I am mercifully bringing this out of the Round 1: Flames vs. Canucks thread for obvious reasons but I really would like to see some discussion here about it.
For those not following the Fire on Ice threads, it started with some being upset about posters calling the Sedins "sisters"; an obvious slight to their manliness.
I'm not picking on these two posters as they weren't the only ones to bring it up but just in case you weren't following these threads this should catch you up to where we are so the discussion can begin.
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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
I know what the reference is to. The point of the reference is to call the Sedins girls, thereby implying they are inferior. That is the purpose of any jab that feminizes the opponent. No different than calling them the sisters. As I said earlier, it'd be nice if there was less of that in hockey and this is a chance to come up with some new, actually funny trash talk.
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Originally Posted by schteve_d
Is it? Is it implying that females are inferior, or is it implying that a couple of women out on a hockey rink full of men may not do all that well at the physical side of the game which, for the record, I don't think is an unreasonable assumption. Get off all this political correctness horse&^%$! Goodness.
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Originally Posted by Resurrection
Yes it is. It's no different than saying throwing like a girl or hitting like a girl. It's become a negative way to describe men viewed as being lesser than other men.
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In today's day and age, are we really supposed to pretend that men and women are not different. That we don't have different physical attributes? I don't want to date a woman that can be compared to a man on an even playing field when it comes to physical prowess! What if someone said I menstruate like a boy? Should that offend me?
I get that it's not a nice thing to say about the Sedins, or that calling a man a girl is not nice, but should it really be an affront to women everywhere? Does it really imply that woman are inferior?