Yes, what a huge disgusting hulk of a girl.
Posted on 02/18/2011 2:36:18 PM PST by wmfights
A high school wrestler in Iowa refused to compete against a female opponent due to his Christian beliefs. Upon hearing that the match would be with a girl in the state tournament, Joel Northrup decided to lose by default rather than compete against Cassy Herkelman.
The 112-pound wrestler explained, "I have a tremendous amount of respect for Cassy and Megan and their accomplishments. However, wrestling is a combat sport and it can get violent at times."
He continued, "As a matter of conscience and my faith I do not believe that it is appropriate for a boy to engage a girl in this manner. It is unfortunate that I have been placed in a situation not seen in most other high school sports in Iowa."
According to The Associated Press, the boy’s father is a minister at Believers in Grace Fellowship, an independent Pentecostal church in Marion. The church believes that young teens of opposite sex should not come in physical contact with each other in a “familiar way,” according to the church’s pastor.
Northrup’s pastor stated, "We believe in the elevation and respect of woman and we don't think that wrestling a woman is the right thing to do. Body slamming and takedowns, that full contact sport is not how to do that."
The girl’s father, Bill Herkelman, told The Associated press, "It's nice to get the first win and have her be on the way to the medal round.
"I sincerely respect the decision of the Northrup family especially since it was made on the biggest stage in wrestling. I have heard nothing but good things about the Northrup family and hope Joel does very well the remainder of the tourney."
Although the home-schooled sophomore was allowed to compete in the consolations round, due to default and not forfeit, it is possible for him and Herkelman to be matched up again if they both make it to the finals.
The girl may have won a few of these because her opponent wouldn’t use moves on her that he would on a man anatomy wise
Did you learn anything from it?
What kind of reply was that?
Yes, what a huge disgusting hulk of a girl.
That's not really her problem.
Everyone in high school wrestling knows that there is a very, very small chance you will come across a female opponent if you're in the lighter weight classes. If you can't handle it then maybe you need another sport.
Just some pics of wrestling for some of you that don’t realize what wrestling is like.
>> His main issue is that he is a gentleman observing the rules of chivalry. <<
That may be so, but I see nothing in the bible that states "Thou shall not wrestle women". He might not want to wrestle her out of politeness, but saying he's unable to do so because of his religion is really stretching it.
And if he had pinned her, she’d have whined and complained. You can’t win for losing.
They should be building up their own squad.
Why exactly is it a matter of faith?
There is a very long history of Christian chivalry. This boy is following that long tradition.
Conscience, faith, whatever it’s an out.
What male teen wants to be faced with;
a) beats a girl
b) get beaten by a girl
Not even close.
This wrestler is a good dude, like you.
If that was an attempt at an ad hominen attack on me, you misfired.
She just got knocked out of the tournament today after losing her next two matches. The difference is, the guys who beat her will be going on to the semis while the guy who gave up because he didn't want to wrestle a girl gets to go home.
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In fact, your definition could not be more incorrect:
From Wikipedia:
Chivalry is a term related to the medieval (Middle Ages) institution of knighthood which has an aristocratic military origin of individual training and service to others. It is usually associated with ideals of knightly virtues, honor and courtly love: "the source of the chivalrous idea," remarked Johan Huizinga, who devoted several chapters of The Waning of the Middle Ages to chivalry and its effects on the medieval character, "is pride aspiring to beauty, and formalized pride gives rise to a conception of honour, which is the pole of noble life."[1]
The word has the same root as “chevalier” which is French for a knight on horseback, more or less. It predates the Victorian era by a thousand years or so at least.
One of my friends in high school and college was a national champion. I not only attended many of his matches, but also his practices. Wrestling is not a sport that should ever allow males and females to compete together. This is just nuttiness.
But a situation he was aware could happen. Now that it has he's taken a principled stand and is standing by his beliefs. He is to be congratulated for that.
Then she’s a rarity if she’s willing to take the hits.
Most don’t. She’d be better off competing against other girls.
Good for him!
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