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• I get what you are saying about my last paragraph in the context of a humiliation tactic but actually I see it as only humiliating right now for a boy in the sense that skirts are so totally associated with
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• Thats's an interesting observation but doesn't surprise me. The more I reflected on my proposal by the way I did reconsider pants/shorts as an option too for a common uniform which would allow girls to select skirts in their future
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• From what I read and have been told, both genders where shorts underneath.
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• What I really found inspirational about this situation was how the emphasis was on the fact that these boys join girl's teams with no compromise or watering down in order for them to do so. The sport is typically listed
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• I think the reverse discrimination argument is one that is debated a lot in the field hockey circles. Interestingly someone commented that it only happens though when the boy is a "good" player and seems to make a difference in
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• i just thought the idea that the boy or boys who wanted to play just decided to go ahead and wear the skirts or kilts or whatever showed some kind of progress. i'm sure at least someone at the school (posted to Boys wearing skirts for field hockey)
• Considering what is said elsewhere on Feministing about men vs. women in sports, I'm curious what people think about boys breaking into female dominated sports or onto women's teams. I'm glad this boy broke gender boundaries and is finding support, (posted to Boys wearing skirts for field hockey)
• I think the differences show up most in the upper echelons of sport. In children's sport I think it's good to have boys and girls play with and against each other (especially in team games) when they have similar ability (posted to Boys wearing skirts for field hockey)
• You could just as easily say that a girl being on the team means some other girl can't be there. That's the nature of team sports (or its not-- at my school the policy was that everyone gets to play (posted to Boys wearing skirts for field hockey)
• kind of a good comment - it might be that if a lot of boys start playing a typically 'girls' sport' like field hockey they might decide to start teams for boys. good post there Pittstick. (posted to Boys wearing skirts for field hockey)

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