If people feel that Augusta should have a woman member then Board of Directors at Augusta should offer an honorary membership to Babe Didrikson Zaharias and be done with it.

A private club should have the right to determine who is allowed to become a member.

It's hard for me to take anything related to golf seriously.

I agree.. but guess what? There are others in the legal community and special interests who want to bust in on these clubs and create an issue that is supposedly a concern to the public domain in order to further their cause and financial well being..

Like I say most of the time... all it takes is a suggestion. The media takes it from there.

A similar parallel can be found with frivolous lawsuits.

(careful, careful.. WCE)

So me and Gerald are smoking cigars and sipping brandy, speaking of the most manly of things.

And she walks in.

http://www.marthaburk.org/MarthaBurksmallimage.jpg

Ugh, party OVER! You can just see her wanting to talk. A lot. With a cigarette dyke voice.

Sometimes men just want to be men. Some lines can be drawn. You dont' see me banging on the doors of our local "Women's Gym" do you? No, that's right because I'm wearing a ninja outfit and am hiding in the bushes.


Honestly, it should be the same. "Sorry, I just don't feel safe as a man around overbearing ladies." Same excuse for the "Women's Gym". Safety.

I agree with you but I also think that this can be quite a tricky issue with some pitfalls if one is not careful.

This reminds me of an incident when I was in college where a white student tried to sue an African American sorority because she was declined admission due to her race. Anyway, I remember reading in the college newspaper that the sorority had the right to decline admission based on race since it was a private organization.

Of course, the use of "private" shouldn't be applied to businesses because it is indeed against the law to decline an applicant for a job based on race or gender. However, notice how there are even exceptions to this rule such as the well publicized case where a guy tried to sue the restaurant chain "Hooters" because he applied for a job as a server and claimed discrimination based on his gender.

Grow up and let girls play

Private club, private matter between members. There are a 1,000 other country clubs to join so girls can play

Kinda like the KKK....

"With a cigarette dyke voice."

WTF.



This issue is about a club that gives out honorary memberships to CEO's of IBM but never had the foresight to give women enough credit to reach that echelon. Well, guess what, old boys club? The times they are a changin'. They're now having to deal with the fact that the CEO of IBM is a woman. And they don't like that fact. Sexism is a live and well.

This is a holdover from less civilized days. Women weren't allowed to play, people of color weren't allowed to play, etc. It was a rich, white mans game and this dinosaur of a club mentality is epitomizing that unfortunate bit of history.

Those who don't like it can boycott, don't sign up for a membership or attend any events hosted there. What's the big deal? They don't recieve govt money. Can I go to a womens only gym or club? No.

People love to find ways to be offended.