― Stephen Ancroid, Sunday, 9 February 2003 04:58 (twenty-one years ago) link
Oh, I don't know about that -- I've heard getting an ovary bumped can be pretty excruciating (though of course they're not as vulnerable) and may well be a comparable "kind" of pain, if that makes sense. I also think women have their share of pains that men don't have to suffer (menstrual cramps and childbirth in particular), something for which a good bit of respect is definitely in order.
But I do agree that it's difficult to explain, sometimes, just how devastating a pain it is -- and heck, even I don't know: I've never taken a major blow to the testicles, thankfully. From what I've seen, it is indeed one of the most incapacitating and overwhelming pains that a human being can suffer.
― Phil (phil), Sunday, 9 February 2003 05:04 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Brock, Sunday, 9 February 2003 06:23 (twenty-one years ago) link
That being said no one can convince me that there is an evil undercurrent of misandry (thanks, anthony) in modern society which impairs, threatens, and grossly affects the life of the average man.
There is for women.
So getting kicked in the balls hurts and people use this misfortune for comic effect. Well, getting anvils dropped on your head will kill you and lawyers don't wear mini-skirts to the office. Get over it. What do you want a chorus of violins and a pity party b/c of a few off-color jokes?
― That Girl (thatgirl), Sunday, 9 February 2003 06:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
Oh yeah, you've never seen one of the lawyers in my office building wooo! hot stuff!!
― Brock, Sunday, 9 February 2003 06:32 (twenty-one years ago) link
― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 9 February 2003 12:50 (twenty-one years ago) link
sorry
― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 9 February 2003 12:51 (twenty-one years ago) link
― david q roth, Sunday, 9 February 2003 13:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tri, Sunday, 9 February 2003 22:31 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ralfus, Monday, 10 February 2003 06:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Heather L, Monday, 10 February 2003 07:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ralfus, Monday, 10 February 2003 07:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
Also, there's a misogynist tone to some of your work, which is just the sort of thing that puts off a woman critic. (Occam's razor: simplest explanation = true explanation)
― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Monday, 10 February 2003 09:34 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Irv, Monday, 10 February 2003 18:30 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 10 February 2003 18:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 10 February 2003 19:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
― gareth (gareth), Monday, 10 February 2003 20:35 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 10 February 2003 20:37 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Stephen Ancroid, Monday, 10 February 2003 20:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
― troy, Wednesday, 12 February 2003 05:50 (twenty-one years ago) link
― nasty ned, Friday, 14 February 2003 20:54 (twenty-one years ago) link
As a female reporter who covers sports, showing up at a Clanfootball practice causes enough of a stir. I can't imagine,nor do I want to experience, what the reaction would be if Iwere to enter the locker room after a game. I'm sure theathletes are no more excited about the prospect of a womanin their locker room while they have no clothes on. I wouldbe uncomfortable and the athletes would be uncomfortable.It's a no-win situation.
But female reporters are not going to stand outside thelocker room while male reporters are inside getting thescoop (you can bet that male reporters would be screamingloud and hard about equal access if they weren't allowedinto a women's locker room while their female counterpartswere.) Many athletes will only speak to one reporter. If afemale reporter does not have the opportunity to get to anathlete first, then she cannot get her story and do her job.While female reporters do not want to be in a room with abunch of naked men, it is their job. If male reporters aregetting interviews in locker rooms then the female reportershave to do it also.
Personally, I think that there shouldn't be any reporters inlocker rooms, regardless of gender. After a game, an athletewants to get out of his uniform and have a shower. He doesnot need a reporter sticking a microphone in his face whilehe stands there with nothing but a smile on. Use theconference room, that's what it's for.
Ban ALL reporters from the locker room. Then the wholedebate would be over. Cased closed.
― Jane Female sports reporter, Monday, 17 February 2003 15:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
― reed, Monday, 17 February 2003 15:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Barbie, Monday, 17 February 2003 16:55 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 February 2003 18:58 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Maria (Maria), Monday, 17 February 2003 19:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ralfus, Monday, 17 February 2003 19:35 (twenty-one years ago) link
― reed, Monday, 17 February 2003 19:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 February 2003 19:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
― reed, Monday, 17 February 2003 19:46 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 February 2003 19:48 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 February 2003 19:56 (twenty-one years ago) link
― gareth (gareth), Monday, 17 February 2003 19:58 (twenty-one years ago) link
― reed, Monday, 17 February 2003 20:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 February 2003 20:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Maria (Maria), Monday, 17 February 2003 20:01 (twenty-one years ago) link
To discourage gay sex, I suspect.
― Phil (phil), Monday, 17 February 2003 20:19 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Phil (phil), Monday, 17 February 2003 20:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 February 2003 20:23 (twenty-one years ago) link
― reed, Monday, 17 February 2003 20:26 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 February 2003 20:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
― reed, Monday, 17 February 2003 20:31 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Maria (Maria), Monday, 17 February 2003 20:32 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 February 2003 20:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― rosemary (rosemary), Monday, 17 February 2003 20:48 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 February 2003 20:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
― tri, Monday, 17 February 2003 20:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
― That Girl (thatgirl), Monday, 17 February 2003 20:55 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 17 February 2003 21:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Stephen Ancroid, Monday, 17 February 2003 22:59 (twenty-one years ago) link