October 8, 2015
Any time I have been asked to join the ranks of “the boys” in writing or talking about sports on-air, I have always been asked to do so because “a female’s view on sports” was needed. This isn’t to say that I have been anything less than grateful for the opportunities, because “the boys” are usually more experienced in the craft. Nor am I ever offended. I just think it sounds funny. It sounds as if offering “the female’s opinion on sports” means that my interpretation of what a great quarterback’s stat line is would differ from my male counterparts’.