tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post1945721237156873201..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Religion Or Rules In Track Meet?Darrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-89537680938734551692008-01-18T10:08:00.000-08:002008-01-18T10:08:00.000-08:00It's action like this that give rise to issue of d...It's action like this that give rise to issue of discrimination. I didn't like the short shorts my daughter had to wear on the volleyball court. I would much rather see her wearing less revealing attire. I similarly don't get the need for beach volleyball games to have women players wearing skimpy bikinis. Anyone who has worn a bikini will tell you that they don't stay in place without a certain amount of discreet tugging. So why the hoopla over this girl's modest attire. If the color is an issue, then make a rule for one piece unitards. But this type of things just keeps needless fights going. Of course a few years back, parents of eight year olds on a girls soccer team ahd to deal with accusations that one of the players-a very good one who happened to have short hair-was a boy. This argument is parent and coach driven. How about we let the kids compete and stop trying to bandy rules around for the benefit of the team?Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-61399582196735110952008-01-17T19:19:00.000-08:002008-01-17T19:19:00.000-08:00Oh yes. How funny to think of a kid drowning. Seri...Oh yes. How funny to think of a kid drowning. <BR/>Seriously, how disgusting are you? And as for swimming in Muslim attire:<BR/><BR/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/910379.stm<BR/>or<BR/>http://blog.zeit.de/joerglau/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/Burkini230607MOS_468x810.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-14945433325340564122008-01-17T17:51:00.000-08:002008-01-17T17:51:00.000-08:00chicopanther, I have no clue about Muslims, but I ...chicopanther, I have no clue about Muslims, but I do know United Pentecostals do NOT do "mixed bathing," and that includes using the swimming pool with members of the opposite sex no matter what they're wearing. These children are, thankfully, excused by our district from participating in that PE unit. <BR/><BR/>Nothing wrong with a little tolerance when it's do-able, although in an optional after-school sport I think the threshold should be higher for what the district should cater to.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-87992991426402336592008-01-17T14:33:00.000-08:002008-01-17T14:33:00.000-08:00It would be rather funny if that Muslim girl was a...It would be rather funny if that Muslim girl was a swimmer instead of a runner. Imagine her sinking to the bottom of the pool by wearing excessive clothing for the sport!<BR/><BR/>-- chicopantherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-5965724382904132822008-01-17T08:49:00.000-08:002008-01-17T08:49:00.000-08:00How will we accomodate the Amish kids in school sp...How will we accomodate the Amish kids in school sports?<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah. Can't. Nobody is afraid of the Amish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-8622473755726650292008-01-17T06:37:00.000-08:002008-01-17T06:37:00.000-08:00Seems like a rather silly rule, but thems the rule...Seems like a rather silly rule, but thems the rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-54503947271996928922008-01-16T21:05:00.000-08:002008-01-16T21:05:00.000-08:00So instead of a blue and orange unitard, she shoul...So instead of a blue and orange unitard, she should get a unitard of a single solid color. By my reading of the article, that should put her in compliance.<BR/><BR/>When I ran track in high school, I wore a long pair of spandex tights under my track uniform because my legs got cold in those early-season track meets near Mount Shasta. The tights I wore had to be similar to my school colors, and had to be of one solid color.<BR/><BR/>This sounds like a very similar situation.W.R. Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908482384887766964noreply@blogger.com