I'm sorry, but I vehemently disagree. We have girls in our club, and as long as we do, I will help them in any way I can. But deep down, I disagree with it. Boys and girls are NOT equal. Not until boys can get pregnant. When I was in the military, they rammed equality down your throat. It was tough to swallow when women had different rules for push-ups and didn't have to shave their heads. I couldn't help but notice a previous posting where a boy was commended for not using certain moves on girls. Kind of hypocritical isn't it? Is a girl just another wrestler or not? How do I teach my son to never be agressive towards females and then throw a cross-face on one on Saturday mornings? I adore my daughters, and I tell them that they should be proud of who they are. They are not better or worse than boys, but they are undeniably not the same. Can you imagine the outcry if 6 boys went out for a girls' volleyball team in high school, and spiked their way to a state championship? A previous post refered to gymnast Kari Strug. I notice she wasn't competing in the mens' events. Do you advocate olympic men & women gymnasts all in the same class? Why not? If girls' are no different, can I enter my son in a girls' wrestling tournament? For that matter, why are there girls' wrestling tournaments? Isn't that discrimination against boys?
It's not discrimination at all. It's common sense. Seperating girls and boys is not sexist or discriminatory. We should teach our kids to be confident in who they are.