So me and some of my friends went down to the park to play basketball the other day and I saw my brother already there playing a full court game: there were 9 guys and 1 girl playing, all around the same age. So before we start playing on the other court we watch the game my brother's in. I recognize that the girl playing is Asia Jenkins, who played high school ball for Piscataway and wound up getting a full ride to Cincinatti but stopped playing organized ball for some reason; but obviously, she knew how to play. She was pretty much running the game; my brother, who was guarding her, could not stop her.
I don't think anyone who was playing knew who she was, because they were stunned that she was so much better than everyone else who was playing. Anyway, what it came down to after they played a few games and her leaving was everyone dissing my brother for getting handled by a female in basketball. I tried telling everyone that she's a legit player, but it was like no one could grab a hold of this concept.
I think this some how ties in to men sometimes joking about how woman's sports aren't taken as seriously as men's sports, which I sometimes am guilty of. I can get into women's sports sometimes though if it's a close game that's on or if it's a championship or other important game. Ialso can grasp that some woman can beat some men at sports, especially women who train all year around or played for an organized team; they are obviously going to have more skill than some men.
Granted, I don't think the greatest female basketball player in the world could be anywhere near as good as a Lebron James or a Kobe Bryant, but there are going to be cases where woman are better athletes than men, and men really shouldn't feel threatened by it.
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