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Post by jonnygrouville on Oct 15, 2010 22:51:46 GMT -5
Don't fancy your's much... www.torontosun.com/sports/golf/2010/10/14/15688736.htmlWeird that she looks surprised to have won.  I haven't checked with my lawyer yet today, but it looks like she is taking everyone else on the planet to court. Litigation society? Really? It's going to get like this in the Olympics soon. The person finishing fifth in the women's sprint is going to end up with a gold as three of the top four will be disqualified for banned substances and the other is found to be a man. |
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Post by Richie3Jack on Oct 17, 2010 9:36:50 GMT -5
I can't imagine there being a case since the LPGA specifically states that you must be born a woman to play on their Tour. Some other dope tried to play on the LPGA as a man because Annika and others got thier shots on the PGA Tour, he wound up winning a Big Break competition.
3JACK
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Post by jonnygrouville on Oct 18, 2010 0:31:04 GMT -5
But are they right to say that? Gender is clearly a more complicated issue.
The issue also seems to be that the long-drive body has changed their rules to match the LPGA so Miss Lawless can not defend her title!
I'm not sure if it is a well known phrase in the US, but 'political correctness gone mad' is a familiar expression in the media in the UK.
I don't think the European Tour says the same thing as a transgender golfer has played in events. Maybe in Australia? Can't remember exactly. Whatever the case, I'm not going to go for my LPGA card just because I once went to a fancy dress party as Mother Theresa.
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Post by Richie3Jack on Oct 18, 2010 15:21:10 GMT -5
In the NBA, the league can fine players say $20k if they say after the game 'the refs did a poor job tonight.'
We have freedom of speech in this country, but the NBA can legally fine a player for saying something like that because that's part of the rules.
This is a bit different because gender, race and religious views are treated a bit differently in the work place. But usually those are situations where the *belief* is that a certain gender, race or relgious viewpoint is viewed as inferior. Here the *belief* is that the golfer's gender in question is unfairly superior than the rest of the players on the Tour.
3JACK
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Post by jonnygrouville on Oct 18, 2010 21:51:27 GMT -5
That’s a good point.
The laws are there for equality aren’t they? How much did Lawless win by? If it was about sixty yards, it would suggest that she has an advantage and a ruling in her favour would seem to be contra to the objective of the law. Make it fair for one person so it is unfair for the rest. Hmmm.
If Lawless thinks the long-drive people changed their rules specifically to exclude her, she might have a gripe. And maybe a case.
If she is not allowed to enter the men’s event, I think she would also have a case. I am assuming the men’s rules make no reference to gender. If you can hit it far enough, you can play.
So is that fair?
Probably moving a little bit away from the core subjects of this forum eh? Never mind.
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