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Originally Posted by Thunderball
It kinda makes sense to have male refs for male games, especially (and I have seen this first hand) because male players/coaches/etc. completely disrespect them, they go out of their way to intimidate female referees... probably due to some macho sexist ego trip... and it works. I was disgusted when I saw it. It was both teams too. The male senior linesman had to take the coaches aside at half time and tell them to put leashes on their players (and themselves).
That isn't to say some female refs aren't tough and mean enough to take that on. It also says absolutely nothing about their competency. Outright banning female refs from men's games is pretty archaic, and shouldn't play to the LCD of male players.
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Well, there are Female Refs in the NBA...