Comments on: 15 plaintiffs lost their lawsuit against the Vancouver Olympic Games Organizing Committee when the British Columbia Supreme Court ruled that the decision to exclude their sport is out of the organizing committee’s control. http://www.feministlawprofessors.com/2009/07/15-plaintiffs-lost-their-lawsuit-against-the-vancouver-olympic-games-organizing-committee-when-the-british-columbia-supreme-court-ruled-that-the-decision-to-exclude-their-sport-is-out-of-the-organizin/ Nearly all of us root for fairness, not for our own sex. - Nicholas Kristof Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:26:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Les http://www.feministlawprofessors.com/2009/07/15-plaintiffs-lost-their-lawsuit-against-the-vancouver-olympic-games-organizing-committee-when-the-british-columbia-supreme-court-ruled-that-the-decision-to-exclude-their-sport-is-out-of-the-organizin/comment-page-1/#comment-5443 Les Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:38:32 +0000 http://feministlawprofessors.com/?p=11922#comment-5443 This reminds me of the 1992 Olympics, when a Chinese woman won the gold medal in a mixed male/female skeet shooting event. Zhang Shan was the only woman in Olympic history to win an event over male competitors. Of course, she couldn't defend her title, because as a result of her win Olympic officials eliminated the event! Never again. This reminds me of the 1992 Olympics, when a Chinese woman won the gold medal in a mixed male/female skeet shooting event. Zhang Shan was the only woman in Olympic history to win an event over male competitors.

Of course, she couldn’t defend her title, because as a result of her win Olympic officials eliminated the event! Never again.

]]> By: Not Good for the Ladies. Medically. « “Feminism to a neurotic extreme.” http://www.feministlawprofessors.com/2009/07/15-plaintiffs-lost-their-lawsuit-against-the-vancouver-olympic-games-organizing-committee-when-the-british-columbia-supreme-court-ruled-that-the-decision-to-exclude-their-sport-is-out-of-the-organizin/comment-page-1/#comment-5437 Not Good for the Ladies. Medically. « “Feminism to a neurotic extreme.” Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:40:52 +0000 http://feministlawprofessors.com/?p=11922#comment-5437 [...] no, I’m not (just) talking about Plan B!  This also applies to recent decision to keep Women’s Ski Jumping out of the Olympics. Nevermind that the sport meets all other [...] [...] no, I’m not (just) talking about Plan B!  This also applies to recent decision to keep Women’s Ski Jumping out of the Olympics. Nevermind that the sport meets all other [...]

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