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Lizzie Poppet

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13. Oh, definitely.

Reply to cali (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 12, 2015, 11:52 AM

Jun 2015

Most sports reward a combination of various physical attributes that are such that males will always have an advantage. That's just basic biology. It doesn't make me like the women's version of most of these sports any less, although to be honest, I'm really only a big fan of football (soccer), with a bit of a nod to motorsports and cycling.

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Women can't compete in violent direct contact sports [View all] packman Jun 2015 OP

HA! Rex Jun 2015 #1

Ronda would break your arm hifiguy Jun 2015 #14

sure they can, but that changes if you throw in mixed gender in some sports cali Jun 2015 #2

Oh, definitely. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #13

Tell that to my neighbor. zappaman Jun 2015 #3

They never met my sister zipplewrath Jun 2015 #4

Technically elbowing people in the face is not meant to be part of football... Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2015 #5

Your point is not my point packman Jun 2015 #6

you mean soccer snooper2 Jun 2015 #7

No it's football malaise Jun 2015 #8

Then you don't get to rename aluminum, because we... Um. Orrex Jun 2015 #17

It was the British who invented the word soccer. alarimer Jun 2015 #19

I know malaise Jun 2015 #20

I refuse to pander to the whims of benighted colonials! Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2015 #9

"pointyball" =P Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #11

Sure...but hard fouls happen all the time. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #10

Ronda Rousey would like to have hifiguy Jun 2015 #12

Now add wheels to the mix! Lilith Rising Jun 2015 #15

Sure, but can they dive and roll on the ground and fake injuries as well as men can? DanTex Jun 2015 #16

They obviously can compete with other women. Bonx Jun 2015 #18