Mermaid Musings

This op-ed caught my eye today, mostly for the title and the conclusion. Because, frankly, I don’t really get this guy’s argument. He seems to be saying that because there are more male atheletes being deprived of a place to compete than women athletes as a result of budget cuts, that Title IX is actually discriminating against men.

Is it just that the economy makes men cranky and scared? or are they all whiners who will grab at any excuse to propel women back to the dark ages? Give me a break. Title IX was enacted to ensure that women had equal access to competitive sports - which means if you have to make sure if you’re cutting atheletic programs, you have to continue to ensure women’s access. And let’s face it, as brilliant as Title IX is, when it comes to college atheltics, unless you go to a women’s college, there are more men’s teams than women’s teams. Period.  Which means, if you need to cut athletics, you have more men’s teams that are expendable just by virtue of the fact that there are MORE of them. It’s basic math really.

Quit whining boys. Get a life. Go save the environment or find something useful to do, will you?