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Did you read in the Lancs Eve Tel today about the president of the Lions who has resigned because they've now voted to admit women into the club.

http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/la.../NEWSACC2.html

He said that he was quitting because admitting women meant they all had to be a bit more respectable.

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well done mr hardman for standing by his principles, i disagree with him entirely and think he's an old fashioned wazzock,thats my point of view.

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what a flipping idiot this guy is..

didnt he realise they will now have somone to make the coffee and hoover up ;)

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Talking of sex discrimination I noticed an advert on tv tonight for 'Sheila's Wheels', a car insurance company for women only. Is this fair, and should it not be illegal to discriminate against men?

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The advert was pants by the way Sheila.

Three dimbos in the back of a Cadillac, dressed as the poorer sisters of the Pink Ladies from Grease, and looking like it was filmed in a lock-up in Pontefract, didn't work for me.

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Its only seems to be sexist if the women are on the receiving end (alledgedly).

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I can see me getting a bit unstuck on the subject of sexism because I organise events to celebrate International Women's Day which on the surface does appear to exclude men. However, in my defense - we have never, ever excluded men and we're quite happy for men to come along to any of the events - the VE/VJ event was an even mix of men and women attending and helping out.

Also, International Women's Day is a recognised event up and down the country and is recognised by the United Nations - it's also a public holiday in some countries.

The thing is that I would totally support any International Men's Day - I happen to think that the most discriminated against section of the population is straight, white, married men.

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Well hopefully I will soon no longer be part of the most discriminated section of society Gayle. I deplore discrimination of any form and the labeling that goes with it.

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As do I Spuggie, I also think that so called 'positive' discrimination is as bad as real discrimination.

I think the guy from the Lions is silly to be so het up about women joining. I wouldn't get that bothered about him joining Hyndburn Women's Forum, in fact, now that he's going to have some time on his hands perhaps I should ask him if he can spare us a bit of it! lol

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Women have the right to be members of any club they want. Imagine if men were not allowed into anne summers for a gift for the love of their life there would be uproar.

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agree spug but what interests me at the moment as regards discrimination is the GOLF one,women are now to be allowed to qualify for the british open- fine for me if they are good enough no problem! but a french golfer by the name of john vander velde has said ok if women can enter what has always been a male only competition then i want to enter the womens open! it may seem silly but to me theirs an important point raised here,the guy has been getting a bit of stick for this, i would just like to ask WHY? whats the differance?;)

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I have to say I agree with cashman. I admire the bloke for standing by his principles but hey this is the 21st century. I race radio controlled cars which is a male dominated sport & some men do they're utmost to stop me beating them, even when they are a lap down which I find sad. When I race at nationals against men who don't know me & who try to upset me with chauvenistic comments pre-race, they are surprised when I don't retaliate verbally but make sure they know I have been in their race. :D I have earned the respect of those who race me & I dont expect any special treatment because I'm female. I except I am one of 'the boys' when I'm racing but off track I'm me

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The guy has the ability to drive a ball further than most women so he would have to be given a handicap rating to allow him to play. Unfortunately this to is discrimination and even with the womens tee placed as per a standard coures they would still be disadvantaged. Its a rock and a hard place quandry this.

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it is a rock and a hard place spug,but some guys can drive the ball 50-80 yds more than some of their rivals,do these guys ask for the big hitters to be handicapped? its a pre-requisite of the tournament that you qualify on ability! so on that basis i can't see why the guy should be handicapped when playing a lady,surely when you qualify on skill it has to be a level playing field for all,one of the biggest hitters in golf john daly comes unstuck with his short game on many occasions.;) ;)

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