We recently had a class discussion about women's vs. men's sports. The conclusion was that women's sports do not receive as much attention as men's because they are not as exciting. Well, fans got what they were asking for the other night in NCAA women's basketball. Baylor's Brittney Griner punched an opponent in the face. The video can be seen here. This incident created an outrage, no one expected women to be punching each other. On the other hand, men fight all the time in sports, and it is almost expected for fights to happen. Why is this the case?
It is because of the physical anatomy combined with society's views of men and women that cause women to be inferior in sports. Men are overall bigger and stronger than women, it is a known fact. This advantage of strength and size allows for men's games to be more competitive and entertaining. In addition, the focus of women as a whole in our society is not to be strong and athletic, but to be pretty and skinny. Until these obstacles are overcome, women's sports can not be compared to men's.
My friends and I had a conversation about this, about how certain sports like girls lacrosse don't where helmets or as many pads as the boys because they are not allowed to hit as much and other forms of aggression (more restrictions on checking for example) are not built into the game's rules like boys sports. However, although it shocks people that girls get this nasty during games it seems to be happening more than people would expect. Another incident along the same lines was in the BYU vs New Mexico soccer game.here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF-Atd4DeqI
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