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[blackjedii]

Let's Stop Neutralizing MenThere are few sporting events I get as excited about as the World Cup. I played soccer in high school, in the NCAA, and for five years post-college, including two glorious years in the Golden Gate Women's League, Premier Division. What the U.S. Men's National Team has accomplished is extraordinary, with a second

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[star_maple]

There were plenty of social media posts going around before the world cup started saying things like "If the US wins the World Cup, I'll... [insert silly action here]." It made me so mad. I responded to every single one by saying, "The US HAS won the World Cup. Twice." And pasting in a picture of the '99 US Women's World Cup team.

And don't get me started on college teams where the guy's teams are the Cougars or Bulldogs or whatever and the women's teams are the LADY Cougars or LADY Bulldogs. UUUGGGGGHHH.

[thelilyqueen]

I was a Lady Crusader. I suppose Eleanor of Aquitaine would approve?

[moonshaz]

I worked at East Carolina University for 3 years, and they had Lady Pirates.

[nycscribbler]

Or when people add the Lady moniker to teams that don't use it. I'm a Johnnie m'self, and I want to smack Steve Lavin every time he refers to us as the "Lady Storm". maybe if you stop patronizing us and focus on keeping your players, you can make the NCAA tournament five years in a row too Or when people on ESPN refer to UConn as the "Lady Huskies". (to which one blogger I know responds by calling men's teams the Gentlemen Team Names)