Posted on 07/15/2014 11:02:27 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
The University of Colorado Boulder has offered a clinic called “Football 101 for Women” since sometime when Bill Clinton was president. Some feminist alumni recently found out about it. Now, they are mad.
The angry alumni say the clinic condescendingly promotes the stereotype that women don’t understand sports, or don’t care about them, reports the Daily Camera, Boulder’s main newspaper.
Clinic attendees — all female — will learn about football from Colorado Buffaloes head coach Mike MacIntyre and other members of the coaching staff. There will be an “interactive clinic” consisting of meetings, film study and skill stations, according to Buffs Blast, a team-related newsletter.
University of Colorado athletic department spokesman Dave Plati noted that this year’s complaints are the first he has heard since the school introduced the clinic in the mid-1990s.
Plati also observed that the three-hour, $50 clinic will cover advanced football topics such as why a defense might choose a cover 2 scheme.
“You won’t hear about the very basics of the game, such as a touchdown is worth six points,” the athletic director told the Daily Camera.
The complaining women don’t like it.
“It’s singling out women as if they don’t understand how to do things,” 2002 CU graduate Lindsay Howard told the local paper. “It’s hard to fully articulate, aside from the fact that it felt like a cute little pat on the head. ‘We’re gonna teach you how this sport works.’”
“It’s not 1950; it’s 2014,” she added.
Another angry alum, 1996 graduate Sarah McLaughlin, said she saw information about the clinic on Facebook and thought it was a hoax.
“It makes me embarrassed that the university would think this is a good idea,” McLaughlin, who now works as a brand strategist, told the Daily Camera. “It seems very medieval or backwards.”
She added that she will now withhold all donations to the university because of the clinic.
For some reason, the Daily Camera also spoke to Out Boulder, a gay advocacy organization about the clinic. A spokeswoman for the organization, Mardi Moore, advised that the school should make the class available to everyone.
“Being a woman, I know I need some education in football,” she said, “but I also have several male friends who need education in football.”
As Campus Reform notes, several schools around the country offer a similar football class for women including the University of Notre Dame and the University of Connecticut.
MacIntyre, CU’s head football coach, noted that he has been part of such clinics during previous coaching stops at San Jose State and the University of Mississippi.
“The ladies really enjoyed it, it gives them more knowledge of the game,” the coach said in the Buffs Blast newsletter, according to the Daily Camera. “They’ll learn a lot about the game, and they’ll be able to meet our staff. Some will know a lot about football, and some won’t.”
The class will occur on the evening of July 16 at the Dal Ward Athletic Center. Refreshments and a parting gift will be provided.
It's the worst thing that has ever happened to wymyn EVER!!!!!
Should change the course to “Advanced Outrage”
> The hags AND the fags are unhappy.
The fags and hags are never happy unless they’ve ruined someone’s day
Do some people, some liberals, simply Have too much time on their hands???
“It’s singling out women as if they don’t understand how to do things,” 2002 CU graduate Lindsay Howard told the local paper.
Which is why so many universities offer degrees in Wymen’s Studies, right Lindsay?
Is it a requirement for graduation?
No?
Then SHUT UP and don’t take the class.
If no one takes the class, they’ll drop it.
> Being a woman, I know I need some education in football,” she said, “but I also have several male friends who need education in football.”
Well of course. Homos need to be schooled too.
All this talk about tight ends, wide receivers and split receivers.
so men are supposed to jump through hoops in order to understand women, but women? not so much, eh?
“Feminists Rage...”
Do feminists do anything but rage?
Kind of agree that it should be offered to everyone, but the level of outrage is ridiculous. In and of itself, the course doesn’t denigrate women in any way. It simply offers some knowledge for those who choose to learn more about the game. Singling it out as a course for women is poorly thought, but I don’t see anything wrong with the course, itself.
> > >Do some people, some liberals, simply Have too much time on their hands???
________________________________
Too much oxygen, for sure.
Most schools do this type of event. Its is a great way for athletic programs to create awareness and interest from women for football and the program
This is the first I ever heard the Lesbian Left protest this at any school
The Lesbian Left sure were quiet when Colorado football was the “Rape Factory” program about a decade ago
Redundant phrasing.
So what is new. New day, something new for the feminists idiots to be outraged about. That is their entire existence, be offended or be outraged. “What a pitiful life they have.
A Woman wants everyone to be Women....
Holding a class on football at CU? Priceless. Are the players invited?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.