Originally Posted by weasley
Originally Posted by billt460
And If you don't think the best man in ANY professional sport would beat the best woman in the same, you're thinking like a complete fool.
.....Let me open your eyes to the professional equestrian sports: show jumping, dressage and eventing. These are all competed by men and women on an equal basis and frequently the women come out on top, at the very highest international levels. These sports require skill, strength, intelligence and empathy - and don't even bother trying to state that the horse does all the work, because if you think that you have no clue what you are on about.
You're leaving out show dog walking and quilt competitions. The babes regularly clean up there as well.
His entire argument regarding poor female performance in
Upper echelon auto racing is based on rejection rates. More men to pick from than women. So he thinks women are at a disadvantage because they lack the tryout numbers. That's pure nonsense.
What they lack is across the board talent. Regardless of the sport, you end up with the top men and women players.
Which is no contest if you put them against each other. Which is why they separate the genders.
Do you, he, or anyone else actually think the reason Serena Williams could NEVER beat Roger Federer in a straight up tennis match, is because they didn't have enough women to pick from? So Serena was the best they could come up with. Based on what few women players they had to choose from. That's ridiculous. She would be lucky if she could beat McEnroe today. And there could very well be more women attempting to get into professional tennis today, than there are men. These exclusive Summer tennis camps are packed full of young girls, who's wealthy parents all want their daughters to be the next Steffi Graff.
If as many women as men tried out as place kickers in the NFL, do you think we would have women kicking field goals on Sunday?
That's his whole argument. And it's irrelevant, not to mention O.D.'ing on stupid. Women can "compete" in auto racing. But they will NEVER compete and beat men at the top levels. (NASCAR, Indy Car, Formula 1). NEVER. This regardless of how many men manage to sit on the sidelines making excuses for them. Or how many suddenly get the urge to become the next Danica.
And seeing as he is so afraid to answer my question, maybe you'll be willing to take a stab at it. What do you think is going to happen regarding women in upper echelon auto racing, (NASCAR, Indy Car, Formula 1), in the next 42 years? Do you think we will see one winner? Just one?