Typical runner or sockpuppet wrote:
I think it's precisely the opposite. Progressive women believe that athletic ability is socially constructed and thus women should be capable of parity with men...
This ^ "thought" of yours qualifies you as a certifiable idiot.
0.001% of "progressive women" believe that athletic ability is socially constructed. The fact that you conflate 0.001% with something close to 100% suggests that you have serious mental issues.
joedirt wrote:
That's Amazaing that you are a "solid club soccer player" and actually are a "starting midfielder" for your high school team. As such an accomplished athlete I am surprised that I and most everyone in America HAVE NEVER HEARD OF YOU. It is great that you think your accomplishments are comparable as an athlete to a woman who has 1/7th the amount of testosterone that you have.
I am a man who was a state champion in high school, ran four years at a top tier Division 1 college program, and I would never compare myself to Jenny Simpson, Emma Coburn or any of the amazing female athletes we have representing our country at the upcoming world championships, as they are on a whole other level than what I was on.
We have a top notch women's soccer tradition in this country that is getting ready to play in the world cup final (something the men's team has never done, the closest we ever came was the semis in 1930). Their accomplishments are something that should be celebrated, not denigrated by some teenage mysogynist that is a nobody on the world scene. As for myself, my beautiful wife and my twin daughters who love soccer, we will all be cheering on the USWNT at the cup final on Sunday afternoon.
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I have to admit , I am surprised to see how many would agree with my own observations of this. I think it was very exciting, but have to say, the shots have very little velocity on them, and it seems to take a ton of "ticky tack" passes to get almost deflections or "tip ins" for most goals.
Alex Morgans middle finger wrote:
Curious why guys always feel compelled to compare women's athletics to men's? The conclusion always seems to be the same. Women just don't measure up, do they?
So stop watching women's sports and put an end to your compulsive need to belittle and dismiss their achievements.
Agreed. Why do people always just have to compare women's sports to men's sports? They're two different things. Who cares if boy's high school teams could beat women's teams? That's not the point of women's sports. Yeah, sure, a cheetah could outrun Usain Bolt, but he runs against human men. Women in the World Cup play against other women.
And the US women are a damn good team, and it's frankly a lot more fun to watch their games than the US men's team.
Uhh you do realize that the 1999 women's soccer world cup final was the most watched soccer game in the US?