you ask me. And they fined Randy Moss for mooning the fams even though the Packer fans moon the losing everyone f*cking time they leave.
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Yeah, I guess that would suck. -_-;; I actually used to like watching football with my dad, but I can't stand it anymore. I've been around way too many people (my dad excluded) who were competative to the point of violent outbursts. Turned me off the whole game. I'm sorry it's sucking so much, though.
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All I have to say is that I completely agree with Link and Finti. In the real world, extremely few women will be able to compete against men in most sports. If you watch different sports, men almost ALWAYS jump higher/longer, run faster etc...
That's why we need the separation, to prevent the women from totally disappearing from the professional sports arena.
And on a side note...the Norwegian female soccer team, who won the world championship some years ago, lost a game against a small, local male team in Norway. Watching female sports is generally either funny or boring.
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