Am I the only one who thinks it’s unacceptable that Major League Baseball is investing in a women’s softball league ? The implicit message this sends is clear: Men and boys play baseball. Women and girls play softball.
And yet, the 1992 movie " A League Of Their Own " is still considered a classic. This is based on the AAGPBL, a women’s baseball league that lasted from 1943 to 1954 . Several years ago, a TV series based on this movie aired on Amazon.
Now imagine this: Caitlin Clark can only play on one side of the basketball court, because full-court is not ladylike. All WNBA games are 6-on-6, because less running is ladylike.
This archaic, outdated version of women’s hoops was played in high schools as recently as 1995 in Oklahoma .
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