Ms. Finley/Finale
I turned off my Facebook well over a year ago so your "blocking" fears should be put to rest. Unless you think I would intentionally turned it off just to block you.
"Freedom to dress more feminine and freely?" is this seriously what your argument was based on? Did the board consider a change to the sport based on the availability of feminine attire to its athletes? Was there an issue with not looking feminine enough on the course? I'm curious because I don't think I've heard much about this from other female disc golfers. But perhaps you're a voice for the voiceless. Of course, this wasn't my intent here.
I appreciate your attempts to coat this in a veil of repression but let's be honest, this had nothing to do with the restrictive nature of the clothes available to women and if it was, then why is a Tennis Skirt the answer? Wouldn't volleyball shorts or a bikini be more "freeing" and "less restrictive" to the players? There's a fine line which was blurred to meet the need of the repressed.
And don't get me wrong; I don't mind the change and I stated that in my initial response to your post. The rule was outdated and probably needed adjusting, so why are you bent out of shape? I was asking what the purpose of the dress code is and if this change meets the need to that end. Your answer, while very personal to you, does not address that.
It apparently meets the need of your ailment; syncope, which, by the way, means nothing more than "prone to fainting." And for someone who suffers from this malady, you certainly spend your time poorly if you have it. "Ten hours a day outside practicing." Is that really wise for someone who passes out easily due to lack of proper blood flow to the brain? Should you be engaged in a sport that requires you to spend hours outside in extreme heat?
And if the clothing change is necessary to keep you from passing out, when did you pass out on the tour last year from the restrictive clothes? From the stats you produced it doesnt seem that your clothes or ailment hindered you at all. You played almost thirty events, won a great deal of them and didn't have to drop out of a single event. So the clothes didn't seem to restrict you according to your stats.
I don't think I've heard of any female disc golfer say, "You know, I feel like I could have played better if it wasn't for these constrictive and punishing clothes."
And, as the point was made by someone else, what does this mean for the dress code for everyone? If we changed the rule to meet your medical need then why not allow carts for the diabetic players? If it was done to allow more freedom of movement then why require shirts for men? The rule change seems hasty and without conversation. I was asking for the conversation about that after the fact, and you responded as if I was personally attacking you. Odd because I didn't mention you at all.
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