Jess brought up the idea of women in sports and we discussed in class that society often has expected gender roles for each gender. This story about Sam Gordon aired this past summer. Sam is a nine year old girl from Utah that plays organized tackle football in an all-male league. Not only does she play, but she is exceptionally good at it too. She broke many state youth football records while competing against boys nearly twice her size. At the rate that she's been playing, she could legitimately pursue a career in professional football if she were to continue and progress. Sam's story is interesting because of the gender roles society has laid out for us. Imagine if Sam were to grow older and big enough where she was able to play in the NFL. Would society be ready for a female football player, especially in a league full of men? This issue came up previously when I believe it was Florida State University let their Women's Soccer Team goalie try out for the position of kicker on their football team. She made the team I believe, but did not finish the season. Examples like these are interesting to take note of considering the ideas we talked about in class.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oclLKHg9rsc
Ryan Chilelli
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