I like Sarah but was disappointed to see her say she supports Title 9. Maybe she’s just echoing the McCain campaign. We’ll see in the future. This thought just occurred to me. Title 9 is the fairness doctrine for college athletics. Many mens programs have suffered due to title 9.
No, she’s been supporting Title IX all along, even before she joined the ticket. Mostly everyone here has been turning a blind eye to these little differences. They’re convinced she “brings conservatism to the ticket.” Then, when she says these things, they blame McCain. But, that’s her talking. That’s who she is.
She’s only the VP nominee. I would be willing to overlook these differences I have with her, too, if only it were politically correct among conservatives to question her without being accused of “sexism”. That some of us cannot even point out these differences without being accused of supporting the other party tells me the GOP is headed downhill, too.
Title 9 was about WAY more than sports. People really need to become better informed about the Act. When they tie it to just sports I can tell they are just parroting what they’ve heard from cobbled together sources.
It was needed at the time because so many avenues in PUBLIC education were closed do girls/women at the time. Not just sports, but actual academic and vocation opportunites.
Since then things have changed dramatically. I doubt we would have a Sarah Palin today if it were not for Title 9 ... but it is NOT about sports.
I, myself, am ambivalent about Title 9. What is the solution? I don't know, but I do agree that athletic programs should not just be supported and promoted for male athletes.