Quote:
Originally Posted by rockyroad
While I disagree that it is a "necessary" cost, I freely admit that it is a cost. And it is why I have never really been that bent out of shape about it. I honestly believe it worked out better for me personally - gave me more time at home and allowed me to get back into coaching football.
The fact that someone else was not treated fairly should not allow me to treat someone unfairly today. In a perfect world, anyway.
|
I agree.
But I think you have to separate the effects of things on individuals vs the cumulative and socio-economic groups. That's not an easy thing to do when you are the individual being effected.
I had a situation last month where I worked a girls state semi-final and a female official got the boys state-semi immediately before mine. Now I did not see all of their game but what I did see, and the overwhelming discussion, among other officials was that.....well there was some problems in the game with consistency and overall officiating.
It would be easy for me to say that she only got the game b/c someone wanted to make a point of putting a female on that game and she also happened to be a close friend of someone with A LOT of power in selecting state officials. And those things may or may not be true.
But I take a step back and look at the bigger picture and say it's not a bad thing that a female official, when they do not get very many boys games at all, received an opportunity to get a game at that level. Even if it may have been at my expense of getting the boys game that I would have preferred.
And going full circle to post #3 in this thread, I think it's really short-sighted to complain about the process that results in 3 qualified female officials working the NCAA
Women's natl chamiponship game.
ETA- I will say that I appreciate the convo to this point and the perspectives of those whose opinions may differ from mine. When discussing these things it's very easy for folks to get defensive and accusatory, which takes the convo downhill quickly. IMO both sides have contributed reasonable and thoughtful discussion in this thread.