Re: Tournament Naming

I too, am going to agree with Stan. Some things should just not be 
done, even in jest.  

>Most of the women I know are thick-skinned enough either to laugh 
>at things like TIT, FUCT, PRICK, CUNT, etc. or at the very least 
>roll their eyes at it; what seems to bother them is difference in 
>treatment.

I've been fortunate enough to never have problems with being treated 
any differently -- but I'm not sure I see the difference 
between "overt sexism" like ignoring a female teammate and 
deliberately renaming a tournament a word meant to offend one 
particular gender. It would be like me naming a tournament 
Tournament In November You Probably Even Never Imagined Suggested. 
There's a fine line between amusing and offensive... and though I'm 
not HUGELY offended by most of the tournament names, I think we as a 
group are smart enough to figure out ackroynms a little more clever 
and a little less 7th grade.

Amanda

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