The game, in which the girls play touch football and the boys cheer, is quoted as being a 'time-honored' tradition. The students, for the most part, are not on-board with the decision to cancel.
So what do you think.......
Should a HS sanction this Event?
Yes, it's harmless fun and a time-honored tradition: | 10 (58.8%) | |
No, it's sexist, dangerous and encourages internal rivalry: | 0 (0.0%) | |
Yes, if the roles (players and cheerleaders) are made equally available to both genders : | 2 (11.8%) | |
American football is a farce: | 2 (11.8%) | |
Other: | 3 (17.6%) | |
Total: | 17 |
The Article
An interesting comment on the article.....
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lrecliner 09/13/2013 06:46 AM
"The name 'powderpuff,' which most students still call the game, inadvertently serves to mock the hard-fought struggles of female athletes to be taken seriously and, we think, perpetuates negative stereotypes about femininity and female athletes,"
Here's the basic problem. You have a socially awkward but influential left wing female at the helm here. She has taken it upon herself to decide for others what is sexist and what isn't. This is typical liberal behavior
"The name 'powderpuff,' which most students still call the game, inadvertently serves to mock the hard-fought struggles of female athletes to be taken seriously and, we think, perpetuates negative stereotypes about femininity and female athletes,"
Here's the basic problem. You have a socially awkward but influential left wing female at the helm here. She has taken it upon herself to decide for others what is sexist and what isn't. This is typical liberal behavior
PeregrinesBoat 09/13/2013 07:25 AM
Principal Joel Stembridge is a man but maybe that is the point you were making :)