My step-daughter wrestled on the JV team her senior year in HS. Her main sport was track (hurdles), but she was quite fit and just wanted to compete to stay in top shape. The boys were always nervous to wrestle her because they knew if they didn’t do well, they would get hazed severely by their team-mates. She never won a match, but was only pinned one time.
She went on to compete at the NCAA division I level in track on a four year scholastic and sports scholarship and now works as model in sporting goods/exercise advertising, et al.
I don’t see what the big deal is, personally.
Heh.
I used to play soccer, and they made us play against the girls squad a year older than us. Same in PE class, where we had guys and girls.
The girls would always get mad at any one of the guys who made contact with them during the game. It made the sports pointless.
I think this guy is great! He should be commended for being a gentleman and not participating.
Do you think it is even possible that a young adolescent boy might not only feel uncomfortable putting his hands and body all over a girl, but might be at a distinct disadvantage because he might be concerned about where he has to put his hands?
We can make a lot of jokes about that paragraph I just wrote, but the point I make is appropriate.
Some boys don't like grabbing girls by their breasts and crotch and throwing them to the mat. Does that help you see what the big deal is?
“I don’t see what the big deal is, personally.”
Of course, you don’t. That’s the trouble today. PC, PC, PC until we puke - or “my little darlin’ can do ANYTHING SHE WANTS TO DO!” Trouble is, women are weaker in certain areas (upper body strength) than men; but, of course, we know YOUR little darlin’ ain’t weaker NOWHERE! She’s SPESHUL ‘cause YOU’RE speshul. - Only, if a man touches YOUR DARLIN’ anyplace unkosher, you’d have a hissy fit!
A friend, who had been a CO in the military, said that they got “bug out” orders in his outfit; but that the women were unable to lift some of the equipment and they didn’t have enough men to take up the slack - so they just didn’t “bug out” - in order that the “little darlin’s” could have the big PC name of their “military career” without having to actually perform up to par with the men. (Defining fitness down.)
Here’s the scenarios:
1. He wrestles, it’s close, and he wins. No big deal.
2. He wrestles, it isn’t, and he wins. Did he run up the score against a girl?
3. He wrestles, he loses big. Humiliation. Still no big deal - quality is quality
4. He wrestles, and win or lose, becomes sexually aroused doing it. I guess you wear a cup? Not a complete solution, because you still have to deal with the fact you are getting off wrestling your opponent.
5. He wrestles, and win or lose, she becomes sexually aroused doing it. There’s no tent pole sticking out of the middle of your singlet, but there are moral hazards there as well.
Anyway, one guy wrestling another minimizes the issue, until of course we end up with a gay high school wrestling finalist.
I see a few issues. I don’t see any politically correct way for the boy in question to handle it other than the way he did. Discretion, the better part of valor in his case.
I agree. If she can compete, let her.