Current Events > Should we get rid of gender segregation in sports?

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epik_fail1 01/14/23 3:55:19 PM #1:	Well? Yes No Well? - Results (92 votes) Yes 27.17% (25 votes) 25 No 72.83% (67 votes) 67 Why or why not? --- Dragaux for smash! <cite>epik_fail1 posted [p:970842311] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote> Well? Yes No Vote View Results Well? - Results (92 votes) Yes 27.17% (25 votes) 25 No 72.83% (67 votes) 67 Show Voting Form function poll_vote() { var vote_option = $("input[name='poll_vote']:checked").val(); if(!vote_option) return; $.ajax({ type: 'POST', url: '/ajax/forum_poll_vote', data: { option: vote_option, board: '400', topic: '80311907', message: '0', key: '98321bb1' }, success: function(response) { if(response.error) { alert(response.error); } else { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").html(response.html).show(); } } }); } function view_results_legacy() { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").show(); } function hide_results_legacy() { $("#poll_results").hide(); $("#poll_vote").show(); } Why or why not? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bigpapaplut 01/14/23 3:59:29 PM #2:	Good way to make sure women never get to play a sport again. so no. that's an incredibly stupid idea <cite>Bigpapaplut posted [p:970842394] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>Good way to make sure women never get to play a sport again. so no. that's an incredibly stupid idea</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AngelsNAirwav3s 01/14/23 4:01:08 PM #3:	I don't think any of the major sports have gender segregation --- Hello world! <cite>AngelsNAirwav3s posted [p:970842418] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>I don't think any of the major sports have gender segregation</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 01/14/23 4:04:14 PM #4:	There was a TV show about ending gender segregation in baseball. https://youtu.be/BaLk8SXCrT0 I haven't seen it cause it came outvduring a time when I wasn't paying attention to live TV. And it ended up being canceled so I'm unlikely to waste time watching now <cite>Zikten posted [p:970842467] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>There was a TV show about ending gender segregation in baseball. https://youtu.be/BaLk8SXCrT0I haven't seen it cause it came outvduring a time when I wasn't paying attention to live TV. And it ended up being canceled so I'm unlikely to waste time watching now</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bandit_Keith 01/14/23 4:04:36 PM #5:	AngelsNAirwav3s posted... I don't think any of the major sports have gender segregation What do you consider major sports and what do you consider gender segregation? --- http://i.imgur.com/nq0Fn6a.jpg <cite>Bandit_Keith posted [p:970842474] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>AngelsNAirwav3s posted... </cite><quote>I don't think any of the major sports have gender segregation</quote>What do you consider major sports and what do you consider gender segregation?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mustachedmystic 01/14/23 4:06:42 PM #6:	AngelsNAirwav3s posted... I don't think any of the major sports have gender segregation Are you unaware of what the word segregation means? Or do you have some rare disease where when you watch a basketball, or baseball game, half the players look like women? --- Sittin' here in a hired tuxedo, you wanna see my bacon torpedo? <cite>mustachedmystic posted [p:970842498] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>AngelsNAirwav3s posted... </cite><quote>I don't think any of the major sports have gender segregation</quote>Are you unaware of what the word segregation means? Or do you have some rare disease where when you watch a basketball, or baseball game, half the players look like women?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AngelsNAirwav3s 01/14/23 4:08:20 PM #7:	There are no rules preventing women from competing in the NFL/NBA/MLB/NHL/PGA/MLS are there? --- Hello world! <cite>AngelsNAirwav3s posted [p:970842529] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>There are no rules preventing women from competing in the NFL/NBA/MLB/NHL/PGA/MLS are there?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativerealms 01/14/23 4:08:36 PM #8:	Bigpapaplut posted... Good way to make sure women never get to play a sport again. so no. that's an incredibly stupid idea Not if we have classes instead. --- Release the Batgirl movie! <cite>creativerealms posted [p:970842538] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>Bigpapaplut posted... </cite><quote>Good way to make sure women never get to play a sport again. so no. that's an incredibly stupid idea</quote>Not if we have classes instead.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 01/14/23 4:10:20 PM #9:	creativerealms posted... Not if we have classes instead. Men not built for pros would dominate it. There's not gonna be a limited amount of peak men in every category. --- Name checks out "I don't wanna be the toughest, I just keep it 100 and think nothin of it"- Black Thought <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:970842568] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>creativerealms posted... </cite><quote>Not if we have classes instead.</quote>Men not built for pros would dominate it. There's not gonna be a limited amount of peak men in every category. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Flauros 01/14/23 4:10:55 PM #10:	Yes. Let the cream rise to the top and remove all classes, leagues and barriers so EVERYONE gets a free shot. --- https://i.imgur.com/EX6Md7k.gif https://i.imgur.com/ygAzHKB.mp4 https://i.imgur.com/c84omp7.gif https://i.imgur.com/Hj9RrC6.mp4 <cite>Flauros posted [p:970842575] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>Yes. Let the cream rise to the top and remove all classes, leagues and barriers so EVERYONE gets a free shot. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lorenzo_2003 01/14/23 4:11:24 PM #11:	Bigpapaplut posted... Good way to make sure women never get to play a sport again. so no. that's an incredibly stupid idea The common CE rebuttal for these topics is that men dont care about womens sports anyway, so the sudden outrage comes off as concern trolling or whatever. --- ... <cite>Lorenzo_2003 posted [p:970842584] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>Bigpapaplut posted... </cite><quote>Good way to make sure women never get to play a sport again. so no. that's an incredibly stupid idea</quote>The common CE rebuttal for these topics is that men dont care about womens sports anyway, so the sudden outrage comes off as concern trolling or whatever.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mustachedmystic 01/14/23 4:16:46 PM #12:	Lorenzo_2003 posted... The common CE rebuttal for these topics is that men dont care about womens sports anyway, so the sudden outrage comes off as concern trolling or whatever. Does it matter if its true? --- Sittin' here in a hired tuxedo, you wanna see my bacon torpedo? <cite>mustachedmystic posted [p:970842676] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>Lorenzo_2003 posted... </cite><quote>The common CE rebuttal for these topics is that men dont care about womens sports anyway, so the sudden outrage comes off as concern trolling or whatever.</quote>Does it matter if its true?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Agonized_rufous 01/14/23 4:18:18 PM #13:	Still waiting for Rhonda Rousey to beat the shit out of Mayweather --- "All I have is my balls and my word, and I don't break them for anyone!"-Tony Montana <cite>Agonized_rufous posted [p:970842714] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>Still waiting for Rhonda Rousey to beat the shit out of Mayweather </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dioxxys 01/14/23 4:38:15 PM #14:	Lorenzo_2003 posted... The common CE rebuttal for these topics is that men dont care about womens sports anyway, so the sudden outrage comes off as concern trolling or whatever. Lorenzo_2003 posted... Needing to care about something has little relevancy. You could tell me Pluto is a planet but just because I don't care about planets or solar systems doesn't mean I can't call out bullshit <cite>dioxxys posted [p:970843143] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>Lorenzo_2003 posted... </cite><quote>The common CE rebuttal for these topics is that men dont care about womens sports anyway, so the sudden outrage comes off as concern trolling or whatever.</quote>Lorenzo_2003 posted...</cite>Needing to care about something has little relevancy.You could tell me Pluto is a planet but just because I don't care about planets or solar systems doesn't mean I can't call out bullshit</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
--Zero- 01/14/23 4:42:07 PM #15:	I think we should stop caring about sports in general and let people compete against whoever they want to. --- Sig <cite>--Zero- posted [p:970843231] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>I think we should stop caring about sports in general and let people compete against whoever they want to. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 01/14/23 4:43:30 PM #16:	AngelsNAirwav3s posted... I don't think any of the major sports have gender segregation They don't. It's those other leagues that are based on exclusion. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:970843266] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>AngelsNAirwav3s posted... </cite><quote>I don't think any of the major sports have gender segregation</quote>They don't.It's those other leagues that are based on exclusion.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CanuckCowboy 01/14/23 4:44:39 PM #17:	--Zero- posted... I think we should stop caring about sports in general and let people compete against whoever they want to. They literally can in some organizations and sports. Theres nothing that states women can't be in the top tier organizations playing against men... theres just the reality that a mediocre top level pro male is gonna be way better at any physical sport than an Allstar female. --- "I have a cat he's burly n buff but he just likes goin' for walks n stuff" https://files.catbox.moe/gqwlkg.jpeg ~ by JimCarrysToe. Be amaze. <cite>CanuckCowboy posted [p:970843294] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>--Zero- posted... </cite><quote>I think we should stop caring about sports in general and let people compete against whoever they want to.</quote> They literally can in some organizations and sports. Theres nothing that states women can't be in the top tier organizations playing against men... theres just the reality that a mediocre top level pro male is gonna be way better at any physical sport than an Allstar female.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
knightmarexx 01/14/23 4:46:15 PM #18:	AngelsNAirwav3s posted... I don't think any of the major sports have gender segregation That's right, there's the "general league" (confusingly sometimes called the Male league, or similar), and the woman's league -- there are no rules about woman competing in the general league in most sports. Here's some links about woman competing, and/or winning in the general leagues of sports: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Kulick -- Kulick won a major PBA Tour tournament. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ila_Borders -- The first female pitcher to start and win a men's professional baseball game. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manon_Rh%C3%A9aume -- The first woman to play in exhibition game in any of the major North American pro-sports leagues. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica_Enders -- Enders won the NHRA Pro Stock World Championship for a second straight year in 2015. <cite>knightmarexx posted [p:970843325] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>AngelsNAirwav3s posted... </cite><quote>I don't think any of the major sports have gender segregation</quote>That's right, there's the "general league" (confusingly sometimes called the Male league, or similar), and the woman's league -- there are no rules about woman competing in the general league in most sports.Here's some links about woman competing, and/or winning in the general leagues of sports: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Kulick -- Kulick won a major PBA Tour tournament.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ila_Borders -- The first female pitcher to start and win a men's professional baseball game.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manon_Rh%C3%A9aume -- The first woman to play in exhibition game in any of the major North American pro-sports leagues.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica_Enders -- Enders won the NHRA Pro Stock World Championship for a second straight year in 2015.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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knightmarexx 01/14/23 4:48:37 PM #20:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Again, they aren't: The majority of chess tournaments are open to all participants regardless of gender. Very few, if any, international tournaments are restricted to men, but a few are restricted to women, most prominently the Women's World Chess Championship and the Women's Chess Olympiad. <cite>knightmarexx posted [p:970843383] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Again, they aren't:The majority of chess tournaments are open to all participants regardless of gender. Very few, if any, international tournaments are restricted to men, but a few are restricted to women, most prominently the Women's World Chess Championship and the Women's Chess Olympiad.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 01/14/23 4:50:32 PM #21:	knightmarexx posted... Very few, if any, international tournaments are restricted to men, but a few are restricted to women, most prominently the Women's World Chess Championship and the Women's Chess Olympiad. okay, why? Saudis? <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:970843427] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>knightmarexx posted... </cite><quote>Very few, if any, international tournaments are restricted to men, but a few are restricted to women, most prominently the Women's World Chess Championship and the Women's Chess Olympiad.</quote>okay, why?Saudis?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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El_Marsh 01/14/23 4:58:12 PM #23:	Agonized_rufous posted... Still waiting for Rhonda Rousey to beat the shit out of Mayweather Certainly wouldn't be his first time fighting a woman --- http://i.imgur.com/0APl48O.gifv "I'd thank you if my personality weren't so screwed up" <cite>El_Marsh posted [p:970843592] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>Agonized_rufous posted... </cite><quote>Still waiting for Rhonda Rousey to beat the shit out of Mayweather</quote>Certainly wouldn't be his first time fighting a woman </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 01/14/23 5:00:07 PM #24:	El_Marsh posted... Certainly wouldn't be his first time fighting a woman https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/0/2/AAEhCpAAEFvm.jpg <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:970843624] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>El_Marsh posted... </cite><quote>Certainly wouldn't be his first time fighting a woman</quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/0/2/AAEhCpAAEFvm.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 01/14/23 5:10:52 PM #25:	Agonized_rufous posted... Still waiting for Rhonda Rousey to beat the shit out of Mayweather In what world does someone who couldn't cut it in MMA beat Mayweather in anything? You could at least said the chick that made Ronda move to wrestling. --- Name checks out "I don't wanna be the toughest, I just keep it 100 and think nothin of it"- Black Thought <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:970843854] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>Agonized_rufous posted... </cite><quote>Still waiting for Rhonda Rousey to beat the shit out of Mayweather</quote>In what world does someone who couldn't cut it in MMA beat Mayweather in anything? You could at least said the chick that made Ronda move to wrestling. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Makeveli_lives 01/14/23 5:13:26 PM #26:	Lorenzo_2003 posted... The common CE rebuttal for these topics is that men dont care about womens sports anyway, so the sudden outrage comes off as concern trolling or whatever. Not just men. Women traditionally dont get ratings, sell tickets or sell merchandise on the scale of mens sports. Having no interest in sports at all I can name at least a dozen various athletes having never seen a game. But womens sports, outside of the Williams sisters I got nothing. --- Switch FC: SW-3917-4425-6106 PSN: PiKappaPhi769 <cite>Makeveli_lives posted [p:970843900] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>Lorenzo_2003 posted... </cite><quote>The common CE rebuttal for these topics is that men dont care about womens sports anyway, so the sudden outrage comes off as concern trolling or whatever.</quote>Not just men. Women traditionally dont get ratings, sell tickets or sell merchandise on the scale of mens sports. Having no interest in sports at all I can name at least a dozen various athletes having never seen a game. But womens sports, outside of the Williams sisters I got nothing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
knightmarexx 01/14/23 5:13:38 PM #27:	Questionmarktarius posted... okay, why? Saudis? Sorry, can you repeat this in the form of a question? Do you mean, why are there some tournaments restricted to women? <cite>knightmarexx posted [p:970843906] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite><quote>okay, why?Saudis?</quote>Sorry, can you repeat this in the form of a question? Do you mean, why are there some tournaments restricted to women?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lost_All_Senses 01/14/23 5:20:05 PM #29:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] It's like when someone sends a family member after a pedophile because of how much pedos anger the person. Just willing to completely throw someone you like/love into a super dangerous situation that will likely ruin them just so you get to attempt some kind of justice for your own satisfaction. It's selfish revenge. All the reasons you don't wanna do it yourself is the reasons you should also not want to influence someone you love to do it. --- Name checks out "I don't wanna be the toughest, I just keep it 100 and think nothin of it"- Black Thought <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:970844046] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> It's like when someone sends a family member after a pedophile because of how much pedos anger the person. Just willing to completely throw someone you like/love into a super dangerous situation that will likely ruin them just so you get to attempt some kind of justice for your own satisfaction. It's selfish revenge. All the reasons you don't wanna do it yourself is the reasons you should also not want to influence someone you love to do it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BettyWhite 01/14/23 5:21:00 PM #30:	creativerealms posted... Not if we have classes instead. I mean.. you would have to have the top women face high school boys or dads who haven't played sports in 20 years. Even then I think the boys and dads are gonna largely dominate. --- Thank you for being a friend <3 <cite>BettyWhite posted [p:970844066] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>creativerealms posted... </cite><quote>Not if we have classes instead.</quote>I mean.. you would have to have the top women face high school boys or dads who haven't played sports in 20 years. Even then I think the boys and dads are gonna largely dominate.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RiKuToTheMiGhtY 01/14/23 5:23:24 PM #31:	BettyWhite posted... I mean.. you would have to have the top women face high school boys or dads who haven't played sports in 20 years. Even then I think the boys and dads are gonna largely dominate. The 3rd best or some team in the top womens soccer league actually did play against high school boys and lost badly, then the boys were shamed for winning so easily. --- doa-plus.com - We Press Forward. . . By Pressing Back. <cite>RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted [p:970844109] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>BettyWhite posted... </cite><quote>I mean.. you would have to have the top women face high school boys or dads who haven't played sports in 20 years. Even then I think the boys and dads are gonna largely dominate.</quote>The 3rd best or some team in the top womens soccer league actually did play against high school boys and lost badly, then the boys were shamed for winning so easily.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lost_All_Senses 01/14/23 5:27:22 PM #33:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Don't worry. I realized how far I went into my own thing from the beginning of that post lol. Just sayin. That's a real story I know happened. Luckily the guy didn't get in trouble for beating up the pedo tho. Gotta vent somewhere --- Name checks out "I don't wanna be the toughest, I just keep it 100 and think nothin of it"- Black Thought <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:970844166] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Don't worry. I realized how far I went into my own thing from the beginning of that post lol. Just sayin. That's a real story I know happened. Luckily the guy didn't get in trouble for beating up the pedo tho. Gotta vent somewhere</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CanuckCowboy 01/14/23 5:29:01 PM #34:	Lost_All_Senses posted... In what world does someone who couldn't cut it in MMA beat Mayweather in anything? You could at least said the chick that made Ronda move to wrestling. Thats the joke. People like Rogan and Dana white used to claim she'd beat him at anything. --- "I have a cat he's burly n buff but he just likes goin' for walks n stuff" https://files.catbox.moe/gqwlkg.jpeg ~ by JimCarrysToe. Be amaze. <cite>CanuckCowboy posted [p:970844198] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>Lost_All_Senses posted... </cite><quote>In what world does someone who couldn't cut it in MMA beat Mayweather in anything? You could at least said the chick that made Ronda move to wrestling.</quote>Thats the joke. People like Rogan and Dana white used to claim she'd beat him at anything.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 01/14/23 5:30:40 PM #35:	CanuckCowboy posted... Thats the joke. People like Rogan and Dana white used to claim she'd beat him at anything. Fair enough. I'll take the over my head L on that, if that's the case. Obviously I had something to get off my chest that made me not get it lol --- Name checks out "I don't wanna be the toughest, I just keep it 100 and think nothin of it"- Black Thought <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:970844219] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>CanuckCowboy posted... </cite><quote>Thats the joke. People like Rogan and Dana white used to claim she'd beat him at anything.</quote>Fair enough. I'll take the over my head L on that, if that's the case. Obviously I had something to get off my chest that made me not get it lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jiek_Fafn 01/14/23 6:04:14 PM #36:	Questionmarktarius posted... okay, why? Saudis? Women's chess wasnt popular for a very long time. It's still growing. The women's league is essentially a minor league so that the sport as a whole can have more women in it. They more or less have to refine their talent. The same reasons they make an extra special push to young girls to get into STEM. Much of society still views smart chicks as being lame --- I don't believe in belts. There should be no ranking system for toughness. <cite>Jiek_Fafn posted [p:970844902] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite><quote>okay, why?Saudis?</quote>Women's chess wasnt popular for a very long time. It's still growing. The women's league is essentially a minor league so that the sport as a whole can have more women in it. They more or less have to refine their talent. The same reasons they make an extra special push to young girls to get into STEM. Much of society still views smart chicks as being lame</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pauIie 01/14/23 6:12:49 PM #37:	i'm all for trying it but you'll probably just end up with women leagues again --- http://i.imgur.com/O5APL.jpg http://www.last.fm/user/jaeganja <cite>pauIie posted [p:970845064] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>i'm all for trying it but you'll probably just end up with women leagues again</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Wheelman1 01/14/23 6:28:08 PM #38:	No it will be unfair. Men will always have to hold themselves back whenever they are facing women just to give them a chance. Males are naturally much stronger and durable than women. --- XBox Live GT: MastaMez PSN: KoolMez The Topic Killer \_0_/ <cite>The_Wheelman1 posted [p:970845384] in Should we ... [t:80311907]...</cite> <quote>No it will be unfair. Men will always have to hold themselves back whenever they are facing women just to give them a chance. Males are naturally much stronger and durable than women.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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