As I was watching the news the other day an eye catching image came across my eyes. I was amazed to hear the sports person say that Danica Patrick was one of two female nascar drivers. This amazed me because I and probably many other people thought that nascar and racing was only a male sport. This also amazed me because when growing up many are taught the female from the male sports and that it was rare for you to play in a sport that did not pertain or agree with your sex. This is what society has perceived and taught many of us and so it seems as if it is a rule of thumb or that if violated would go against the rules. However, we can see that we were proven wrong on this note and that it is possible for a female to engage in a male sport. This also amazed me because we as a society are taught that men are much tougher than women and so for her to be a nascar driver is a step up for women because we have been oppressed and looked down on for so long until when we do something out of the norm, then it seems like a big accomplishment for us as women. Even though see finished 31st among 43 cars, she still made many females impressed.
So, I bet you know what I'm going to ask.... why do we think it takes a penis to drive a racecar??!! There is absolutely no physical or reproductive requirement to driving a car, so women and men should be on an equal basis in this so-called sport.
ReplyDeleteBecasue to me this is a man's sport and it struck my eye when I saw that there were actually women race car drivers. Like u said it doesn't take a penis to drive a car but it is just something that is out of the norm.
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