Friday, October 1, 2010
Social Inequality (Gender)
All around the world men grow up with field hockey being a main sport but not in America. In America, field hockey is seen as a women's sport. In high schools across America there are field hockey teams for girls but never any for guys. Maybe not never but only if you go to a very expensive private school can you find men's field hockey. America has men's field hockey at the international and Olympic level but we are not very good compared to other countries. Maybe there are guys at high schools all across America that want to play field hockey but dont want to be the outcast and be the only guy on the team. It is the exact same for girls and football. You are allowed to play on the team of the opposite gender if there is no team for your gender. But kids will never do this. They are too afraid of what people might think or say. Everybody thinks America is the land of opportunity when really everybody is too afraid of what others think to go and seize their opportunities.
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I did not know that field hockey was a big male sport in other countries. But it is so true about the gender sports - ie.. girl wrestlers or football players. I was in high school when the first male volleyball team was started at CASHS. It was a big thing because volleyball was always seen as a girl sport here, but now it is totally accepted. You should start a field hockey revolution! :)
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