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KamaAina

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11. Wheelchair sports teams generally are not

Thu May 14, 2015, 05:15 PM

May 2015

both the wheelchair basketball and power soccer games I've seen this spring featured integrated teams. In fact, the all-woman power soccer team won both its games over integrated teams rather handily!

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Why are sports teams segregated by gender? [View all] closeupready May 2015 OP

For any given sport, I thought most teams were segregated by geography Cali_Democrat May 2015 #1

Indeed. Bathrooms too. immoderate May 2015 #2

Exactly. The answer, apparently, is 'obvious' yet closeupready May 2015 #9

Have you ever actually been in a men's bathroom?? B2G May 2015 #20

If women want to share our pissed-soaked shitholes Codeine May 2015 #59

Privacy and safety. It wouldn't be a problem if all bathrooms were single locked rooms, pnwmom May 2015 #77

To ensure woman have an opportunity to compete and excel hack89 May 2015 #3

Chess is segregated by sex Yupster May 2015 #58

That is really odd. hifiguy May 2015 #69

Neither do most chessplayers Yupster May 2015 #74

Probably the fear of losing to a woman more than anything. bemildred May 2015 #95

Nah, If you're a chessplayer Yupster May 2015 #102

I am. bemildred May 2015 #103

In the 80's I three times got my rating over 2000 Yupster May 2015 #110

I played postal, mostly, and over-the-board with friends. bemildred May 2015 #113

Good story, by the way. nt bemildred May 2015 #115

Chess is not athletics Drahthaardogs May 2015 #82

Now you done did it. Yavin4 May 2015 #93

LOL. bemildred May 2015 #98

That's dumb. There is no reason for that to be segregated. treestar May 2015 #84

Chess is not segregated metalbot May 2015 #88

No, I did not realize that the women can compete with the men treestar May 2015 #94

Yes that's true Yupster May 2015 #99

huh? because of the obvious. cali May 2015 #4

As obvious as Ira Aldridge being the first black man to play Othello on a U.S. stage. LanternWaste May 2015 #16

ridiculous comparison. cali May 2015 #67

Why are sports teams segregated by age? daleanime May 2015 #5

why separated by the type of ball being used DrDan May 2015 #15

Why not a cube or some other shape besides spherical? daleanime May 2015 #18

exactly - why not a game with a prolate spheroid? DrDan May 2015 #31

Why not 'nite' instead of fucking 'night'?! closeupready May 2015 #36

you got something against "knight"? DrDan May 2015 #42

Because co-ed ice hockey would be cruel and unusual BeyondGeography May 2015 #6

Hayley Wickenheiser, daughter of NHL star Doug Wickenheiser KamaAina May 2015 #10

I know; they play nicer over there BeyondGeography May 2015 #13

we had a girl or two on my kids high school hockey team dembotoz May 2015 #43

So they played but had to be protected? Goblinmonger May 2015 #96

Ice hockey is cruel and unusual. Donald Ian Rankin May 2015 #101

Coed teams aren't cyberswede May 2015 #7

How would co-ed basketball look in NCAA games? nt geek tragedy May 2015 #8

Wheelchair sports teams generally are not KamaAina May 2015 #11

What is your point? cwydro May 2015 #12

Stumped? closeupready May 2015 #24

duh. Buzz Clik May 2015 #14

I disagree. closeupready May 2015 #26

Who gives a shit? Buzz Clik May 2015 #30

Certainly, I don't care if you don't care. closeupready May 2015 #35

At least we agree on that. Buzz Clik May 2015 #40

I have no idea. trumad May 2015 #17

You sure about that?? I only see a building with arms and legs. hifiguy May 2015 #28

Ok. Which side of the ball is he lined up on? Lochloosa May 2015 #33

He lines up anywhere he wants to. hifiguy May 2015 #39

For some reason the name yuiyoshida May 2015 #112

Do you think they shouldn't be? B2G May 2015 #19

Is that not sexism? closeupready May 2015 #22

No, it's not B2G May 2015 #27

It is, though. You are just being antagonistic, as usual. closeupready May 2015 #34

Later gator. B2G May 2015 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author WestCoastLib May 2015 #52

Wow - that's a remarkably un-self-aware post muriel_volestrangler May 2015 #55

Thank you. nt cwydro May 2015 #66

If men were allowed on the LPGA tour, do you think a woman would ever win again? Major Nikon May 2015 #71

they should not be if there is a woman who can qualify treestar May 2015 #85

Golf is open JustABozoOnThisBus May 2015 #90

Maybe that's why sports are so important now treestar May 2015 #92

Because men, in general, are stronger and faster than women philosslayer May 2015 #21

its all about market segments olddots May 2015 #23

Look at an NFL game and you'll find your answer. With that Exilednight May 2015 #25

The NBA Would Be Another Place To Uncover Clues ProfessorGAC May 2015 #29

Why are wrestlers segregated by weight? progressoid May 2015 #32

Because male and female bodies are physically different. MohRokTah May 2015 #37

OK-The large majority of women would not be able to compete. alphafemale May 2015 #38

The St Paul Saints minor league team hifiguy May 2015 #41

That's the Veeck family keeping up old traditions. cloudbase May 2015 #61

Mmm. Grain Belt... hifiguy May 2015 #64

Because the Oligarch Rulers have determined thats the way it should be...nt SidDithers May 2015 #45

Maybe you can make a real post next time. nt Logical May 2015 #46

Maybe boys would be too embarrassed to be in a dog-pile with the Nuclear Unicorn May 2015 #47

Their celebrations are way better than the No Fun League LittleBlue May 2015 #54

Ultimate frisbee. Lots of co-ed teams. SheilaT May 2015 #48

Winner! Most ostuse orginal thread. For a follow up, you should ask, FSogol May 2015 #49

Is this a serious question? LittleBlue May 2015 #50

Because Obama. n/t Gormy Cuss May 2015 #51

Payback for Eve's transgression WestCoastLib May 2015 #53

I've seen lots of girls play little league with the boys. tridim May 2015 #56

The size and strength disparities start showing up in the teenage years. Elwood P Dowd May 2015 #81

Because men are smarter and women can't compete with them. cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #57

Same reason things like powerlifting and boxing have weight classes. Marr May 2015 #60

Why can someone that is born with athletic ability and is dumb as doc03 May 2015 #62

Now THAT is a damn good question. hifiguy May 2015 #70

To piss you off tritsofme May 2015 #63

Muscle density n/t Motown_Johnny May 2015 #65

All equestrian sports are co-ed teams nt riderinthestorm May 2015 #68

Social norms. Ingrained gender dispairities in our society combined with sexism mean that men and Chathamization May 2015 #72

Soccer isn't as big in the US The2ndWheel May 2015 #89

Now compare viewers of the NFL and the WFA. It is sexism when we see a huge discrepency between Chathamization May 2015 #91

Are women more interested in watching male athletes playing at the pro level? The2ndWheel May 2015 #97

True, but like you mention it's a reflection of sexism in our culture. Women's sports aren't valued Chathamization May 2015 #100

If you want to call that sexism, fine The2ndWheel May 2015 #104

But we already agreed the discrepency in athletes is not the result of inherent physical ability Chathamization May 2015 #105

This statement indicates you simply don't know what you're talking about. Elwood P Dowd May 2015 #107

You can't change your height, but you can change how heavy, fast, strong, quick, etc. you are Chathamization May 2015 #108

Thanks for the laughs. Its been fun. Elwood P Dowd May 2015 #109

Cuz... 99Forever May 2015 #73

mainly because half the people I was with believed it until I explained the situation to them Dr. Strange May 2015 #75

^^^ This is the most appropriate answer. Iggo May 2015 #86

because they cannot segregate by color any more. eom guillaumeb May 2015 #76

MMMMMMM... Iggo May 2015 #78

I see what you did there. flying rabbit May 2015 #79

Wait romanic May 2015 #80

Tradition treestar May 2015 #83

The reason for women-only sports is obvious. Donald Ian Rankin May 2015 #87

In a physical world size matters seveneyes May 2015 #106

Matriarchy! Snow Leopard May 2015 #111

Yeah, okay. How about maybe 340-pound female football players are hard to find? WinkyDink May 2015 #114

Discrimination and sexism Cassidy1 May 2015 #116

Because I am short and do not weigh a lot. I personally do not want to play with the big boys. jwirr May 2015 #117