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Babe Didrikson - GMDino - 06-07-2016 Lucy's refrence to her got me thinking: She would be consider, by folks who agree with Lucy, as a "proper" woman. In fact she would be the exact kind of woman those of a certain mindset would rail against for destroying the idea of what a woman "should" be. Quote:The first to prove a girl could be a stud athlete, Babe Didrikson began as a muscular phenom who mastered many sports and ended as a brilliant golfer. An exuberant tomboy whose life was athletics, she was accomplished in just about every sport - basketball, track, golf, baseball, tennis, swimming, diving, boxing, volleyball, handball, bowling, billiards, skating and cycling. When asked if there was anything she didn't play, she said, "Yeah, dolls." She competed against boys, boxed, didn't care for men and lived out her life with a younger female "friend". The kind of person who would and should be lauded for her abilities would still be shunned and shamed by some folks because she wasn't "feminine" enough. http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Babe_Didrikson_Zaharias.aspx Quote:Gender Backlash I find it humorous that she would be used as an example of how women would be against transgender or men playing in their sports. RE: Babe Didrikson - StLucieBengal - 06-07-2016 (06-07-2016, 05:00 PM)GMDino Wrote: Lucy's refrence to her got me thinking: She was the reason girls sports were even given a chance. I just find it funny that you guys now want to dismantle girls sports now. A woman competing against men is stepping up her level of competition. A man competing against women is just taking the easy route. She was a generational talent which could not be matched today. RE: Babe Didrikson - GMDino - 06-07-2016 (06-07-2016, 05:06 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: She was the reason girls sports were even given a chance. I just find it funny that you guys now want to dismantle girls sports now. A woman competing against men is stepping up her level of competition. A man competing against women is just taking the easy route. You said girls should not play sports with boys. YOU said it. She did everything you would criticize today. But then you also have the typical male chauvinist attitude that women CAN'T compete with men. That men are just superior athletes. So it's no surprise. The surprise is that you would PRAISE a woman who did. RE: Babe Didrikson - StLucieBengal - 06-07-2016 (06-07-2016, 05:12 PM)GMDino Wrote: You said girls should not play sports with boys. So you are saying that we should just have sports teams no boys or girls. No quotas. Just best players play. Babe competed against men because no one took her serious beating girls. This is a big difference to today's world. Babe was the reason womens sports get even the modest attention. RE: Babe Didrikson - Rotobeast - 06-07-2016 (06-07-2016, 05:12 PM)GMDino Wrote: You said girls should not play sports with boys. Why not praise him for the perceived growth then ? RE: Babe Didrikson - GMDino - 06-08-2016 (06-07-2016, 11:14 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: Why not praise him for the perceived growth then ? Because we all know he didn't grow...he reached for the one female athlete he could think of. RE: Babe Didrikson - Griever - 06-08-2016 again, he could have said the williams sisters...but they are black RE: Babe Didrikson - Rotobeast - 06-08-2016 (06-08-2016, 09:53 AM)Griever Wrote: again, he could have said the williams sisters...but they are black Meh.... not even close in athleticism. I don't think we have anyone (that I can think of) of that caliber, male or female. Feel free to make more suggestions though. I'd like to believe we have someone that amazing competing, that I'm unaware of. RE: Babe Didrikson - StLucieBengal - 06-08-2016 (06-08-2016, 08:47 AM)GMDino Wrote: Because we all know he didn't grow...he reached for the one female athlete he could think of. A reach? Please just stop. The fact you didn't know who she was and had to look her up is bad enough. RE: Babe Didrikson - StLucieBengal - 06-08-2016 (06-08-2016, 09:53 AM)Griever Wrote: again, he could have said the williams sisters...but they are black Why would I mention them? They aren't even close to BD. Please do some research on her she was amazing. And the reason we have female organized sports today. (06-08-2016, 12:00 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: Meh.... not even close in athleticism. There is not one athlete like her. Today is tougher given all the specialization we have today vs back then. RE: Babe Didrikson - bfine32 - 06-08-2016 (06-08-2016, 01:06 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Why would I mention them? They aren't even close to BD. Please do some research on her she was amazing. Because that is the only way he could introduce the fact that he thinks you're a racist into a conversation where it has no place. RE: Babe Didrikson - GMDino - 06-08-2016 (06-08-2016, 01:06 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Why would I mention them? They aren't even close to BD. Please do some research on her she was amazing. And the reason we have female organized sports today. She was amazing. And everything you claim to hate about "proper" women. But here are some others from within our lifetime. http://www.topendsports.com/world/lists/greatest-all-time/women-si100.htm http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/greatest-female-athletes-of-all-time/ Babe is definitely great...just an old example. RE: Babe Didrikson - StLucieBengal - 06-08-2016 (06-08-2016, 01:24 PM)GMDino Wrote: She was amazing. I don't need to be told how great she was lol. You guys obviously had no idea who she was.... Especially since you talking about the william sisters hahaha And I don't even need to open those links to know none of them could touch BD. Edit: opened them and you should delete them. Talk about recency bias lol RE: Babe Didrikson - GMDino - 06-08-2016 (06-08-2016, 01:27 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: I don't need to be told how great she was lol. You guys obviously had no idea who she was.... Especially since you talking about the william sisters hahaha I knew who she was. Sorry, I was trying to teach you something...I forgot you know it all. My bad. RE: Babe Didrikson - StLucieBengal - 06-08-2016 (06-08-2016, 01:29 PM)GMDino Wrote: I knew who she was. So you made a thread about BD to teach me? What about? Seems you just tried to make this to try and make me out to be anti women's sports. Or was it to call me a racist .... Wait that was your mate that tried that ... If you want to teach me something about BD you will have to come with more info. RE: Babe Didrikson - GMDino - 06-08-2016 (06-08-2016, 01:40 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: So you made a thread about BD to teach me? What about? Seems you just tried to make this to try and make me out to be anti women's sports. Or was it to call me a racist .... Wait that was your mate that tried that ... ...sigh... I made the thread because I found it amusing that you used Babe as an example of how women would get run out of women's sports by transgenders while she was an example of a woman who COULD compete with (and defeat) men. Also she is an example of one of those "improper" women you've gone on about in other threads. The teaching moment came when I provided examples of great female athletes who lived in the last 60+ years. Do try and keep up. RE: Babe Didrikson - Griever - 06-08-2016 he wouldnt want her using the same restroom as his wife and daughters shes not that fem looking RE: Babe Didrikson - StLucieBengal - 06-08-2016 (06-08-2016, 01:48 PM)Griever Wrote: he wouldnt want her using the same restroom as his wife and daughters BD never denied being a woman. RE: Babe Didrikson - Griever - 06-08-2016 (06-08-2016, 01:57 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: BD never denied being a woman. but from the way she looks, according to you, she doesnt fit your ideal of a woman so you would probably look twice to make sure instead of letting her pee RE: Babe Didrikson - GMDino - 06-08-2016 (06-08-2016, 01:57 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: BD never denied being a woman. But she didn't "act" like one. |