Am I the only one who thinks it’s unacceptable that
Major League Baseball is investing in a women’s softball league
? The implicit message this sends is clear:
Men and boys play baseball. Women and girls play softball.
And yet, the 1992 movie ”
A League Of Their Own
” is still considered a classic. This is
based on
the
AAGPBL, a women’s baseball league
that lasted from
1943 to 1954
. Several years ago, a
TV series
based on this movie aired on Amazon.
Now imagine this:
Caitlin Clark
can only play on one side of the basketball court, because full-court is not ladylike. All WNBA games are 6-on-6, because less running is ladylike.
This archaic, outdated version of women’s hoops was played in high schools as recently as
1995 in Oklahoma
.
Do we really want to continue the baseball equivalent in 2025?
Everyone who claims to be in favor of gender equality should be infuriated as well.
I plan to boycott and will support the new
Women’s Pro Baseball League
, which will hopefully start play next year.
Max Milander Chase, Astoria
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