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04-06-2012, 01:15 PM
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| Re: Should Augusta National Admit Women? Just to be clear, I don't think anyone's advocating for the gov't to intervene and I'm 110% certain they won't and don't have any desire to do so. But the question on most people's minds is how can Augusta National and the Masters, a prominent sporting event and institution in it's own right, not reflect today's America in it's membership and values. Look, it is what it is. It's not like Agusta sprung this policy on everyone a week ago. It's been in place since it's inception. As long as they're not openly hostile towards women or marginalizing their role in society, (which one could fairly argue by denying membership they are doing just that) then you know what, they can do what they please. Like I said earlier, I feel what you have here is a bunch of good old boys that love their golf, bourbon and cigars and are still holding onto the America from way back when. It's not unreasonable to say this is just as much about preserving legacy, as weird as that may sound. The real pressure to change will probably come from within. Perhaps an insanely influential or wealthy woman connected on the inside will be the catalyst is my guess. Nothing like having a woman shame you into changing your ways. lol |
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04-06-2012, 01:17 PM
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| Gamebreaker  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA Age: 34
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| Re: Should Augusta National Admit Women? Quote:
No one is demanding womens' organizations adopt the same flexibility and stray from their founding purpose/vision. It has nothing to do with being old-fashioned or "stone age"...they have their own PRIVATE club and can run it however they want. If Augusta is forced to admit women, we need to also apply the same standard to everything...eliminate race-based memberships and scholarships, force all womens' colleges to go co-ed, etc. If they want a golf club just for women, NO ONE is stopping them from scraping up the money to start one.
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04-06-2012, 01:45 PM
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04-06-2012, 02:24 PM
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| Re: Should Augusta National Admit Women? ill ask the obvious, if Augusta was whites only, would they have to admit minorities?
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04-06-2012, 02:27 PM
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| Robert Griffin III  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Leesburg, VA Age: 32
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| Re: Should Augusta National Admit Women? Being a sexist culturally is still somewhat more palatable socially than being a racist.
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04-06-2012, 02:36 PM
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| Gamebreaker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA Age: 34
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| Re: Should Augusta National Admit Women? Time to ban the "Hair Club for Men" too.
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04-06-2012, 02:38 PM
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| Robert Griffin III Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Leesburg, VA Age: 32
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| Re: Should Augusta National Admit Women? Quote:
Dont ban it, just open it up. Unfortunately i've known some women that could use the product.
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04-06-2012, 03:06 PM
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| Re: Should Augusta National Admit Women? Quote:
I know it's a hypothetical, but it would be a terrible business decision on their part to put that out there. | |
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04-06-2012, 03:17 PM
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| Gamebreaker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA Age: 34
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| Re: Should Augusta National Admit Women? Quote:
African American Golfer's Digest African American Organizations OH look: Ladies Golf Club of Toronto Womens Golf Schools – Golf Schools For Women From Our Award Winning LPGA And PGA Professionals | Bird Golf Academy Top Women's Golf Courses: Golf Clubs Suited for Ladies Play and the Top LPGA Courses | Suite101.com So yet AGAIN, it's OK for everyone to have something of their own except white males.
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04-06-2012, 03:51 PM
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04-06-2012, 03:53 PM
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| Playmaker  Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: los angeles, ca Age: 28
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| Re: Should Augusta National Admit Women? yes
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04-06-2012, 04:00 PM
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| Re: Should Augusta National Admit Women? So I haven't really been following but did Augusta decide then not to extend to the IBM CEO (a woman) membership, as they have with other major Masters sponsors' CEOs?
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04-06-2012, 04:20 PM
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| Re: Should Augusta National Admit Women? One of the life lessons I learned from my father is to stay away from places where you are not welcomed/wanted. Seeing how they are a private club they are free to do as they please and so am I. I don't watch the Masters, I don't buy crap from them...they are a nobody to me and that's they way it will stay with or without admittance of female members. If people are upset they should be upset with the PGA for holding an official PGA Event there.
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04-06-2012, 04:21 PM
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| Re: Should Augusta National Admit Women? I doubt that Augusta will have problems attracting another sponsor. |
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04-06-2012, 04:53 PM
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