Discriminatory?
How is it fair to allow boys to compete with girls?
In the elementary school I attended (K-6) it was an annual tradition for the sixth grade boys to take on the sixth grade girls in a tug-of-war on one of the last few days of the school year. This was a good old-fashioned tug-of-war using a thick rope with a rag tied in the center, and everyone pulling for all they’re worth.
As was the case about nine years out of ten, we boys lost to the girls. We couldn’t believe how strong the girls were. We didn’t stand a chance and they dominated the pure strength competition during the entire ten or fifteen seconds that it lasted.
According to the teachers, at the age of 11 to 12, girls tend to be more physically developed than boys, and about 90% of the time the girls won the annual tug-of-war. So our loss, humiliation, and falling down in a pathetic pile were no surprise to them.
Soon after that age the physical development of boys accelerates and muscle mass develops beyond that of the chicks. It didn’t happen soon enough for us.
Anyone remember East German athletes being banned from olympics for failing sex test ?
Gifted male basketball players should try out for the girls team. Think of all the benefits that would give them?