Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper, 1983) ...
As the parent of two athletic daughters, I try to be as gender neutral as possible.
Girls varsity scrimmage today. Jump ball gets tapped to two short opponent guards, who both control the ball and a held ball is called. Now the two short opponent guards have to jump it up. Both girls as well as their teammates had big smiles on their faces, neither girl had ever participated as a jumper before. High school, middle school, travel, recreation. Never. Everyone involved had fun and appreciated the experience. Call me sexist, but I doubt that I would see the same joy in a boys game. I believe that girls often have more fun playing basketball than boys. Not all the time, not all girls or not all boys, but often. |
Didn't that song come out in 1985?
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It was on the DJ's playlist for my 30th birthday party. |
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a song written by and first recorded in 1979 by American musician Robert Hazard. It is better known as a single by American singer Cyndi Lauper, whose version was released in 1983.
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I Want My MTV (Circa 1984) ...
https://youtu.be/AGZSWdh17l0
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I'm pleased to hear that some are reading my post titles. I try to title each of my individual posts, often trying to make the titles interesting with some type of popular culture, musical, historical, or quotable reference. In this case a mistake (since fixed) in my title generated more interest than the post itself. If you've got a few minutes, enjoy the original 1983 video, maybe one of the best from the MTV era, back when MTV actually had music (young'uns can check out "music on MTV" on the Google). https://youtu.be/PIb6AZdTr-A |
Some girls games are more of a social event than athletic competition. :D
Glad I don't officiate many of them. |
I think we have to be careful with the generalizations. There are many times when girls do not look like they are having fun or that they really want to be there. Seen enough girls games where they argue (with each other), complain or look like they are in stress. There are many dynamics to sports. Often it is simply a moment in time where what you see will not happen again.
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One Moment In Time (Whitney Houston, 1988) ...
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Because I Said So ...
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One of the new jumpers actually asked me "Do I have to?". |
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The White Shadow (1978) ...
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We didn't sing in the showers, but we always had a great time socializing in the locker room after games and practices, some of my fondest memories of high school. |
I have written to the NF about jump balls---suggesting to them that its not needed--just give the initail possession to Visitor team. I did get a response saying that the "jump ball" was something that was rooted in the history of the game it will not be removed. Alas, :rolleyes:
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