Jumping aboard the protest bandwagon, countless women across
the country took to the streets to burn their brassieres and proudly carry
novel signs with kitchy sayings. Soon,
the hungry media picked up these antics and carried them as stories about the
downtrodden feminine gender.
This was the birth of the ‘women’s movement’ and encompassed
everything from jobs to reproduction. It
was a monumental time for these women but, it continues today.
Yes, it was those same women who burned their bras that also
gleefully threw their underwear on stage to male singers such as Elvis Presley
and Tom Jones. They wanted to be free of
men but with men, at the same time.
This quite perplexing display of demands led America
A Miss title was changed to Ms. which confused those Mrs.
titles. That was fine since married
women so desired to separate themselves from that dirty word “married.”
Carefully watching from the sidelines, many men witnessed
women contorting facts to achieve such lofty goals as legalizing abortion,
breaking the proverbial corporate glass ceiling, and wearing pants.
All these efforts brought us such illustrious female figures
as Danica Patrick and Lauren Silberman.
It the event you were in a coma for the past month or so,
Danica Patrick is a female racecar driver.
She drove an Indy car for several years and decided to switch to NASCAR
to conquer a real challenge. The
Nationwide Series, which is a transitional league for less-experienced drivers,
hosted her. She didn’t do well.
Nonetheless, she was given a ride in the Sprint Cup Series –
the big boy league – and qualified for the Daytona 500 in the pole
position. That is quite a feat that made
many people proud. Sportscasters fawned
over her accomplishment while the media left race fans with the impression she
was the only driver entered in that race.
She wasn’t.
Likening her pole-winning achievement to curing cancer, she
finished a strong tenth place. But, she
broke the good ol’ boys barrier which delighted race announcer Darryl Waltrip
to no end.
She dutifully proved she could compete with men on a level
‘playing field.’ Still, that was no the
end of the good news for the fairer sex.
Lauren Silberman had a hankering to break the gender barrier
in professional football. Ms. Silberman tried
out as a place kicker to much hoopla.
Once again, the media made quite a spectacle of this event.
She teed up the football and with a swift arching rotation
of her right leg kicked the ball an astonishing 19 yards! Her second effort made it roughly 13
yards. Apparently, the NFL was not
especially interested in her spectacular athletic abilities. Still, she tried to prove the naysayers
wrong.
Women in the military are akin to this display of the Women
vs. Men battle in civilian life. It
seems as though women have been met with the law of unintended consequences in
this struggle, though. They have proven
themselves as fit as men and may now be subject to registering with the
Selective Service for draft during a crisis, as a result.
Unfortunately, we still have gender-segregated sports
including basketball, baseball, tennis, and golf. I’m not sure why now that women have proven
they can compete with men.
Good luck to all those competitive members of society who
have so much to prove. You go, girl!
