Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Mini Dad Rant

Yeah. So stuff like this isn't cool.
CoolDaughters

So something has kind of been bothering me a little bit lately. It's been going on for a while, but the advent of football season in general and the whole Ray Rice thing specifically have kind of brought it to the top of my mind.

This should be obvious; but, quite simply, it is not cool to insult somebody by comparing them to a girl or a woman.

I've seen the Internet memes about Tony Romo being "the first girl to play quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys" or the photoshopped picture of Eli Manning, his pants ripped to reveal that he's actually female below the waist. They aggravate me.

I, of course, am the father of two girls. They're still young, and they love to play with their dolls and play dress-up and everything else. But they are two hard working, competitive, and -- yeah -- tough little people. They're harder working, more competitive, tougher than I ever was or could hope to be. They get that from their mom.

If you're appalled by the way some NFL players -- or any men in our society -- are treating their wives, girlfriends, or kids, then you can start to do something about it by not perpetuating the idea that women are the lesser or weaker of the two sexes. It makes it much easier to treat someone like crap if the idea is out there that they are somehow "less" -- less strong, less valuable, less human -- than others. Take a look at history if you don't believe me.

CoolMom and I work hard to make sure that the cooldaughters understand that they can try to do or to be anything they want to in this world. I can't imagine that it's good for their self-esteem or self-confidence when they see stuff indicating that just being a girl is a handicap.

So stop.

Thanks.

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