Not entirely off-topic

[JugglingReferee]

Originally posted by rainmaker
Wow, sorry to push your buttons, Jglar. Some of us struggle constantly with the subject of how gender affects our performance as refs, or how it affects the perception of our performance, depending on the circumstances. If you don't see that as an issue, then you're part of the problem.

btw, "The story and it's PDF friend..." is incorrect grammar -- no apostrophe is necessary in this "its".

Hakuna matata, Juulie. I am a referee. It takes a lot more to push my buttons.

It is often said that one should never say 'never', and never say 'always'. If you believe that someone is part of the problem if they're not part of the solution, then I think you're using the same idealogy as the never/always thought process. There are grey areas. I'm not part of the problem because I don't work with gender equity issues in officiating. I'm not part of the solution for the same reason.

Do I see it as an issue? Well, in my necks of the woods, you don't want to know what happens. I do understand that it certainly is an issue at some places in the world.

Thanks for the grammar correction. The choice of which word to use did cross my mind and I made a mistake. I will place blame on my desire to finish the post quickly, to fill my belly with breaky.