Women's Final Four Officials

[Kansas Ref]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Several yeas ago I was selected to officiate a game involving the visiting Irish National Junior Team. I was told that both my partner, and I, were selected because we were both Irish American (our assignment commissioner at the time was also Irish American). It seemed "right" at the time, but now I wonder if that's the "American" way? Should race, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, etc., be used in the assignment of games?

*Interesting: you were selected to work the game based on your "declared ethnicity". In that instance we can only blame the assignor for promulgating "ethnic bias"; however, I believe what the subtext of your post is: "should you have accepted the games knowing that your were a prejudicial choice"? Or should you feel fortunate because your ethnic background just happened to match what they assignor was looking for? This complex and I will have to think more on it. But thanks for sharing Billymacs.

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Originally Posted by Kansas Ref

*Interesting: you were selected to work the game based on your "declared ethnicity". In that instance we can only blame the assignor for promulgating "ethnic bias"; however, I believe what the subtext of your post is: "should you have accepted the games knowing that your were a prejudicial choice"? Or should you feel fortunate because your ethnic background just happened to match what they assignor was looking for? This complex and I will have to think more on it. But thanks for sharing Billymacs.

You need to think less not more.