Sports that are separated by sex but really shouldn't be

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The womens pro bowling league disbanded a few years ago and the women have to compete with the men now. This past weekend I went to see the PBA tourney in Columbus and Kelly Kulick made it to the round of 8. She came within one game of making the tv finals.

Isn't Ultra marathons one division?

i have always found it odd that billiards has had a womens division. doesnt seem to me that being a male would give you an advantage there.

Agree in darts and billiards but being stronger would give you an advantage bowling. Using a heavier ball or rolling one harder makes it easier to knock down more pins so men should be better.

What a ridiculous question.

There shouldn't be women's division in any sports. Not in professional sports anyways. If you can't hang with the boys, too bad. There is a reason why no one watches women's sports. Because women are not built for athletic competition, so it's boring to watch.

Seperate divisions is fine for grade school sports and intramural teams. When it's just for fun, girls should have an all-girls team they can participate on. But when we're talking professional sports where the athletes are getting paid to perform, what's the point? Why pay a female athlete to play in the WNBA when she wouldn't make the D-League in the NBA? Or how about track and field? I didn't get paid for running the 800 in 1:58. So why should a woman? Women want equality in the work place. Well, professional sports are "the workplace" and things are hardly equal.

Women have proven that they can perform as well as men in the corporate world, the science lab, as medical doctors, etc. And they should be treated as equals. But leave the sports to dudes. Women have not yet attained equality in that department. If a woman is good enough to play in the NBA or MLB then give her a contract. Otherwise, what's the point in creating professional women's divisions?

[quote]i kinda like running wrote:

There is a reason why no one watches women's sports. Because women are not built for athletic competition, so it's boring to watch.

Tennis anyone?

It's not so much that professional sports are part of 'the workplace,' but that they're part of 'the marketplace.' If women's professional sports executives can execute a business plan which makes the league sustainable/profitable, who are you to say they need to disband?

I hope you're not refering to Billy Jean and Boby Riggs? You do realize that wasn't an even affair. Besides the fact that Billy Jean was one of the best women in the world at that time and Riggs was a washed-up-never-been, the rules went in favor of BJ to make it interesting. Riggs had only one serve and BJ was able to use the doubles alleys. There's your shining example of women's equality in tennis. I'd love o see some chick trying to return Roddick's 150mph serve.

Also, make those ladies stop screaming on every stroke, it's not fun to watch or listen to.

Also, I'd like to add that I don't really consider bowling, billiards, or darts sports. Maybe the participants do, not sure, but I phrased the thread this way just because it was easiest. Simply because an activity has a winner doesn't make it a sport. Bingo isn't a sport. If competitive knitting existed, it would not be a sport.

I am completely OK with legit. sports being segregated by gender. If there are physiological differences coming into play, and woman wouldn't have a chance to make a living off competing (e.g. if T+F were combined), then it's better for the athletes, fans, corporations, for the separation.

I also think, though, that simply BECAUSE sports are segregated, in some instances, woman are held to a lower standard. Have you ever watched WBA/WNCAA? The free-throw percentages are laughable. There is no inherent male advantage to making FTs. Pro WNBA players should never be comparable to HS/college guys in this regard, but they are.

For me the thrill of pro sports is to see people do something very few people can do. A 90mph fast ball, or a HR off said fastball. A 54yard field goal or a 3:50 mile. Even a 4:20 woman's mile is excited because not a lot of woman can do it. I can watch HS or college basketball that's meets or exceeds the level of WNBA, so, in it's current form, I'm never going to get excited about that. As much as I don't enjoy watching college basketball, I'd rather watch Hansbrough, who isn't getting paid, goes to class, etc, come out and do his thing than _anyone_ who's getting paid and doing the same thing equally or worse. It just _happens_ that it's woman in the WNBA.

bjmybutt wrote:I hope you're not refering to Billy Jean and Boby Riggs? You do realize that wasn't an even affair. Besides the fact that Billy Jean was one of the best women in the world at that time and Riggs was a washed-up-never-been...

And you do realize Riggs had just totally dismantled the reigning #1 player, Margaret Court? King was not yet at her best.

If you think winning Wimbledon once, the US Open twice, and the pro title 3 times qualifies Riggs as a "never-has-been", you need to study up on your sports history.

Women will beat men in all track event in the imminent future!

You heard it here first.

BJK was at the top of her game and Bobby Riggs was like 60 years old. That was a farce made for TV and the "womens" movement of the 70's. For some reason having a young woman beat an old man in tennis made them think that they were indeed "equal."

I've always wondered why T&F was seperate. The track is 400m every where in the world and open to anyone that thinks they can make it around it faster than the other person, male or female, black or white, short or tall....

The market place speaks to this as well. We like women's gymnastics and skating, ..and tennis (Those girls are just SO hot in those skirts!)

booyaa wrote:

Isn't Ultra marathons one division?

no

bjmybutt wrote:

the rules went in favor of BJ to make it interesting.

ah nice!

Women's basketball uses a smaller ball for some stupid reason.

One Olympic sport that shouldn't have separate divisions is sailing. I think they have male, female, and open divisions. How on earth is being a male sailor any different than being a female sailor?