and make her REPAY all the money spent on her dumb cow azz up to now too!!!
Posted on 05/14/2007 5:26:49 PM PDT by Former Fetus
That said, I can understand why a track coach would do his/her utmost to discourage pregnancies among the female athletes. Can someone have a baby and a year later run competitively?
“Can someone have a baby and a year later run competitively?”
I should really resist the temptation to opine on athetics, as I[m the kind of person who can sit inside and smoke cigaretts all day, but I would think that a year after prenancy one certainly could compete. Athletes come back from worse than preganancy all the time.
Except Rothlisberger, I don’t think he is coming back.
Of course they can but ................
members of the Memphis women's track team were required to sign a document acknowledging they could lose their scholarships if they became pregnant.
They know the cost................
Really, the guys are having babies? For a college gal, I think she would have phrased that differently and applied some critically thinking skills
Funny, when a women wants to abort a child, the men are only sperm donors :)
Not only is this rule a Double Standard put it also promotes abortion.
I would agree with that position if the male athletes signed an agreement that stated if they got a girl pregnant they would forfeit their scholarship
Not only is this rule a Double Standard put it also promotes abortion.
If males signed this agreement it might promote homosexuality !
Only a scholarships male athletes can get a female athlete Pregnant-—good logic?
Refusing to recognize that moral issues have practical consequences smacks of stupidity.
I'd say a baby is more important than running track. Do these gals and their lawyers think they should jeopardize the baby and try to run anyway? Or maybe that the team shouldn't cut them even if they don't run as well when "running for two"?
Reality is: Don't fool around with boys if you want to run track. Or, get married, have a baby, and have a life. These choices are not in the least onerous—they're both good, in fact. They just can't be enjoyed simultaneously. Accept this, get off those drugs that make you think that way, and be happy.
Really, the guys are having babies? For a college gal, I think she would have phrased that differently and applied some critically thinking skills
Of course if these guys are really having babies they’d never have to work another day in their lives!
You are kidding-right? Its not about having the baby, it about not being able to compete.
I understand that it would be tough for an woman eight months pregnant to play point guard on a collegiate basketball team. However, if the no pregnancy rule is based on morals then it should cover male athletes as well.
She put herself in that position!
Rules are rules....
This isn't about abortion...
.this is about flaunting the rules and not taking responsibilty.
You are given a scholarship to compete, if you can’t you lose the scholarship, makes sense to me.
Do you really think it’s fair to hold them accountable to their agreement when they accepted the scholarship? Next you’ll say they are accountable for their own actions!
For the woman, pregnancy changes her body and she can no longer compete athletically.
For the man... no changes to his body, can still compete.
I don’t understand your question. It seems quite obvious.
“I wonder why it is that these universities will pull the scholarship of a female athletes that get pregnant but do not yank the scholarships of male athletes who get women pregnant?”
Not being able to compete in the sport you got your scholarship in is the same thing as flunking out of your major on an academic scholarship.
Should his scholarship be yanked?
The school stands no chance in court.
Gosh. Did I miss a Rothlisberger pregnancy??.......j/k
and make her REPAY all the money spent on her dumb cow azz up to now too!!!
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