Comments on: Sexism in Football

By: Selina

Selina — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:55:58 +0000

omg u r so right i love ur article
i am youngish and all i get at skl is butch jokes because i play football, i mean come on they only do it becasue i could easily skill any of them up
anyway men should not be so shocked if they spent less time sat at home on their arses watching football while we are out playing then they could talk about it properly but they are so alzy and they think that watching match of the day on a friday night and supporting a team constitutes and expert and someone who has superior knowledge of football then they are severly deranged
yes i think that lots of men footballers are tasty (joe hart man city mmm) but this is not what i think about most when i watch i match i am actually think ing about the tactic and the gameplay
i mean for god’s sake its 2008 not 1800

By: Colleen

Colleen — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:05:16 +0000

Dear Julia.

Are you serious.

“The feminists who stand out time and time again to demand for equal rights since forever have said everything there is to know about sexism. True, we strive for that perfect equilibrium where men and women are treated with the same respect and attention and whatnots, but we can never deny that this will never happen.” – Julia

It is women such as yourself that simply give up on the fight over equal rights. Women who feel it is a lost cause. Women who like to be viewed as someone who is strong, independent, and can enjoy a male-dominated activity, but it’s all talk. True you probably do enjoy Football. But do you enjoy it because you enjoy that, what did you call it, “unexplainable victory” over a man. Why should it be a victory. You have just as equal rights as men to be knowledgeable, and thus his shock is his own ignorance. Why don’t you stand up and join the feminist movement instead of being passive aggressive. Reading this was very disheartening.

By: Reba

Reba — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:58:14 +0000

see i’m i play on a football team full of guys and i’m the only girl on the team i get a lot of grab in end up be fun but you still get the low comments that bring you down.but women shouldn’t let men bring you down if you want to play football play it

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By: Marco Pantanella

Marco Pantanella — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:33:05 +0000

I’ll be honest Julia: before I came to Canada in 2000 I used to be same kind of guy you described in your conversation. However, I’ve been living here 7 years now, and I’ve seen my fair share of impressive technical display from female players (as you may guess, female soccer is very popular in North America). Thus I am no longer very surprised when I see a girl play well, or to a lesser extent when I hear her talk very technically about formations and tactics.

You’ll have to admit though, these kinds of female supporter/players are very rare, so despite I acknowledge the fact that they exist, meeting one in real life is something fairly unique (especially the over-analytical fan kind, because there’s many more female players than female watchers of the sport).

I have made it a rule that when it comes to discussing tactics or detailed sports issues, I will give anyone the benefit of the doubt. If you show me you know what you’re talking about, we can have a very deep conversation regardless of gender.

By: Lord Grimcock

Lord Grimcock — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:38:40 +0000

The gender pay gap is a myth, as anyone with two wits to rub together can tell.

If women are paid less for the same work, in the face of of decades of legislation and countless lawsuits, why don’t the successful firms employ only women?

By: Julia

Julia — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:54:35 +0000

Andrei, LOL indeed! Iker Casillas must have won over a lot of girls to the Real Madrid side though. Sigh, stereotypes haha.

tubbo, I was citing an example about a discussion after a match I was having with my friend, and I am a good enough fan to watch my team play week in week out.

joninjapan, Yes I understand that a lot of girls out there cause such a misconception, and that there are plenty of nice guys who don’t generalise girls as well! (I have met some, for starters.) Still, I think I know enough girls around to change this stereotype haha.
And I didn’t even want to touch on the thing about the women’s referee because I really don’t want to go into that either, lol.

Shane Coghlan, haha indeed we feminists can argue about anything under the sun! Sexes don’t define passion, indeed.

By: Shane Coghlan

Shane Coghlan — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:45:21 +0000

Please don’t read my submission

Its the same with any other topic, Women have just as much say in Football as in other topics such as politics, cars and whatever else you ladies want to argue. (pretty much anything from my experience lol) Passion for the game does not come from which of the two sexes you are.

By: joninjapan

joninjapan — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:28:14 +0000

aww come on people give her some respect

to be fair julia not a lot of girls are like you and not a lot of guys are as stupid as the bloke you argued with

as far as sexism in football you picked a tame subject. . you could have bitten into the apple of women referees ..shit i’m not going near that haha