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October 11, 2002
Shut up, Andy Rooney. I can't believe there are still people who talk like this. I mean, honestly. Women can't talk intelligently about sports? I realize that there are a lot of women who (a) adopt a "hee-hee what sport is this again?" attitude when there's a game on, because they think men think it's cute; or (b) attempt to pretend to care about sports when they don't, because they think men think it's cute, and certainly I roll my eyes at such women. But not all of us are dabblers, Andy. I have the credit card bill, worn-out throat, old ticket stubs, and pink ribbon showing that I was Most Improved Player in my league in 1978 to prove it. Posted by Alison-Jane at October 11, 2002 05:23 AMComments
Good CHRIST that kind of attitude bugs the shit out of me. You know what else bugs the shit out of me? That women are still largely relegated to that kind of meaningless "reporting" where the network can say they have a chick in the on-air talent pool without giving her any meaningful work to do. It's getting better in recent years, but Jesus. Fuck off, Andy. Posted by: Sars on October 11, 2002 12:19 PMAndy Rooney. Does he get away with saying stuff like that just because he was close personal friends with Ulysses S. Grant? My wife knows and loves sports. She's finished fourth (out of 12) a number of times in our roto baseball league. She knows what a zone defense is and how you attack it. She'd rather have a root canal than miss attending the NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four. She knows that RBIs aren't the best indicator of a player's value and that wins aren't the best indicator of a pitcher's value. To sum up. Andy Rooney: old jerk. My wife: terrific. Me: very lucky. Posted by: Ryan O'Neil on November 1, 2002 11:32 AMPost a comment
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