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Blogs > gymrat1974 > ManwranglerJen

Society Says  

gymrat1974 49F  
1057 posts
9/20/2016 7:20 am
Society Says

Society has told you what's important to it. That doesn't mean that that has to become your reality. I am reminded of a few years ago when my was playing high school volleyball. On nights of a football game, high school football teams got a police to and from games. They rode the bus to the games together as a team. On the nights of the girls volleyball games, there was no police escort; there was no bus. The girls took their own cars to their games. They drove themselves as though they were insignificant and didn't deserve respect or attention. One of the arguments made as to why this was acceptable was that the girl's volleyball team did not bring in money the way the boy's football team did. Well, I say shame on everyone who perpetuates such nonsense. It might not have been true of all schools, but our girls volleyball team had an amazing record. They made it to the final four in my 's senior year. I wonder when the last time our football team made it to the final four. Personally, I was<b> ashamed </font></b>of the parents at my school, particularly the mothers. I was<b> ashamed </font></b>of them for perpetuating the notion that their sons deserved more recognition than their daughters. After all, if the lackluster football team brought in more money, it was because people supported it, and not the other way around. This is the same thing we deal with in society as a whole. People tell you what is more important and you buy into it. Your life is no less or more important based on the color of your skin, or whether something dangles between your legs or not, or whether you can throw a football 100 yards. Everyone deserves the same recognition, the same adulation, the same respect, the same love, and the same opportunities in life. The only reason why some people are treated differently than others is because we continue to perpetuate the notion that it's deserved.

Blueeyes4U29 41M
142 posts
9/20/2016 1:09 pm

 Gymrat...you couldn't have said it any better. Now lets chat, catch up, and show each other the respect due by meeting up


boobwhisperer69 61M  
8322 posts
9/20/2016 5:30 pm

 Well put!


gymrat1974 replies on 9/20/2016 6:28 pm:
Thank you.

Blueeyes4U29 41M
142 posts
9/21/2016 2:54 pm

 Gymrat...have you received my email (to your personal account)?


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