Yesterday there was a thread as to who we thought were the most attractive athletes on the female side of our sport. The first few posters predicted it would get pulled and of course it was. I really feel what was said was tasteful and in no way crude or derogatory of women. Mine was probably the most descriptive and I was really careful. In no way do I think what was there by the time I signed off down here in NZ (12:00 am) was "Sexist".
For years I have told people how I felt our sport was colorless,in that I had never seen any overt racism in my 35 years around it. But I have seen more reference to race on this site than I can believe yet a lot of it gets through. I have a hard time understanding why it's not ok to say an Athlete is attractive but it is ok to ask if Clemson's varsity fraternity Tarred and Feathered the black guys in the '70s.
There are three threads just about white sprinters. Should we pass the word around the world that if you're white you need to stay away from the sprints as you are a sub-category to the real sprinters? If I say I am offended at the white sprinter threads (I'm not, but I do think they are stupid so I don't speak to them) will they get pulled?
If we're going to politically correct in gender topics we should look at the racial side too. Or maybe the threads just go up and if you're not interested you don't respond!
For years I have told people how I felt our sport was colorless,in that I had never seen any overt racism in my 35 years around it. But I have seen more reference to race on this site than I can believe yet a lot of it gets through. I have a hard time understanding why it's not ok to say an Athlete is attractive but it is ok to ask if Clemson's varsity fraternity Tarred and Feathered the black guys in the '70s.
There are three threads just about white sprinters. Should we pass the word around the world that if you're white you need to stay away from the sprints as you are a sub-category to the real sprinters? If I say I am offended at the white sprinter threads (I'm not, but I do think they are stupid so I don't speak to them) will they get pulled?
If we're going to politically correct in gender topics we should look at the racial side too. Or maybe the threads just go up and if you're not interested you don't respond!
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