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I think that girls and boy's should be able to play whatever sport they want to play. If you go out for something and it turn's out you don't like it then don't continue with it but don't seperate gender's, they should be equal. For instance my sister went out and played for 7th grade football and plans to do it again in 8th grade. But with softball you don't see any guy's playing that and you don't see any girls playing baseball. I know when your younger you start out playing with both guy's and girls why did they have to seperate that once they get older? I think it should just all be equal to what people can learn and handle.
Great pont about how boy's and girl's play together at first but then they separate. Why is the question. Many would say becuase that is what is done and has always been done-boys play baseball and girls play softball.
I think that girls should be able to play baseball if they wish to do so. It is incorrect in saying that they are too weak to do so because, as the article stated, there have been girls who've accomplished impressive feats while playing baseball with men. I think that the girls should be able to play whichever sport they want, and I think that boys should be given the same opportunity as well. If there are any boys who really want to play softball, then we should let them. The segregations that exist are unnecessary and should be removed. However, I think many girls would stick to softball even if given the option because of the stigma surrounding girls in baseball and because they simply enjoy playing softball with their friends.
I agree with everything you said. While girl's can go out for a boy's sport if there is not an equivalent, boy's can not do the same. So the only way boys will be able to play softball would to have an official boy's softball team, which some states do have.
I think that sometimes it is a good idea to seperate girls and boys sports. However, I also think that if a girl wants to play baseball she should be able to do so. I also don't agree with the fact that they changed a whole sport just for a girl to play. I think overall everybody should be able to play whatever sport they want to, I don't think that everything should always be gender based.
Title IX is the law that requires boy's and girl's to have the same number of activities in schools and if there isn't a girl's sport, such as football, girl's could go out for that sport.
I don't think that it's bad to separate girls and boys sports because guys are generally more aggressive than girls. However, I think that changing a sport so it's easier for girls isn't as okay. I think that there should be more options for girls to play baseball and not softball. Most girls (that I know of) like softball though so I don't think that it's a huge issue. If most girls don't want to change from softball to baseball then it really isn't an issue.
The question I ask you is do they like softball because that is the sport they have been forced into? If given a chance, would they play baseball if it was all girls and not mixed with guys? Girls have been programmed into assuming softball is their sport, not baseball.