Boys, Girls, & Sports - Week 5

Should boys play on girls; teams? Should girls play on boys' teams? Well I say equality means that all things are equal and what you give to one, you must give to the other. I'm a strong believer in Title IX,which states that there should not be discrimination when it comes to educational programs. Well that definition has stretched to sport and been enforced to let girls on a boys' team so why not let the boy on the girls' team?

The public minimizes what a girl should be able to do in sport. This leads to the mentality that girls shouldn't play with the boys because they aren't strong enough, fast enough, tall enough, physically fit enough or whatever excuse they can possibly think of. But the truth of the matter is that if a girl wants to play a sport that is not offered in her own than gender than she should be granted the opportunity to participate on the male team. The girl and/or her parents should be able to asses the possible risks and dangers that come with that. In the same respect, boys should be allowed to play on a team of all girls if the sport is not offered in his own gender. When it comes to boys, the argument completely changes. The boys have a greater athletic advantage, or it is unsafe for a male to play with a bunch of females.

Speaking of safety, why is it that when people are fighting for girls to play on a boys' team, they are not saying anything about the safety of the girl? They are just arguing her right to play. But then when it comes to boys, suddenly safety is a major issue and everyone is worried about the one boy on a team injuring the girls.

This is an issue that could go on and on because there are so many arguments that people could make either way. However, the bottom line is that what is fair is fair, and what girls can do, so can boys.