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seaglass

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100. I get what you are saying and agree with a couple things, that the option to play softball does

Sun Jun 8, 2014, 06:47 AM

Jun 2014

create a different path for girls and it does reduce the opportunity to play professional sports.

On the other hand, because softball exists, it expands the opportunities for girls to play a team sport, to play in HS and College.

I am for girls playing baseball and boys playing softball if they want. I do not think any girl should be excluded from playing on a HS or College baseball team for anything except lack of talent/skill.

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Is Softball Sexist? [View all] boston bean Jun 2014 OP

Softball is not "sexist" MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #1

It took years for woman to get their basketball program yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #2

That's some really heavy thinking..... boston bean Jun 2014 #4

It can't be sexist mindem Jun 2014 #3

Another deflection from the point of the article with some sexism thrown in to boot. boston bean Jun 2014 #5

Please forgive me for not following your special little rules mindem Jun 2014 #10

Did I offend your sensibilities! gads! boston bean Jun 2014 #12

That's OK I just need another cup of coffee mindem Jun 2014 #16

I thought it was funny. pintobean Jun 2014 #18

Or offer opinions on those jokes. Me BAD! LOL boston bean Jun 2014 #19

It was an evil plot to hijack your thread pintobean Jun 2014 #20

Well, that is always a possibility. boston bean Jun 2014 #21

And the jury Duckhunter935 Jun 2014 #26

The jury for what? Post the results if you could so I know what you are talking about. boston bean Jun 2014 #34

Sorry, already deleted results Duckhunter935 Jun 2014 #37

And what does that mean? That it wasn't sexist? Because a jury has spoken? boston bean Jun 2014 #38

Someone juried Post #3? Man, what's happening here? TheBlackAdder Jun 2014 #106

"Special little rules." How delightfully condescending of you. Squinch Jun 2014 #48

No more condescending than being dressed down over a simple joke mindem Jun 2014 #70

Selectively or intentionally. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2014 #73

Condescending doesn't mean what you seem to think it means. Squinch Jun 2014 #90

By definition mindem Jun 2014 #91

A lot of sports are PowerToThePeople Jun 2014 #6

If people read the article they would understand the question. boston bean Jun 2014 #8

This should go well alcibiades_mystery Jun 2014 #7

It's sexist to only offer girls softball and only offer boys baseball. dawg Jun 2014 #9

Well, that is the point of the article. boston bean Jun 2014 #11

It seems like to me that it would be hard to argue against .. dawg Jun 2014 #14

Many men play softball. Hell, there are thousands of mens softball leagues. boston bean Jun 2014 #17

I don't think it done to purposely keep them from interfering with baseball ... dawg Jun 2014 #22

Why use incorrect assumptions to prevent women from playing? boston bean Jun 2014 #23

Because these men are stupid and they want to protect ... dawg Jun 2014 #25

Well, it's been a time honored tradition to keep women boston bean Jun 2014 #28

I guess it's possible, but ... dawg Jun 2014 #33

That's because they don't have to say it dawg, it's just reality. boston bean Jun 2014 #36

I think that WWII inspired more changes in our society that for which it generally gets credit. Maedhros Jun 2014 #85

Interesting read. GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #92

Fewer innings, too. Ilsa Jun 2014 #13

Kind of works the other way, too... Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #49

I had not heard that it was the women's game that Ilsa Jun 2014 #65

I could be wrong about how those rules changed, Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #93

you could not be more wrong wilt the stilt Jun 2014 #83

Both are equally boring. randome Jun 2014 #15

This reminds me of ringette laundry_queen Jun 2014 #24

So... dawg Jun 2014 #27

LOLOL laundry_queen Jun 2014 #80

That is so neat. dawg Jun 2014 #84

I was obsessed laundry_queen Jun 2014 #89

Manon Rheaume made it to the NHL. Maedhros Jun 2014 #86

Heck school sports don't have to lead to professional play treestar Jun 2014 #31

No, not that I know of laundry_queen Jun 2014 #81

Rules for women's sports are often different than men's sports mathematic Jun 2014 #29

Well, Little League baseball has girls playing real baseball. MineralMan Jun 2014 #30

Yeah, they do, but how many women are playing college baseball? boston bean Jun 2014 #32

I do not have an answer for either of your questions. MineralMan Jun 2014 #35

cool boston bean Jun 2014 #39

I do see that there are many, many coed softball leagues MineralMan Jun 2014 #40

oh gawd. Ok. boston bean Jun 2014 #42

I don't know why people do things. MineralMan Jun 2014 #43

No, I'm just looking for a responses that take into consideration the context of the boston bean Jun 2014 #47

Yes. Well, on DU, you get what you get. MineralMan Jun 2014 #55

Ok, so don't think about it. boston bean Jun 2014 #56

This is a serious question Lonusca Jun 2014 #51

Well, I suppose if you don't play baseball competitively in some fashion boston bean Jun 2014 #52

Therese are two different issues Lonusca Jun 2014 #57

Yeah, that's exactly what I am saying.. re your last sentence. boston bean Jun 2014 #58

So do they have access or not? Lonusca Jun 2014 #62

Your premise is that girls aren't pushed into softball over baseball. boston bean Jun 2014 #67

On the contrary Lonusca Jun 2014 #87

They would have to be capable of making the team. alphafemale Jun 2014 #53

If women are pushed into softball boston bean Jun 2014 #54

No. alphafemale Jun 2014 #66

Not true. boston bean Jun 2014 #68

A pitcher here and there perhaps. alphafemale Jun 2014 #75

ah, yeah, to your last question,again. boston bean Jun 2014 #76

Yeah. A woman struck men out in an exhibition fun thing. alphafemale Jun 2014 #82

A lefty one-pitch against two lefties? Come on, bean...she was a great promotion, msanthrope Jun 2014 #105

One of the limiting factors for competitive sports is lack of testosterone AngryAmish Jun 2014 #88

Little league and the leadup groups are modified forms of baseball similar to softball JVS Jun 2014 #98

My son was struck out 2 times be a LL girl pitcher ileus Jun 2014 #104

I don't see softball and baseball as 2 totally different sports but rather variations of the same seaglass Jun 2014 #41

I really wish I had given the article title a different name, boston bean Jun 2014 #46

I get what you are saying and agree with a couple things, that the option to play softball does seaglass Jun 2014 #100

I suspect that the underhand pitching has more to do with helping the batters than with a... JVS Jun 2014 #59

Go Gators! I have no objection to women's baseball. Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #44

No. Iggo Jun 2014 #45

Indubitably. Zorra Jun 2014 #50

I'd like to see baseball offered to women in college. Inkfreak Jun 2014 #60

Girls & Boys should play Softball & Baseball based on... Mike Nelson Jun 2014 #61

For several years I played in co-ed softball leagues. We had a lot of fun. Round the Clock weekend Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #63

Is it sexist not to let boys try out for the softball team? nt Logical Jun 2014 #64

yeah, it is. If they want to play softball and women want to play baseball, why not. boston bean Jun 2014 #69

Totally the wrong way to look at softball. It is a unique sport LittleBlue Jun 2014 #71

Fast pitch or Slow pitch? Personally, I like to Tee off on a Slow Pitch. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #72

I use to fast pitch in highschool boston bean Jun 2014 #74

I would fully support a WMLB if there is enough interest bluestateguy Jun 2014 #77

I agree with the author. Two sports. hunter Jun 2014 #78

They are definitely not "separate but equal" A Little Weird Jun 2014 #79

I'm one of those I Dislike All Sports Equally sort of slackers... Violet_Crumble Jun 2014 #94

I'm male and played Softball. So, No it's not n/t JesterCS Jun 2014 #95

Slightly OT, but it always has driven me a little nuts how Jamaal510 Jun 2014 #96

good point, are coaches usually people who use to play the sport ? JI7 Jun 2014 #97

Generally, yes, Jamaal510 Jun 2014 #99

I don't believe there are any MLB managers who didn't play the sport at the pro level onenote Jun 2014 #102

women's baseball is still in its nascent stages onenote Jun 2014 #101

A skinny woman must have wrote this... ileus Jun 2014 #103

Some food for thought... malthaussen Jun 2014 #107

It depends on how you look at it... some of it is due to outdated norms davidn3600 Jun 2014 #108