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Zorra

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Wed Mar 28, 2012, 05:28 PM Mar 2012

Augusta National’s conundrum: Should the golf club purposely not invite a woman? [View all]

By Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports 3 hours, 44 minutes ago

Historically, the sitting CEO of International Business Machines (IBM) is offered an invitation for membership. The club has never had a female member, even in the face of repeated public protests.
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The all-male policy is more of an act of defiance. It’s the one-percenters getting their chance to push back on society. They keep pretty much everybody out. Women are just one subset. They aren’t excited about taking in anyone, so adding a fabulously wealthy woman as a member changes little to nothing.
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This is no longer a choice over whether to invite a woman as a member.

It’s now a choice to purposely not invite a woman.

http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news?slug=dw-wetzel-august-national-masters-women-032812


Is this a case of gender discrimination? What do y'all think they should do?

(Anyone from Occupy Atlanta reading this?)


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