Quote Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior View Post
I must respectfully disagree. Why is it any more important to have females in male dominated sports than it would be to have more people of color in White dominated sports or more Jews or Muslims in Christian dominated sports???

The major issue I have (only issue, really) with the push to bring more women into motorsports is that most of them rely solely (or mostly) on their gender and tend not to have the talent to be where they are. Of course, Danica is the best (worst) example. But from what I just saw of this Louise Cook person, she's not so different. She seems to have a bit of basic talent, but apart from her gender, she would not register on the radar of the WRC, IMO. She's probably a very nice person though. But so are a lot of people. They're not in the WRC (F1, NASCAR, or even the lowly IRL) either. She's cute, young and blonde... so she becomes a topic of discussion for those reasons alone.

Not to hijack this thread with a mention of F1, but I do give F1 credit for not always touting Lewis Hamilton's race. Other than when there was a racial dust-up in Spain during the Hamilton-Alonso War, Hamilton's race is never mentioned. But the fact is, he is not just the most successful British driver, he's also the most successful Black driver in history - but is that ever mentioned... can that even be mentioned? So now let's compare that with Susie Wolff, Danica Patrick and this Louise girl. If not for some sort of feminist angle, what would there be to talk about? IMO, not much at all.
Wait, you said you disagree with me right? So do you claim that motorsport is worsened by having female drivers competing?

Or, from what you've written, it looks like you're just saying you're not a fan of the few there are at the moment, or not happy with the fact that they are viewed as novelties rather than contenders failing or succeeding on a level playing field? Because that was kind of my point as well - we're actually in agreement. As for race and any other categories you can name, I don't think sex is more important than any other type of diversity, so we agree there too.

And N.O.T. my comment was in anticipation of yours. I understand that you are only interested in (to quote myself) "minuscule differences of the finest driver in the world at the top level". That's why I wrote my third paragraph. So women, thus far, haven't performed as well as men (except for the occasional ones who have), so what? And wanting a female presence in one's life outside family is not a wrong life choice and to be frank that's a pretty odd thing to think. I see enough of men at work and in public spheres, and women have much to contribute to an interesting life for those who want one. Welcome back to the year 1700 I guess.