When I was a lad, the Soviet empire was repeatedly debased for the "women" they put forth on the world stage - I don’t remember whether any were DQ’d for 🤷♀️
Anyway, all those histrionics on the world stage, all the litigation, legislative hours, forests leveled to print & distribute the new rules PROTECTING girlz &wymyn in sports…
When I was a lad, the Soviet empire was repeatedly debased for the "women" they put forth on the world stage - I don’t remember whether any were DQ’d for 🤷♀️
Anyway, all those histrionics on the world stage, all the litigation, legislative hours, forests leveled to print & distribute the new rules PROTECTING girlz &wymyn in sports…
Ya’know, the same people pushing Title IX way back when, I believe are the same ones today who make a mockery of their previous legislation.
I gave up on sports back in the twenty teens - I’m as political as anyone, probably more than most (plague of the late bloomer 🤷♀️) but while life IS politics, or a form thereof, it doesn’t need to be everywhere, specifically the sports arena should be as apolitical, uniform rules for all, etc., so that all SIDES can equally enjoy.
When sports become political, politics become a sport. [it’s actually worse that that but you get the idea]
Charles Krauthammer's book, pub 2013, "Things That Matter" made a point that all things are political. Politics touches everything. Certainly no doubt about that these past 10 years.
Well, I can certainly respect Mr Krauthammer agreeing with me, it’s quite an honor 🤣; it seems a tenet of civilized society is the concept of "rules" and that to crib from from Ecclesiastes (hey, I’m no Pres 💩 💩 🧠, 😱 political much?), there is and HAS to be a time and place and NOT a time and place; the Greeks recognized this with the original Olympic Games when the city states set aside war, strife and combat for the athletic arena - the whole "do it in the buff" thing is a bit off putting; I think "the games" endured for centuries? All this was done for the glory of the gods on Olympus; as we have removed God from society, invited Godless and anti God nations into the Olympic arena both politics and sports have degenerated
Actually, "the masses’ were limited to just men (maybe males as I don’t remember if boys were permitted) and those that identified as men.
JK, you were or you weren’t, none of this maybe 🤷♀️ nonsense.
And I don’t know about any requirements to attend, tho since it was a spectacle for the gods, attendance may have been invitation only - those deemed worthy of the gods.
When I was a lad, the Soviet empire was repeatedly debased for the "women" they put forth on the world stage - I don’t remember whether any were DQ’d for 🤷♀️
Anyway, all those histrionics on the world stage, all the litigation, legislative hours, forests leveled to print & distribute the new rules PROTECTING girlz &wymyn in sports…
Ya’know, the same people pushing Title IX way back when, I believe are the same ones today who make a mockery of their previous legislation.
I gave up on sports back in the twenty teens - I’m as political as anyone, probably more than most (plague of the late bloomer 🤷♀️) but while life IS politics, or a form thereof, it doesn’t need to be everywhere, specifically the sports arena should be as apolitical, uniform rules for all, etc., so that all SIDES can equally enjoy.
When sports become political, politics become a sport. [it’s actually worse that that but you get the idea]
The east German "female" athletes were rather notorious.
Charles Krauthammer's book, pub 2013, "Things That Matter" made a point that all things are political. Politics touches everything. Certainly no doubt about that these past 10 years.
Well, I can certainly respect Mr Krauthammer agreeing with me, it’s quite an honor 🤣; it seems a tenet of civilized society is the concept of "rules" and that to crib from from Ecclesiastes (hey, I’m no Pres 💩 💩 🧠, 😱 political much?), there is and HAS to be a time and place and NOT a time and place; the Greeks recognized this with the original Olympic Games when the city states set aside war, strife and combat for the athletic arena - the whole "do it in the buff" thing is a bit off putting; I think "the games" endured for centuries? All this was done for the glory of the gods on Olympus; as we have removed God from society, invited Godless and anti God nations into the Olympic arena both politics and sports have degenerated
Was it not a spectacle/example/appeasement rolled into one for the masses that were required to come watch? Just guessing here.
Actually, "the masses’ were limited to just men (maybe males as I don’t remember if boys were permitted) and those that identified as men.
JK, you were or you weren’t, none of this maybe 🤷♀️ nonsense.
And I don’t know about any requirements to attend, tho since it was a spectacle for the gods, attendance may have been invitation only - those deemed worthy of the gods.
They’ve always been political. Anyone who thinks otherwise is dreaming