In Massachusetts, boys playing on girls teams causes a ruckus

Submitted by anthony on Wed, 2012-01-18 22:22

Article here. Excerpt:

'FRANKLIN, Mass. - When Will Higgins won the South sectional 50-meter freestyle in Massachusetts in November, there was mixed joy among his Norwood Senior High teammates.

He broke the meet record in a blistering 23.96 seconds, moving on to the state swimming and diving championships. The win also helped spur his team to an eighth-place finish in the section tournament.

But because Higgins is a boy, his record win sparked increasing attention and criticism from a national audience in what has become a local epidemic: Boys playing on girls teams.

Higgins, swimming at the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) girls South Section meet, broke a girls swimming record that had stood for 26 years, immediately drawing the criticism of local parents, coaches and the former record-holder. With an uptick in boys playing on girls teams, and an increasing number of mixed-gender teams, the MIAA swim committee has decided to take a renewed look at the mixed gender arrangement in Massachusetts high school sports. The committee decided in a Jan. 5 meeting to create a sub-committee charged with finding a solution by its next meeting in April 2012.'

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I thought male and female were "social constructions". Women asked for equality now they are starting to get it they are complaining. Women should be aware that they can't pick and choose when they are "equal" and when they are not.

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Submitted by Broadsword on Thu, 2012-01-19 11:16

Women absolutely hate having to abide by their own rules.

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Submitted by kaveman on Fri, 2012-01-20 01:27

When boys don't want to compete against girls, they're called chickens. When they compete against girls and beat them, the girls cry unfairness. I think poor sportsmanship has just been redefined! It's interesting how Title IX causes all these problems for male athletes and no one bats an eye. Suddenly, a girl is angry about it, and everyone cares all of a sudden. Why is that no one seems to give a crap about anything unless it affects girls?

Evan AKA X-TRNL
Real Men Don't Take Abuse!

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Submitted by xtrnl on Sat, 2012-01-21 06:40