Action Persuit Games Article p144 OMG WTF?

[Carbon]

Quotas will right past wrongs? OMG gimmie a break! Is this a joke, if it is, well ha ha, she got me. Yall have got to read this article for the full effect. Anyway, its not like me to pipe up about stuff like this... but yall gotta read the article.... pure silly. This is America dammit! not Communist Russia!

Lemme quote yall what this chick is saying... hope it wont be taken outta context.

"enough! it is past time for affirmative action in paintbal. Correcting past wrong will be very easy: Require at least 20% of a competition team's players on the field in every game to be female. Two women on a 10- or 7- player team. One on a 5-, 3-, or 2- player team. No Exceptions.
Todays's discrimination must be stopped before sexism ruins this great sport. Female atheletes are entitled to affirmative action to correct past wrongs done to women by sponsors, coaches and players..."

Oh boy, I thought paintball was THE sport based on meritocracy, the best person for the job. not on gender bias. Well yeah, the sport is male dominated.. duh, but if ya want equality why even bother with a "women's" leauge. I thought paintball was co-ed from the begining.

[Crazy]

Theres the problem. APG is the joke of all paintball magazines.

[joeyjoe367]

That's rediculous.

[SampsonFBC]

I wonder if she's ever considered that there really aren't that many women paintball players out there? I guess she likes the idea of a lot less teams. I think she has personal issues

[WARPED1]

I hope that never happens.

[RetroEclipseMan]

I hope this doesn't come out wrong and I hate how I can never seem to get my opion across the right way over the net but here it goes.

Well I for one like how paintball is co-ed. I mean what other sport can truely say that. I notice more and more women playing at local fields and I think it's great. I just don't think what this girl is saying is very well thought out. It seems as if she's saying that women are totally left out and aren't able to play tourny ball which is totally ignorant on her part. Another thing is if every team is required to have a certain amount of females on their team how many of these teams would actually still be able to compete? I mean there's a lot of women that play but is there truly enough to play for every team?

[darklord]

Um, yeah, that just isn't going to happen. Affirmative action doesn't apply to sports, look at the NFL, NHL, MLB, etc.... paintball is a co-ed sport. If a female player makes the grade for a team, she should be able to join, but I don't think it is necessary to force female players onto teams. It is up to the individual whether or not they should be part of a team, and up to the team to decide whether or not the individual should join the team. Things are fine the way they are.

[Fred]

so... we clone Capo so every team can have her play???

Seriously, if any girl wants to come play, i have no trouble with it, in fact, I usually tell girls at my local fields that its cool to see them there.

and Synreal's girlfriend is pretty good... it'd be funny to see someone try to hassle her about it...


Political correctness: Why America is going down the tubes.

---Fred

[Miscue]

That's just retarded on so many levels.

I claim that synchronized swimming is a sexist sport... because they only allow women!

I mean, come on people!

[RT pRo AuToMaG]

That is some BS. If that ever became a requirement, AT LEAST 85% of tourney teams will disappear. There are simply not enough women to fill those positions, and even if they were, it would still be BS. And looking at players like Claire, Keeley Watson, and some other individuals, the women may allready be better then the men .

[Clare]

so... we clone Capo so every team can have her play???

Yes, good idea! That would help me fulfill my plan even faster...Excccellent (a la mr.burns).


Anywho, yep that article is ludicrous

[ben_JD]

Originally posted by Miscue
I claim that synchronized swimming is a sexist sport... because they only allow women!

Martin Short was a very accomplished synchronized swimmer.

[xrancid_milkx]

Come on now, this is a professional sport, not PE basketball. I have never seen in anyway women excluded from paintball. In fact, more girls playing paintball would be good for the sport. Us guys would play even harder to impress them

[pbzmag]

I for one believe that this is a dumb idea. If a girl wants to play, more power to her. But if another girl doesn't want to because she is afraid to get hurt, I won't push her to play. Granted I will let her know how safe the sport is, but I will let her decide whether to play or not.

[AlabamaMan]

That is one of the funniest thing that i have ever read.
A few years i dreamed up the stupid bomb (it would only kill dumb people)
I wish i could make it, and that ladies house would be the target.