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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 07:11 PM
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Alabama coach in gender bias case to testify against Roberts
The Associated Press

An Alabama high school basketball coach who won a Supreme Court ruling strengthening protections against gender bias plans to testify before Congress on President Bush's nomination of John Roberts as Supreme Court chief justice.

Roderick Jackson, girls basketball coach at Ensley High School, said he is worried that Roberts' views are "locked in cement." <snip>

http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050909/APN/509090817&cachetime=5
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craig823 Donating Member (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-05 12:07 AM
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1. Title 9
I am a wrestling coach and title 9 is killing our sport. I have daughters and agree that they should be able to participate in sports, however you are fooling yourself by cutting mens sports.
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-05 12:39 PM
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2. ".. Jackson .. was fired in 2001 .. as .. girls' basketball coach .. after
.. complaining .. his team didn't get a cut of ticket sales or concessions, a bus to travel to games or enough practice time in the school gym."

Please forgive my lack of acuity, but I must ask: how does this show that I am fooling myself?

I should also like to understand your view in cases where essentially all current resources are directed to men's sports, despite interest from women athletes: must any significant participation of women in sports await the development of future revenue streams?
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Beaverhausen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-12-05 05:36 PM
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3. boo fucking hoo
why on earth would you come to the Women's Rights and Issues forum and post that crap?

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DaBruno Donating Member (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-14-05 06:09 PM
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5. Perhaps...
Because Title 9 in and of itself is sexist in it's form. While I agree that women need the same amount of funding, et cetera, to have it kill off other sports because it's a law is unnecessary. Too many times have I seen or heard about sports going out of existance because of Title 9; sometimes, budgets can't afford to split the costs.
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cap Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-27-05 11:47 AM
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4. then why not fund everything appropriately
kids need sports
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