Britney Griner

In Thursdays class we discussed the incident with the female world championship sprinter and the legality of her disqualification. At the same time we discussed how the best female athletes are sometimes considered male like because of their talents. I brought up Brittney Griner a female basketball player for the University of Baylor, who is one of few female players who can dunk the basketball. She led her team to a 40-0 Championship season winning MVP. Because of her build, deep voice, and athletic ability some think she is a male. Even the coach of the opposing National championship game team Notre Dame said "she plays like a man" after there 20 point defeat to he last week. In the end no matter how good a female is that doesn't mean calling he a man is right, even as a joke. Keeping with basketball Dwayne Wade one of the best basketball players in the game is friend with Lisa Leslie a WNBA player and has said he has played her a few times and that she has beat him. It isn't always a correct association of athletic with man, and it should be changed when it does. Just because women always shop doesn't mean that any men who shop should be called women. Here are some links to articled written about Britney Griner and discriminatory remarks made in her direction.

John Plevel

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-400_162-57409191/irish-coach-brittney-griner-plays-like-a-guy/
http://fitandfeminist.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/the-misgendering-of-brittney-griner/