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Guest editor Tim Delaney introduces our Sports issue and explains why studying the misdemeanors of athletes can throw light on the problems the rest of us face.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/41/Spo ... t_Behavior

Such irony that sports are divided into m/f when feminists advocate equal rights and wants 50/50 m/f in businesses, but for some odd reason they don't want equal rights when it comes to sports.

..it can't possible be that they fear getting whipped all over the floor by the men?!?

Remember Billie Jean King?.

PhilX

Philosophy Explorer wrote:Remember Billie Jean King?.

PhilX

Well said, Sir. Or Madame.
We all know that that statistically the strongest and fastest men are stronger and faster than the strongest and fastest women. This doesn't rule out the strongest or fastest person on the planet being a woman, statistics are like that. Nor does it rule out any individual woman being stronger or faster than any individual male; it clearly isn't the case that all men are stronger and faster than all women. I'm 6 foot 4, 16 stone, a bit past my prime, to be fair, though still a fairly formidable human being. Nonetheless, I cannot keep up with my slip of a 16 year old daughter in any sporting capacity except brute power. The tragedy is that, in the real world, that is the one that ultimately wins, despite being the least worthy.

I've heard that in long-distance running, women may have the edge (btw I'm a sir).

Recently in little league playoffs, a girl pitcher grabbed the limelight.

PhilX

Philosophy Explorer wrote:Remember Billie Jean King?.

PhilX

You mean a woman whose was vilified for being gay, before it was socially acceptable to come out.

Lev Muishkin wrote:

Philosophy Explorer wrote:Remember Billie Jean King?.

PhilX

You mean a woman whose was vilified for being gay, before it was socially acceptable to come out.

I take your point, but I think we were referring to the great tennis player.

uwot wrote:

Lev Muishkin wrote:

Philosophy Explorer wrote:Remember Billie Jean King?.

PhilX

You mean a woman whose was vilified for being gay, before it was socially acceptable to come out.

I take your point, but I think we were referring to the great tennis player.

That's correct. While we're on the subject of pitchers, I recall a female pitcher striking out five future hall of famers in an exhibition game.

PhilX

Here's a good question for further discussion:

Would female sports players make good coaches, managers, etc.?

PhilX

That's correct. While we're on the subject of pitchers, I recall a female pitcher striking out five future hall of famers in an exhibition game.

PhilX[/quote]

I retract this last statement.

PhilX