The male of our species commonly, and even sometimes rightly, gets a bad rap in our little half of the world.
After all, they are slightly more lascivious, are possessed of at least a tiny bit more avarice, and quite frankly are influence whores well above and beyond that of any lady I know, present company excluded, of course.
But in the last few decades of Western Civilization, we women folk have made great strides toward being equal with men in many respects.
For example, I personally know a woman who can lie as convincingly as Mephistopheles.
Also, I have heard and seen women on the freeway curse and carry on with upper-arm gesticulations exactly like my father did when he was driving. These are but a few signs that we are heading toward full and total equality with men.
We are, however, not there yet!
In the world of sport, which is so often the primary mirror we hold up to nature -one can look to see the true visage of human culture there. This week there were stunning examples of the lead men still take.
Examples that we of the fairer sex can learn and apply to our lives in quiet hope that we too shall one day be as majestic as the HE.
No Tickee, NO VISA
In a move made possible only through the strength of being not only a man... but a Chinese man, U.S. Olympic Women’s Gymnastic team alternates were not issued visas to enter China. The U.S. team is among those favored to win a possible gold medal.
In a stunning coincidence so too is the women’s team from China.
Only a very strong Chinese man deep within the administration of Chinese Gymnastics Association would calculate that denying tourist visas to the alternates on the U.S. team would in fact exponentially increase the chances that the Chinese women will prevail.
I know we are already in hock up to our round eyes, but perhaps the U.S. Olympic Committee can persuade this genius to go to bat for us regarding keeping the Brazilian basketball team in Rio come the medal round.
As for Gymnastics… we can’t touch this.
Motorcity Madhouse
Many of you know that my favorite musician is a Mr. Theodore Nugent.
His sweet songs of potential love in the outdoors always send this girl a swoonin... He is a MAN!
And he’s from Detroit.
Plenty of men pretenders from there as well - the 8Mile mouth, Kid rap, and Allison Barrel Maker. Last night, once again when things needed a MAN, one showed up.
Tempers flared in a Women’s National Basketball Association game between the LA Sparks and the Detroit Shock; elbows were thrown & benches emptied. But when things got too out of hand a Detrot Piston(ret.) showed up to throw to the ground anyone who would dare mess up the finely tuned action of the WNBA.
He took control of the situation Bad Boy style! What a MAN!!
Row, Row, Row
Formula 1 racing is an incredibly entertaining sport. Now that females are racing too, many more men watch. I guess the prospect of seeing a woman in her tight-fitting, but skimpy, racing tunic is a time honored tradition.
Oh boy!!
Now I bring this up because last week during practices for the Honda Indy 200, Venezuelan driver Milka Duno was driving too slow for Danica Patrick.
The latter went to the pit area and served verbal notice that she was not happy.
BORING
This clip needs MEN to show us how to have a pit confrontation.
Well, I hope you all have a great week.
Hopefully you’ll remember to salute a MAN this week, as they really have done a great job in making our world a great place in general and our sports lives really, really fun.
- Stephany Ericson is an award winning author of children’s books such as
“This Belongs to You”, “Gordita Runs the Marathon” and “Artist Schmartist GO GET A JOB!”) Raised in Pacoima, Ohio by loving grandparents, educated in the Arab Emirates, and employed for 17 years by Art’s Pastry Shack she brings to her readers sugar coated, heart warming stories of redemption all wrapped in a non-traditional Burqua.
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