Gender division in the pool room

Interesting thread. I would love to see it continue.

The men that voted to exclude women from the pro tour seem weak, but then I was not in their shoes.

Women certainly have more obstacles to reach skill parity with men than I ever realized.

This thread is begging for JAM's input and more from OMGWTF please.
 
desmocourtney said:
Interesting thread. I would love to see it continue.

The men that voted to exclude women from the pro tour seem weak, but then I was not in their shoes.

Women certainly have more obstacles to reach skill parity with men than I ever realized.

This thread is begging for JAM's input and more from OMGWTF please.
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They excluded women from the tour? Do we know the reasons why?
 
anthropoology said:
They excluded women from the tour? Do we know the reasons why?
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You would have to ask them in private to find out the real reason, but I suspect it was because Jean Balukas beat some of the best and they did not like it.
 
After a long duration of research and writing I just want to thank everyone for their contributions, all of which have been incredibly helpful in getting through this assignment.
 
Would you share your final paper with us? We would probably be more interested in it than your professor.

Thanks.
 
Agree. Would love to read this. For my blog "8 Ball on the Silver Screen," I'm writing an article that looks at the treatment of lead women in pool movies (e.g., Turn The River; 9-Ball; Up Against the 8 Ball; Kiss Shot) compared to the treatment of men in pool movies. While the women are often still hustlers, their motivations tend to be far more noble. More to come on that, but your research would be most informative.
 
As follow-up to my earlier response, here's my latest blog post "Battle of the Sexes in Billiard Movies." From that post:

Historically, billiards movies were movies about men, typically portrayed as cocky, brash hustlers, using their pool skills to be king of the mountain. The supporting women in these movies were cast as non-pool-playing arm-candy or play-it-straight foils to their intractable men. More recently, a number of billiards movies have cast women in the lead roles. And while the women possess skills equivalent to those of the men, they exhibit none of the braggadocio of their y-chromosome counterparts. Instead, they are portrayed as good citizens, trying to play it straight, or reluctant billiards players, who rely on their cue stick (and only if necessary) for the pursuit of more noble reasons. Read on...

Would love to hear your thoughts.
 
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