[rlmorel]

Men and women in professional sports cannot compete. The graph below explains why:

That said, even though I am dead set against women in combat in the military, I have no problem if women want to try to compete in men's professional sports, except for one thing: even with the profit motive at stake, idiots like Mark Cuban and such will use it as a marketing thing. I will never be on merit alone. Ever.

And, if men wanted to compete in women's sports, it would destroy them, but...who really cares if there is no WNBA or Women's Soccer. They are inferior products no matter how you view them. Women would never be able to be in military special forces as they are currently constituted. And they should never be in combat units. But that battle is over.

They will simply lower the standards until women can get in. Anyone who thinks otherwise is delusional.

[BeauBo]

In reference to the chart you posted, there is another consideration.

If women are stretching their natural limits more than the men, to achieve the same physical performance, how would their injury rate and career longevity compare?

I talked with a lady whose daughter passed the Army’s grueling Ranger Course, and served a tour in the 82d Airborne Division. Unfortunately, she had to get out of the Military before earning a retirement, because her body was too banged up.