05-03-2018, 07:15 PM
(05-03-2018, 03:59 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Playing basketball is not a "boy activity". Sure, boys might be more inclined to play sports, but that doesn't make it a "boy activity" anymore than cooking is strictly a 'girl activity'.
Again, that's not been my experience. If anything boys don't want to lose to "a girl" and will make sure they win no matter what. But, it's been my experience, even dating back to when I was a child, that if a girl had skills, she was more than welcome.
Yes, but learning that ANYONE can play basketball and should be allowed to play basketball even if they're different is more important than 'learning their limits'. And that's not even addressing the fact, that allowing girls to play can still help boys learn their limits.
If you want to argue that girls and boys should not play organized sports together, that's a separate argument. I would agree that I think they should be separate in contact sports, but not for the reasons you have stated.
I never said basketball was boys only. There is a girls division. I support girls playing basketball. I do not support co-ed. I believe this is dangerous and will discourage girls from participating in sports. This is the exact purpose of girls sports.
