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Re:Affirmative action at US colleges has been banned by brodouevencode on Thursday June 29, 2023 @01:30PM (#36523669)
> There's plenty of women with the physique and skills to fill roles in the NFL, for example.

Please provide three examples. I played college football at a tiny division 2 school and have never met a woman (I live in the gym these days) for which this is close to true.

Even if you're referring to a low/no contact position like kicker/punter you're still under threat of a 220 lb linebacker destroying you [1].

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqjGBqDwhUU

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Re:Affirmative action at US colleges has been banned by mrguyorama on Thursday June 29, 2023 @03:06PM (#36525242)
We live in a society where it's impossible for any woman to ever even do college football in any serious capacity. Of course there are zero NFL capable women in that system, do you think people just magically and spontaneously arise from the aether fully developed to such capacity?
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Re:Affirmative action at US colleges has been banned by brodouevencode on Thursday June 29, 2023 @04:01PM (#36525913)
It requires a physical and genetic predisposition to even start to qualify for the NFL and most college teams - which was my point.
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Re:Affirmative action at US colleges has been banned by nradov on Thursday June 29, 2023 @04:18PM (#36526124)
How is it impossible? There are no rules barring women from playing college football. They can try out for the team like any other student, and if they're good enough then they'll get playing time.
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