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Friday, February 18, 2011

Chivalry vs. Equality

Hey guys you never believe this, the news has actually compelled me to blog. This morning I posted this on facebook "I saw this on the news and I had to ask. Do you think it's sexist for a guy to pull out of a wrestling competition if his opponent is a girl? Do you think girls should compete in against boys in wrestling?" Now as I start to add my own opinion, I figured I might as well blog my response because I need the space to express my thoughts properly and I want to "hush" those people out there who read my blog in the past and asked me when am I gonna write something new. So there nyah! lol
So to answer my own question, I can't honestly answer it. On one hand I have been raised to not hurt women or to take advantage of them. Now in competition you are told to win, to destroy the other guy. Though for the girls in the wrestling competition, they know the risk involved. They know they are gonna get tossed about in the match and may get hurt. But for the guy does he want to be the "guy" who beat up a girl or even worse(in the real world) the "guy" who got beat by a girl, not an easy decision. And let's be real here there is a chance they could catch a "boner" while wrestling a girl, then what? Something you can't help happens now you look like a pervert(and not in a good way). **Side note: Anyone who says "the guys should control his urges." has not been a teenage boy. The slightest breeze can give a guy a boner. Sometimes you get a boner for no reason at all. Every guy has had this happen to them. If they say other wise they are lying or have Erectile Disfunction.**
With that said should a boy be penalized for not competing in that situation? As a father what do I tell my son if he is ever in this situation? In this case I think each individual should make there own decision and is a boy pulls out he should be called a forfeit. If you step into competition you should be treated as an equal. You have to take the good with the bad. Boys should not take advantage(inappropriate touching) yet should not be penalized for unintentional boners.

If you stand as my equal, then you will be treated as my equal. In life the argument of "Chivalry vs. Equality" will come up a million times. I feel you can't have both, ladies need to choose one. To be honest people need to be honest with each other, if you are my equal then don't look for me to be polite or to consider your feeling in different situations. If people were up front with each other I think people would have less conflict. So in the case of the girl who wants to wrestle I say, step into the ring and be prepared. Beat if you can, survive if I let you!!!!