"That Would be Putting Women in a Position of Authority Over Boys."

A woman in Kansas was prevented from officiating a boys basketball game because she is a woman. The situation presents an example of blatant discrimination during an era where many discriminatory actions tend to take more subtle forms.

One of the reasons given for not allowing a woman to officiate the game is that it would be putting a woman in a position of authority over boys--can you imagine?! I mean how would the world ever recover from having female teachers, bosses, politicians, and, oh, I don't know...MOTHERS. Good Grief.