Quiddich/Gender Bias

[davehoz]

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From: davehoz
Subject: Re: Quiddich/Gender Bias
Reply To: [Yahoo! #4309] Quiddich/Gender Bias
Date: 7/15/00 12:08 am  (ET)

> In our
>"muggle" world, it is very unusual to see boys and girls playing on the
>same sports teams in the preteen and especially the teen years. In pro
>sports, it's unheard of.

Well, not *entirely* unheard of: Ilya Borders plays pro-baseball on an
otherwise male team...Although I gather she has to contend with a lot
of resentment from her macho, testosterone-bloated teammates. Quidditch
teammembers are always supportive of each other.

This mutual support also seems to be exceptional in the Wizarding
World... When I was at school, if I did something wrong or showed a
deficiency of athleticism on a team, I got tied to a tree and force-fed
dry grass.