Saturday, September 13, 2008

Palin and Title IX   [Kathryn Jean Lopez]

She has said things in support of it. I'd be willing to bet money — and I bet liberal feminists who have been having a ball with Title IX would too — she's not talking about what its wrought — the quotas, the killed opportunities for guys. She's said

"I had a great upbringing under Title IX," Palin told Alaska Business Monthly shortly after becoming governor in late 2006. "I can't imagine where I'd be without the opportunities provided to me in sports. Sports taught me that gender isn't an issue; in fact, when people talk about me being the first female governor, I'm a little absent from that discussion, because I've never thought of gender as an issue. In sports, you learn self-discipline, healthy competition, to be gracious in victory and defeat, and the importance of being part of a team and understanding what part you play on that team. You all work together to reach a goal, and I think all of those factors come into play in my role as governor."

Nothing there to disagree with. Title IX had a good intention. It's what feminists have done with it that's bad.

09/13 01:57 PMShare