I remember reading that. The mentality that people off the streets can compete with athletes that have reached the pinnacle of their sport is just hilarious.Not a WNBA player, but Brian Scalabrine is also one of those guys who constantly get challenged due to people needing to validate themselves against someone they see as having less or comparable talent to their own.
https://sports.yahoo.com/brian-scal...n-one-one-challenge-231654445--nba.html?y20=1
But yeah, WNBA players (and women in general in sports) probably have it worse still with underachievers coming up to them and constantly trying to shit on their hard earned work and accolades.
Met a cool brazilian guy at a festival, who lives in europe. He's a tall black guy and on one festival day he had a Tshirt on saying "No, i don't play basketball".Yup I'm 6'6 and my sister is 6 foot herself. Tall questions are fucking exhausting. If we get asked if we get asked if we play basketball again we are liable to choke someone.
Oh, that is really good.Not a WNBA player, but Brian Scalabrine is also one of those guys who constantly get challenged due to people needing to validate themselves against someone they see as having less or comparable talent to their own.
https://sports.yahoo.com/brian-scal...n-one-one-challenge-231654445--nba.html?y20=1
But yeah, WNBA players (and women in general in sports) probably have it worse still with underachievers coming up to them and constantly trying to shit on their hard earned work and accolades.
Glad that after reading her saying she hates you're like nah I'd do it anyway
I remember reading that. The mentality that people off the streets can compete with athletes that have reached the pinnacle of their sport is just hilarious.
I read the article and I believe her hatred stems from men thinking they can beat her because they are men and thus their mediocre basketball skill is better than her professional skill because she's a woman.
I enjoy watching basketball, have no skill in actually playing it, and would just love to watch that kind of skill a few feet away from me. I think there's a difference there, champ.
If I were with my family I'd tell a fan to get lost. You aren't entitled to a celebs time.
Whenever i think about the biggest problems in america, i automatically think of things like healthcare, income inequality, climate change, etc. But its very easy to forget how bad toxic masculinity is, people can't even let women play basketball without challenging them like we're living in the world of Pokemon.
in term of power levels:
NBA>WNBA>>college basketball>People that play basketball on a non profesional level
Big deal, try finding clothes that fit, back pain, leaning down when in the basement or entering doors, leaning down when taking a shower, leaning down to see your face in a wall mirror, finding a car that you can fit in.
ive literally been told that I shouldn't reproduce
i'd rather have your problem
Can they kick 50 yards for the game winner if needed? Honestly asking. I'd say if a woman was god tier behind the 3 and can play like Curry then they'd have a shot. Defense would be interesting but you are playing a zone usually. It's possible imo.
The subject of this article, and the accompanying thread, is the sexism Devereaux Peters experiences being constantly challenged by men and expected to prove herself over her sport. To immediately punt this topic to the territory of men being stronger and "more athletic" than female athletes is not only off-topic, but proves her point.
Let's get the thread back on track.
I think you are not quite right on rankings. A good male high school team might still beat the top wnba teams.
Professional female athletes play against male high school teams for practice sometimes, not college. And it's to challenge themselves.
That's not to take anything away from the accomplishment of female athletes. Or to give pass to the sexism of men challenging them to feel better about themselves.
But boy do guys love to bring it up over and over and over and over again.
Because I'm sensitive to public figures being treated in weird ways. They deserve to feel normal. Eat out at a restaurant. Meet regular people without people challenging in their area they work.If you thought you could beat LeBron James, why wouldn't you challenge him 1-on-1? In the WNBA players case, there are just a lot more people who think they can beat her 1 on 1. They see that she's made it to the top of her sport. They want to see how they measure up.
ItsI basic privilege and tribalism.
People like to be on "winning" team even if they've done nothing to earn it
Basketball is one of those sports where an inordinate number of people think they're super good at it because it's accessible. I've heard so many normal ass people say they could take an NBA player and it's kind of pathetic. Add sexism into the mix and I imagine it's twice as bad for WNBA players.
I mean it's not so crazy. As a Bulls fan, it's been a huge deal that Denzel Valentine was lit up for 44 points by a 9-5 shoe salesman in the Drew league. Denzel Valentine is questionable as a pro baller period though.
I cross paths with celebs a lot on the street (NYC), nearly 100% I leave them alone except for the time i was drunk at a concert and yelled "what up Diddy!" as he was making his way through the crowd. Hahaha I've seen Mark Margolis a lot, I could imagine he's tired of people going "Ding ding ding!" at him.
It's sad that you need to repeat this. :(
Do you think an athlete at the top of the game actually wants to deal with random fuckers on the street who insist on undermining their skill by asking for them to play a 1v1 for free, and that this is comparable to a convention-going artist who is specifically there to make money by drawing things for people?Care to explain? I'd ask the same question to men, too. I think you are the unaware one. There is no masculinity involved in wanting to see a rare level of exceptionalism. It's like when I go to comic con and ask an artist to draw something for me.
Care to explain? I'd ask the same question to men, too. I think you are the unaware one. There is no masculinity involved in wanting to see a rare level of exceptionalism. It's like when I go to comic con and ask an artist to draw something for me.
So when you see an artist you recognize at a restaurant, you walk up to them and challenge then to a drawing competition?
Care to explain? I'd ask the same question to men, too. I think you are the unaware one. There is no masculinity involved in wanting to see a rare level of exceptionalism. It's like when I go to comic con and ask an artist to draw something for me.
I don't carry a hoop in my back pocket. Why would I ask a ball player, or an artist, to interrupt their dinner?
I would leave a hand drawn map with directions to the nearest court, and say "See ya there".So when you see an artist you recognize at a restaurant, you walk up to them and challenge then to a drawing competition?
Care to explain? I'd ask the same question to men, too. I think you are the unaware one. There is no masculinity involved in wanting to see a rare level of exceptionalism. It's like when I go to comic con and ask an artist to draw something for me.
That's still a shitty pickup line lol. 9.9 times out of 10 women don't want to be approached by random creepodorks.
Go make a short thread dude.ive literally been told that I shouldn't reproduce
i'd rather have your problem
emotional bullying based something that you literally can't fix > having to lean
Go watch TV or go to a game. WNBA players don't care for your challenge.Care to explain? I'd ask the same question to men, too. I think you are the unaware one. There is no masculinity involved in wanting to see a rare level of exceptionalism. It's like when I go to comic con and ask an artist to draw something for me.
Thanks for the insight. Lol damn, scoring on a pro at 14? Why'd you quit?Interesting article. Brings back memories for me.
I grew up in Chicago during the Jordan era when I believe it was illegal to not play basketball. As a girl who played (ironically, most of my male friends didn't ) , I mostly played against other guys as not many girls were playing yet at least casually at neighborhood courts.
I was a pretty promising player up to high school when I quit. At 14 I was only person to score on a WNBA visiting player one on one at a basketball camp I attended. I could handle my father one on one, and could hold my own against most guys my age.
When a guy would challenge me it was rarely a challenge as most guys who challenge in that way (because you are a girl ) are insecure and not that good themselves. Most could not handle "real" defense so it was easy for me to strip the ball or disrupt their shot (which was probably not great either). I was also just extremely good with handling the ball (Allen iverson being one of my fav players, and consuming and 1 mixtapes) , I was actually known for breaking people's ankles as we called it back then. I didn't have to be stronger or faster , I understood how to identify the side they were weak on defending, and how to use a bit of psychology in trash talk before I had my way with them.
I found out after I quit playing I had a counsin who was playing in the NBA, and my father briefly played when he was younger so a lot of my athletic gifts were just that only I combined it with a cerebral mindset.
I also had elite male friends who went on to play professionally overseas. I noticed they would never make these type of challenges even in early years. They also would never groan when playing with a girl. Elite athletes don't need to play one on one to prove anything they are only looking to improve themselves so the battle is with themselves.
Usually when playing one on one with those who's skill and just overall build was different or greater than mine it would be more about us helping each other with a particular challenge we were having with our own game.
I do have fond memories of playing against other neighborhoods. The look on the face of some guys when my friends showed up with me was priceless, and once we destroyed them , the feeling was priceless.
I was kind of including you in that, BG. Her experience has devolved into guys going through the Rolodex of sports to confirm that women can't compete in the top levels, but just to make sure that we don't give them too much credit, let's go even further and make it clear that even some high school teams can 'trounce' them. But, here's a back-handed compliment on how they do it to challenge themselves. Thanks?
Out of the major four sports, the NBA is the only league where women could simply not compete.