UK “women’s” final

[billiards_watch]

 

[Flakeandrun]

While we disagree, I appreciate the civility and discussion.

 

[billiards_watch]

Very good to hear. I know you had to control yourself.

 

[Flakeandrun]

Very good to hear. I know you had to control yourself.

Well, Icon of sin, Leigh, and some others put a lot of thought into their opinions, and are also seeking what they perceive to be the best outcome. I respect that. Without discussion, we go nowhere. Without civility, effective discussion does not exist.

 

[straightline]

This run is where she just punishes everyone. The guy after got his face blew off too. Probably the best she's ever played.

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I had a session with Kielar.

He took the table away...

 

[markjames]

Why are only two of the world’s top 100 chess players women? | Aeon Essays

Little girls sign up to play chess in droves. So why are so few of the world’s top players women?

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[markjames]

Matthew Rudy: Why Women Putt Worse Than Men

Experts debate the stats, the empirical evidence and the future

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[straightline]

Here's my theory. And at the risk of inflaming Ms. Leigh, Ever argue with a woman? They don't make any sense but they keep firing. I think it's the bicameral mind. ALL 11 cylinders. Doesn't work real well for chess evidently.

 

[j2pac]

The tour is between a rock and a hard place. Whatever they do is going to be wrong. Wrong to let these men play. They face possible and probable discrimination lawsuits if they don't. I like the simple rule that people compete with the gender they are born with. That seems simple enough.

Hu

Have a mens tour, a womens tour, and open events. If the events aren't open, then you play with the folks who share your plumbing/born sex.
If these "tours" want to offer the occasional "sponsors" exemptions, so be it. Other than that, this is unfair to the biological women who absolutely deserve their own spaces/level tournaments.
Just another observation from the cheap-seats.

 

[j2pac]

Here's my theory. And at the risk of inflaming Ms. Leigh, Ever argue with a woman? They don't make any sense but they keep firing. I think it's the bicameral mind. ALL 11 cylinders. Doesn't work real well for chess evidently.

I've had several of these "conversations" with my own Wife. I can't tell you how many things about me, that apparently I didn't even know.

Yes Dear!

 

[Badpenguin]

There is plenty of research that finds clear performance gaps between the genders. To claim there is no difference is ignorance. Just because you say there is no difference doesn't make it so, this isn't Kansas. Once the Olympics stops doing all gender specific competitions, then talk to me.

I have often wondered why there should be a difference in pool, I have never seen any research on it. But the numbers are the numbers, no woman comes close to the top men.

 

[straightline]

Main difference might be the woman pool is too small.

 

[ShootingArts]

There is plenty of research that finds clear performance gaps between the genders. To claim there is no difference is ignorance. Just because you say there is no difference doesn't make it so, this isn't Kansas. Once the Olympics stops doing all gender specific competitions, then talk to me.

I have often wondered why there should be a difference in pool, I have never seen any research on it. But the numbers are the numbers, no woman comes close to the top men.

There have been a few women over the years that have been able to compete with the best men and at least one lady who was the men's equal playing 3C. However, that is out of millions of ladies so fair to say that they were far from typical. Many years ago I believed the ladies should be able to compete equally with men on the pool table. For whatever reasons it isn't so.

Hu

 

[skogstokig]

Main difference might be the woman pool is too small.

well it's probably a factor, but it's probably not the only factor.

in equestrian (might've botched that) jumping, there are way more women athletes than men. there's no gender differentiaton in competition. yet men have won way more gold medals.

 

[garczar]

All this talk got me feelin' ancient. Hell, i can can remember when 'blowin' a tranny' meant you had car trouble.

 

[ShootingArts]

All this talk got me feelin' ancient. Hell, i can can remember when 'blowin' a tranny' meant you had car trouble.

I was in what amounted to an international chat room when a guy in New Zealand or Australia announced he would be back in five minutes, he was going blow a fag. The chat went dead quiet for a couple minutes! He came back and had realized he needed to clarify by then. "Smoke a cigarette guys, smoke a cigarette!"

Hu

 

[straightline]

well it's probably a factor, but it's probably not the only factor.

in equestrian (might've botched that) jumping, there are way more women athletes than men. there's no gender differentiaton in competition. yet men have won way more gold medals.

Ah but physique plays heavily as well as maybe machismo - taking the horse to the limits. Like driving maybe. Pool doesn't seem to require any physique that women can't attain. Couple more things at work, Even the super enthused woman has been restrained for millennia from achievement let alone excellence.

 

[garczar]

They’re not vague, several times I’ve expressed where forward movement could be made… stick your glasses on bud
Equal opportunity is not some being allowed into the circle, it’s creating a circle for everyone to thrive.

Really no surprise that Bishop is the only one that agrees with you here. His lunatic posts in 'NPR' section speak volumes. You guys would make a great scotch doubles team.

 

[billiards_watch]

Really no surprise that Bishop is the only one that agrees with you here. His lunatic posts in 'NPR' section speak volumes. You guys would make a great scotch doubles team.

...and he had to hold back his response like he was neutral.

At NPR he would have been cussing a storm and started insulting people.

 

[Leigh]

Here's my theory. And at the risk of inflaming Ms. Leigh, Ever argue with a woman? They don't make any sense but they keep firing. I think it's the bicameral mind. ALL 11 cylinders. Doesn't work real well for chess evidently.

Are you okay?