I saw this go past my Twitter stream during the Taney game last night and just had to respond:
She's good & all, but why does a girl have to play baseball? Play softball! Good grief! #LLWS @MichaelBerrySho
— Carrie Paul (@CarriePaul) August 18, 2014
She describes herself as “Christian, wife, mom, Aggie, conservative, Aggie Mom. Lover of family, Texas Country Music, good friends, & a good drink.”
I couldn’t help but respond:
@CarriePaul @MichaelBerrySho Oh, are you afraid she might mess up her nails? Good grief, indeed. #monedavis #throwslikeagirl
— Susie Madrak (@SusieMadrak) August 18, 2014
She answers:
@SusieMadrak @MichaelBerrySho Not at all. Softball players are tough! Just don't see why some always have to prove a point.
— Carrie Paul (@CarriePaul) August 18, 2014
And by “some,” I guess she means… well, I think we can guess.
@CarriePaul @MichaelBerrySho This kid's been playing baseball since she was 7 and she's great. Isn't that a good enough reason? #taney
— Susie Madrak (@SusieMadrak) August 18, 2014
@SusieMadrak @MichaelBerrySho Around here, we have awesome softball teams, I guess y'all don't.
— Carrie Paul (@CarriePaul) August 18, 2014
I think she meant, “I guess y’all don’t…. bitch.”
@CarriePaul @MichaelBerrySho Well sure, if you want to settle for a consolation prize. If softball's so awesome, why don't yr boys play it?
— Susie Madrak (@SusieMadrak) August 18, 2014
@SusieMadrak @MichaelBerrySho What? That doesn't even make sense? Baseball scholarship to college? Think not.
— Carrie Paul (@CarriePaul) August 18, 2014
@SusieMadrak @MichaelBerrySho Because boys are boys and girls are girls! I never said she wasn't one heck of an athlete! #southernthing
— Carrie Paul (@CarriePaul) August 18, 2014
@CarriePaul @MichaelBerrySho It's a #southernthing to not let your girls do what they're good at?
— Susie Madrak (@SusieMadrak) August 18, 2014
— Carrie Paul (@CarriePaul) August 18, 2014
I’m so glad I don’t live in Texas.
Have you ever spent much time in western PA? Like all religious zealots this woman has been well indoctrinated by the male dominated organizational structure that’s been in place for a thousand years. Al Qaeda and Isis are both off shoots of Wahhabism. And Orthodox Jews force their women to sit up in the balcony in silence during Temple. But who cares what people think or believe as long as their thoughts and beliefs do no one any physical harm?
I should confess that I’ve always been more of an observer than a participant in Texas Womanhood: the spirit was willing but I was declared ineligible on grounds of size early. You can’t be six feet tall and cute, both. I think I was first named captain of the basketball team when I was four and that’s what I’ve been ever since.
– Molly Ivins
Women, it was painfully clear, weren’t going to be allowed to use their brains and I certainly wanted to use mine.
– Ann Richards
A cheery female misogynist; maybe she can get a job at Fox News. Presuming she’s allowed to work.
OTOH, when MLB players try to hit fast-pitch, they have a hard time. Google Jenny Finch….
“Because boys are boys.”
What a pinhead!
We should let Texas secede — everyone would be better off.
Hahahaahahaha! Tejanas are weird.
Wowser – hope she doesn’t have any daughters.