Women as a group owe nothing to men as a group.
Period.
We do not owe men a smile. We do not owe men “looking our best”. We do not owe men emotional support. We do not owe men attention. We do not owe men conversation. We do not owe men sex.
We can grant these to men of our choosing. None of them are owed.
Pretty much all of them.
Sports were invented an curated over time by men who only selected men to learn and play. Given equal opportunity to shape and influence sports culture, women could compete on an even playing field with men.
I fully believe this. Most of the difference is societal. Men DO have a strength, height and weight advantage, but its not as extreme as people think, and those three qualities don’t automatically make someone the best option for a sport. This is especially true and apparent in things like e-sports where men have ZERO inherent advantage, but overwhelming societal advantage to be better.
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But if women were participating in the evolution of sports culture would the methods of playing, and the resulting games created, end up rewarding pure physical force as much?
Sports and culture have been dominated by men who have not only curated sports most suited to their mechanical advantages, but have also created a culture where men are more supported when it comes to getting into those activities. So, men have the advantage of sports that are more suited to their bodies and also a broader pool of participants compared to women.
This is why I included: “Given equal opportunity to shape and influence sports culture…” Meaning that women have capabilities which aren’t favored in most current physical performance events because we have little to no say in the creation and rules of sporting events.
Women have some physical advantages over men, but hardly any give us an advantage in male dominated events that favor strength and speed. On average, woman have better vision with more colour definition, our hearts are closer to our brains so we can withstand higher G forces, and our lower center of gravity gives us better balance. We make great sharpshooters, pilots, golfers and gymnasts because of these advantages.
