Should guys be able to play girl sports?

[uhaveatextmessage]

Inspired by the most recent question. I thought I would ask the opposite. I personally think they should be allowed to, not because of gender but because of how skillful they are at it.

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Synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics are for women only. Softball was another - it has been dropped but a campaign is mounting to reinstate it at the 2012 London games.

Some other events have a slightly different male and female version. For example, in speed swimming only women compete at 800m and only men compete at 1500m. Another example in track and field: men compete in the decathlon (10 events); women in the heptathlon (7 events).

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Olympic sports--women only

[avome]

No problem. As long as it's guys against guys and girls against girls. There's still a difference of abilities in gender.

One time these guys interrupted the girls volleyball game. The guys were killing the girls.. Stronger arms higher jumps..blergh..I'm somewhat jealous of male strength

[dubstep]

girls can't do this to the degree of men thus its male only olympic event.

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[mimikaycool]

Yes. I don't think that any sports should be sexist. If girls want to play football, they should be allowed to play football. If guys want to be in dance, they should be allowed to be in dance.

[dubstep]

girls lack the strength for some stuff. example one of many

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[mimikaycool]

I don't mean that they should play with the boys; girls just can't handle that in a lot of situations. But I think that if a girl likes playing a sport, they should create a way for girls to play that sport.

[uhaveatextmessage]

In football, girls won't play on the line, they will probably kick

[prophecy]

i don't understand.

why would someone need to allow you to play whatever sport you like?

[front2back]

Yeah, but what guy is going to do synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics?

[uhaveatextmessage]

You never know

[handsomejackk]

Like mud wrestling?

I think girls would enjoy seeing that far more than guys would enjoy participating.

[crookthings]

I still don't understandddd what a "boy sport" is or what a "girl sport" is. It's 2012, aren't we beyond this by now?

[crookthings]

(That's a yes to your question.)

[uhaveatextmessage]

According to "Dubstep" there are still men only sports

[crookthings]

Yeah and his one example is something that women DID do at the Olympics decades ago.