tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619322892209358563.post784996056621435139..comments2024-03-27T23:42:07.632-05:00Comments on Pool is a Journey: GenderSpeakMelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14816789283998956925noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619322892209358563.post-44386732191052185342013-01-09T11:56:14.182-06:002013-01-09T11:56:14.182-06:00I have a friend who transitioned from a man to a w...I have a friend who transitioned from a man to a woman after high school. Though we went to the same school, I didn't know him then, only meeting her years later. I don't remember the specifics, but there was a point in the transition where she stopped living her life as a man and began living as a woman, including using women's restrooms. Believe it or not, she had to carry around a legal document stating that she was allowed to use the women's restroom, in case there was any confusion. She used to call it her "hall pass".<br /><br />I remember going to her wedding and thinking, "if she was still a man, this would be illegal". Closed minds have really messed up this world.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10146263779983724703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619322892209358563.post-90101895278624370262012-12-20T12:09:26.548-06:002012-12-20T12:09:26.548-06:00This whole gender thing begs the issue: why is the...This whole gender thing begs the issue: why is there sex descrimination in billiards? Billiards is possibly the most obvious semi-physical sport where one's sex should have nothing to do with competence. There is only the "physical" side of the sport to deal with here, because no one would dare argue that men are mentally more capable of playing billiards than women. No, the argument has to do with whether or not strength or power has any bearing on the sport. I would argue that there is virtually no difference between sexes in ability to break the rack. In fact, it becomes even more important to "control" the break and the cue ball rather than splatter the balls all over the table. The same argument goes for some of the other power strokes: draw, jump, multi-rail shots. I say women are just as capable as men. So why, then, are there men's and women's divisions? Furthermore, why are women given more generout handicaps when playing against men. I would ask women to stand up for equality and demand to play on an equal footing with men. Or, can someone make a good argument to keep 'em separated?Babylon Brotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234427575920677782noreply@blogger.com