You need to learn how to take a joke and sarcasm...
Originally posted by guppy
I work at a paintball site & i play paintball..... I don't 'hang around' I am involved in paintball cos i love the sport...
Sure, you don't need to convince us of that! We believe you
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Originally posted by guppy
it just pisses me off when people of one gender or another adopt a particular sport as belonging to them exclusively...sure there are less female players but it doesn't make the ones that do choose to be involved in the sport, for their love of it, less valuable than the guys.
I agree 100% which is why I was one of the few people who helped coach a womens team in Rugby back when I was at Uni. Everyone else scoffed, I stepped up and took the team to the top 16 in the country.
I believe Paintball is a sport where all sexes can compete on equal terms, I could even argue feminine attributes to be an advantage in many areas (reactions, size, frontal padding...)
Where did anyone try and adopt this sport for their gender only? There was just a lot of guys having a tongue in cheek laugh with each other
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where did anyone try and reduce the value of female players? Why even step in with such comments, into what was a fun lighthearted thread?
You stepped into the post and therefore became fair game! I was posting purely about your reasons for joining the post after your first attack on us, I was not posting about your reasons for being involved in paintball. And my post was in continuation of the silly form of the thread in reply to your comments...
I'm all in favour of more women in this and all sports.
I just have a sarcastic sense of humour and it's hard to portray that in writing. I also hate it when people try and point out prejudice where there is none.
Sounds like you have a chip on your shoulder. Not needed.
I'm not actually a football fan. Nor do I usually drink lager. And I am definitely not a lout
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I was just having friendly banter. Feel free to be part of that but no need to get all high and mighty about it or offensive/defensive.
manike