By  B.lee

||December BPC: Just One Word|| 8. Diversity. 

This picture speaks a lot to me. Last night, I was at a co-workers apartment, and I engaged him along with one of his roommates in a nearly 4 hour political conversation. Now many of you know where i generally fall politically, may have even seen me change some of my views in the roughly 2.5 years I’ve been running my blog. My co-worker some of you have read what I’ve had to say about him, he’s the one I took shooting, a more center-left leaning political ideology, and his roommate would be even futher left than him. We discussed various topics, and generally I didn’t agree with his roommate, but my co-worker wad the median between us, to give you folks an idea of how those 4 hours were discussed. It was very pleasent, and very informative on all sides.

I share this story along with this photo (I take no credit for making) because I want people who don’t live in the US, or who spend all their time on social media sites like this one to really understand where America is truly. We are not as divided as CNN, FOX, or even what Tumblr would like to think we are. The average person, regardless of their political ideology is still a person who cares for their fellow man.

In someone’s time of need, you aren’t going to ignore them, and would likely help them. We are still fellow humans, with emotions and feekings towards one another. With all of the discourse we tend to forget we love our fellow man. While we may never agree with someone we still want the best for them.

7 and I want to be an aerospace engineering

HELP NEEDED FOR SCIENCE!!!

I’m running a science experiment so if you could answer these 2 questions honestly that would really help me out.

1) On a scale of 1 to 10 how much do you read? 1 being you couldn’t make me pick up a book, 10 being I’m constantly reading.

2) What job do you want? Whether you’re a student and this is what to grow up to be, or you have a job but this is your dream job.

JUDGING PEOPLE FOR THEIR ANSWERS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!!

Thanks for the help!

^^^^ I didn't know this!

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Why?

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They ain’t even paying me to say this. I was just so impressed with their customer service and exchange policy that I had to share.

Keep the flame going for those we have lost to suicide. 

sometimes i just sit and think about ways a genie can grant wishes.

I just saw a bull get stabbed to death for entertainment and I am traumatized.

I just found out my dear childhood friend is a flat-earther and anti-vaccine. Help! What do I do?

I had been staring at this pigeon on my balcony for ten minutes trying to determine whether pigeons are dumb or secretly the wisest animals on our planet.

Then it turned its head 180°, looked me straight in the eyes, and wispered (wispered!) in the most clearest Australian accent I've ever heard, "Zoo wee mama." At that moment I knew.

Lacrosse is the most sexist sport. Fight me about it.

PLEASE READ. WE GOT TO GET THIS CONVERSATION ROLLING.

When I say lacrosse one of two different sports must pop into your head. And I do mean two DIFFERENT sports.

Men's Lacrosse (implies exclusive to men)

Or

Women's Lacrosse (implies exclusive to women)

Although they look similar - wait, they don't even look similar - they are quite different.

The rules are different, the sticks are different, and the protective equipment are different. The rules alone being different is enough to determine that these are two separate types of games.

This would be perfectly fine and all if the names didn't automatic segregate by sex.

When a girl says, "I play lacrosse," you picture a complete different thing than when a guy says the same thing.

If a girl plays lacrosse it will always be implied she's playing women's lacrosse.

If a boy says he's playing lacrosse it will always be implied he's playing men's lacrosse.

Sure, there are those rare exceptions, such as a girl who plays on a men's lacrosse team or vice versa, but it shouldn't have to be that way. It shouldn't have to be considered an exception.

Girls and guys are discouraged from playing "the other gender's" lacrosse just because of the name.

No other sport does this (at least not to such a drastic extent (think ice hockey)).

If a girl says she's playing football, she's playing football.

If a boy says he's playing softball, he's playing softball.

For softball and football, society is who determines wether it is a "men's sport" or a "women's sport," not the fucking name. Even then, at least women are still welcomed to play on a women's league and guys are welcomed to play softball on a men's league.

The same cannot be said about lacrosse.

Don't get me wrong, I think both men's and women's lacrosse are great sports. I'm not saying we should get rid of one or the other. All I want to propose is a name change. That single change could solve this whole problem despite how challenging it may seem.

Call the sports different names because that is what they deserve.

Finally, not to be cliche, but it's 2018 (almost 2019!) so doesn't this whole men's/women's thing seem a bit old fashioned? Plus what if you're non-binary? Then are you welcomed to choose? Or are you just not welcomed to any?

Sports are fun and should never be limited to any single group of people as long as there is a means to play.

If you have any input or comment whether pro or against my opinion feel free to add to the discussion!