The boat race and equality

I'd be delighted if this shortened the football season.... just one league only. Sod the rest. Go for it OP!

So that's Usain Bolt vs Any Other Bugger then?

Yes Yonic of course! Only two runners allowed in any race as well. No need to watch those other losers.

One endless keepy-uppy

Nah, Flora, just one striker and one goalie, locked in a penalty shoot out for all eternity...

What a bizarre position OP. Should there only be two football teams so we're only watching the best footballers?

Let's take this (I know I'm Wimbledon obsessed):

It's not worthwhile at all, is it?! No need for that at all in sport - because business can't be sure he's watching the best people.

Funny isn't it that men dominate at activities invented by men to test men against other men isn't it...

There is a massive lack of sport participation by women and girls in the UK at the moment. This is a discrepancy which is not replicated elsewhere in Europe (which I read the other day and was surprised at, but there you go).

So we put all the boys and girls and men and women in together to compete. The result will be that women and girls are excluded from competition, at all levels. This will mean no visible female role models for girls and women to aspire to.

The lack of female participation, which has been identified as problematical for society for a number of reasons, will (obviously) increase when your plan is put into force.

How do you plan to mitigate the problems that will follow, or do you not consider them to be an issue.

Why does the idea of boys at schools running around outside while girls don't - which happens too much at the moment - make you happy?

What sort of sporting activity do you think women and girls should be allowed to engage in? If you agree that exercise is beneficial for female sex people. I'm guessing individual gym-based non-competitive activities involving tight clothes? Possibly dancing?

Sabrinna, it'd shorten the Olympics too, only one weight category in boxing, weightlifting etc etc.

Let's have a bit of sympathy for OP, who clearly only wants to watch men's sports as he considers them so innately superior - and he must really struggle to find any mainstream coverage of such sports...

Oh, wait a minute...

So, business hours, do you think the upcoming Pacquiao vs Mayweather fight should be abandoned then? Either of the Klitschko's would marmalise them - probably beat them both at the same time to be honest. Because these two are about to put on the most expensive boxing match in history. Should it be called off?

Blimey - Wimbledon would be a bit short then! Bit dull too. And no paralympics unless they can compete with able-bodied competitors.

"The one race to rule them all..."

Like Marie Stopes wanted?

Why do you want that?

I've never heard feminists lamenting because a woman's body isn't as big and strong as a man's. What the world needs is ways to regard women's achievements as being as valuable as men's, and for most sports, that doesn't mean putting everyone in together. If the biggest competitor isn't always going to win, though, there's nothing to stop everyone being in the same event, like riding or shooting.

But here's an idea. Rowing is inherently a team sport where there's no opportunity to lurk in the back of the pack. How about mixed rowing, where every boat must have 4 women and 4 men, and the cox can be either (or "any" as some would have it)? Make it a contest where the objective is to get men and women working together. Too artificial maybe? Oh well.

I mean what do posters like this expect.

FWR to go en masse Well FUCK ME you're right women are shit, you have proven it with your immaculate argument! I'm going to pack in this what about women malarkey and get right back to those sandwiches.

If I could wave my feminist wand, not only would I increase funding for all women's and girls' sports bodies, I'd make competitive sport equal all the way down.

No kick about in the playground unless the teams are equal or unless girls are getting equal kick about time to boys. Netball tots as well as soccer tots for preschoolers and both being gender balanced. Etc etc. Thus giving both girls and boys the idea that competitive sport is a possibility before anyone gets into proper training or choosing sports.

Competitive dad!

I want to see all the best people compete,

Don't you see that at the moment?

Right so bish bash bosh done with the egg and spoon race in school sports days then. I could well easily beat all those 6yo and so could most of the other parents. HA! Suckers!

But OH SHIT the men, younger women and non disabled could beat me.
All my hopes dashed

This is like competitive dad on the fast show