First, I apologize for getting a little behind with my posts. Excuse the barrage of blog entries.
In response to John's post regarding Brittany Griner, the very talented point guard for the Baylor women's basketball team, I must say that I disagree. I assure you that this is not sour grapes, despite the fact that my Irish got destroyed by Baylor, eliminating them from their hunt for a national title. The simple fact is that when it comes to athletics, due to their physiology, men compete at a higher level than women. That is not sexist, it isn't misogynistic, it is a fact. I am not saying that all men are better than Brittany Griner, but some men are. Take golf for example. The greatest female golfer in history, Annika Sorenstam, worked her entire career to compete in just a minor event on the PGA Tour, not the LPGA tour. She played well, better than many men, but she did not win the event or even come close. That isn't to say that Annika Sorenstam isn't an amazing golfer, but that through no fault of her own, there were many men that were better than her.
This is not an attack against women in sports, let me please make that perfectly clear. Women's bodies are different than men's. We can all agree on that. When they play sports that were invented by men, they are already at a bit of a disadvantage. Women aren't as tall, biologically, so they are immediately at a handicap when it comes to basketball. Women have breasts, which hinder them when they play golf. Because of biological differences, their styles of play are also very different. That is what the Notre Dame rep meant when she said that Brittany "plays like a guy." She plays a particular style that many women simply cannot play, through no fault of their own. That is why the comparison was made.
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