Why Don't Girls Do PE?

cson

Im getting kinda nostalgic here, its my last PE class (hopefully) ever and i just noticed during the year that out of our whole year only one or two girls actually do PE most of the time.

Maybe its just our school, or maybe i'm generalising but it just seems a bit odd tbh.

cold_filter

In my school a lot of them didnt want to do it cos i think when the girls ran we just stared at their boobies:D

But i think it was cos they didnt like getting sweaty!

analyse this

Is it a mixed school?

biko

Isn't it compulsory for everyone to do PE? I remember girls in my school trying to blame cramps and stuff but that only worked sometimes.

PurpleFistMixer

Well I'm in an all girls school, but a lot of the time people don't do PE because they're lazy and don't like running around. Might mess up their hair, anyway.

cson

analyse this wrote:

Is it a mixed school?

Yeah it is.

OctavarIan

cold_filter wrote:

In my school a lot of them didnt want to do it cos i think when the girls ran we just stared at their boobies:D

But i think it was cos they didnt like getting sweaty!

Your entire post wins.

Corruptedmorals

We don't get PE after the JC. Apart from slavery during TY...run a few miles..uphill...

cson

Corruptedmorals wrote:

We don't get PE after the JC. Apart from slavery during TY...run a few miles..uphill...

Is it a female complex or something?

I just don't understand it. Actually, I don't understand women full stop.

Nehpets

Women can't play sport. That's why.

D. Coughlan

Is there PE in senior cycle, I have not had a PE class since 3rd year

Nehpets

I had it in 4th and 5th but not in 6th

Assez Bien

Nehpets wrote:

Women can't play sport. That's why.

Sorry ur obviously confused....women can play sport n often play it better than men!! Also cson i always tog 4 pe n kick ye'r asses wen wer playin!!:D

cson

Assez Bien wrote:

Sorry ur obviously confused....women can play sport n often play it better than men!! Also cson i always tog 4 pe n kick ye'r asses wen wer playin!!:D

Oh yeah.....you.

Assez Bien

Yeah me, u.......seriously tho u cant tar us all with the one 'women r only good 4 two things....cooking n bedding' brush

dudara

It's a minefield. There's the whole issue of communal changing rooms, communal showers, sweatiness, men staring at your jiggling boobies and so on...

No messing here, but that's hard for a lot of teenage girls to deal with.

Nothingcompares

I'd say it's down to a number of factors.

PE in Ireland is taught quite badly in a number of schools. And instead of being what it's supposed to be, it's a game of football or similar. Therefore, PE becomes competitive and about winning, losing and performance. Some women are put off sports by this type of competition, especially when they're often out competed by men.

Next, it's the physiological aspect. If you do PE and it requires you to run around this means sweat, being out of breath, rapid heart beat, and other uncomfortable side affects if you're quite unfit. So instead of getting the enjoyment out of exercise, unfit people can get cramps and other things.

Closely related to this is hygiene. Woman are probably a bit less enthusiastic about getting all sweaty and then not having the opportunity to shower properly either due to cold showers, no showers, dirty showers, lack of privacy, or not sufficient time. Then if they are self-concious or worried about their appearance they may not want to mess up makeup, hair, all that type of thing that usually doesnt apply to men.

Finally, and probably most important, either due to the above reasons or others, girls just aren't into sport and exercise as much as men.

md99

Nehpets wrote:

Women can't play sport. That's why.

lol

Most do PE in our school. I don't coz I don't like any of the sports... they used let us play tennis/go swimming but the crappy new management did away with it. We have it once a week now too!

Assez Bien

The only thing that puts me off playin with the lads is d roughness cuz dey purposely take me out of it usually as i'm d only girl playin!! They lik 2 laugh as u get hit etc.....but i rather play with lads ne day over girls cuz they're all lik wavin hands in d air n screamin n stuf n dats comin 4m a girly girl, also i despise sweating but after a while u get a bit of roughness into ya n its grand....i'd luv 2 give 90% of girls a gud kick up d arse.:D

cson

Assez Bien wrote:

'women r only good 4 two things....cooking n bedding'

You said it yourself there

Its a commonly recognised fact of life.

Naikon

Dont forget Cleaning:)

lilmizzme

now now boys, lets not be getting jealous of the girls, we can't help that most of us take a bit of pride iin our appearance in school!!

And AssezBien, please stop using text speak!!It's soo annoying, no one will take your post seriously if you keep it up!

Assez Bien

Hey hush u, ye'd b very sorry without us!! May i ask wat are men good 4?! Nothing, i think is the answer ur lukin 4!! ha ha god i'm scarin myself soundin lik a feminist.....eww.:eek: :eek:

Assez Bien

And AssezBien, please stop using text speak!!It's soo annoying, no one will take your post seriously if you keep it up![/QUOTE]

I'm sorry i think i have the right to freedom of speech, would you speak to me like that if i had a speech impediment?!:p

Ah no its just a habit, i write a lot of emails and have 2 write shorthand so it sticks whenever i'm at a computer!! Sorry 4 annoying you!

Rozabeez

I rather enjoyed PE for 1st-3rd year.

cson

Assez Bien wrote:

Hey hush u, ye'd b very sorry without us!! May i ask wat are men good 4?! Nothing, i think is the answer ur lukin 4!! ha ha god i'm scarin myself soundin lik a feminist.....eww.:eek: :eek:

The feminist warpath will only get ya a boot up the arse.

Rozabeez wrote:

I rather enjoyed PE for 1st-3rd year.

What happened then?

tampopo

Hiya Assez Bien,

I enjoy your perspective, but it's annoying to me too, to read your text speak.

Besides, it's part of the terms and contitions, NOT to use it.
(a sticky on the main page)
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=40505

regards,
T

Assez Bien

cson wrote:

The feminist warpath will only get ya a boot up the arse.

No the only thing i was afraid of was the whole unshaven armpits a la a certain teacher in school!!!
Yes i am being stereotypical but meh!

Assez Bien

tampopo wrote:

Hiya Assez Bien,

I enjoy your prespective, but it's annoying to me too, to read your text speak.

Besides, it's part of the terms and contitions, NOT to use it.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=40505

regards,
T

I already apologised for it!! Would you like a letter in writing stating my sincere apologies for my actions!?:p

cson

tampopo wrote:

Hiya Assez Bien,

I enjoy your perspective, but it's annoying to me too, to read your text speak.

Besides, it's part of the terms and contitions, NOT to use it.
(a sticky on the main page)
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=40505

regards,
T

Right, she already apologised for it. The charter discourages people form using it, it doesn't say its not allowed, at least if you're going to quote it, quote it correctly.

Anyway, I'm not advocating its use, I fcuking hate it.

Rozabeez

We stopped doing it in 5th year

tampopo

Assez Bien wrote:

I already apologised for it!! Would you like a letter in writing stating my sincere apologies for my actions!?:p

no no, not at all. I think our posts/messages overlapped when I was editing my spelling mistake.

mea culpa and all that!

tuxy

Assez Bien wrote:

The only thing that puts me off playin with the lads is d roughness cuz dey purposely take me out of it usually as i'm d only girl playin!! They lik 2 laugh as u get hit etc.....but i rather play with lads ne day over girls cuz they're all lik wavin hands in d air n screamin n stuf n dats comin 4m a girly girl, also i despise sweating but after a while u get a bit of roughness into ya n its grand....i'd luv 2 give 90% of girls a gud kick up d arse.:D

What the F is this?
I can't understand a thing you said, it all just looks like random letters to me.

Donald-Duck

tuxy wrote:

What the F is this?
I can't understand a thing you said, it all just looks like random letters to me.

2 Hours ago called, it wants its comment back

Nehpets

cson wrote:

What happened then?

The women seem to representing the "txt spkin", non-PE partaking generation that has come about. They still make a nice cake though!!

Am I the only person here who never had PE in secondary school?

Marshy

Assez Bien wrote:

Sorry ur obviously confused....women can play sport n often play it better than men!!

Name 1 real sport in which women consistently perform better than men.

JC 2K3

Girls don't do PE because the gender specific social conditioning of the past has not yet been fully erased from Irish society.

If only they'd realise that they'd probably more attractive and healthy in the long run if they actually did do PE(ie. less likely to get fat or have to control their weight with retarded diets).

Then again, that's a paradox, since the social conditioning that discourages teenage girls from playing sport is the same social conditioning that makes them think that looking attractive is the most important thing in the world.

Lia_lia

I attend an all girls school and we all do PE up until leaving cert.

But I guess it's a pretty sporty school...and the facilities are pretty good.

SligoBrewer

Naikon wrote:

Dont forget Cleaning:)

and ironing.

thats it.. thats all...
wimminz..:rolleyes:

cson

JC 2K3 wrote:

Girls don't do PE because the gender specific social conditioning of the past has not yet been fully erased from Irish society.

If only they'd realise that they'd probably more attractive and healthy in the long run if they actually did do PE(ie. less likely to get fat or have to control their weight with retarded diets).

Then again, that's a paradox, since the social conditioning that discourages teenage girls from playing sport is the same social conditioning that makes them think that looking attractive is the most important thing in the world.

Excellent insight Prof. JC 2K3.

Seriously though, thats about the most intellectual post I've ever read on Boards. Fantastic!

Donald-Duck

Myth wrote:

Am I the only person here who never had PE in secondary school?

I thought it was compulsory for schools?

Rozabeez

Marshy wrote:

Name 1 real sport in which women consistently perform better than men.

Shopping.

cson

Rozabeez wrote:

Shopping.

Nah, men are better at that too, know what they want, exactly where it is and don't impulse buy as much as wimmin. So there for ya....

Selphie

cson wrote:

Nah, men are better at that too, know what they want, exactly where it is and don't impulse buy as much as wimmin. So there for ya....

When was the last time you met a man who'd just found an amazing bargain?? Women have eyes for detail, y'see.

PE was compulsory between 1st-3rd year. It's optional now, but all you can do is hockey. I hate hockey, so I'd much rather spend the two hours a week in the library getting homework out of the way.

Fobia

Rozabeez wrote:

Shopping.

Just because you choose to carry a baseball bat when you shop, does not make it a sport.

OctavarIan

cson wrote:

Nah, men are better at that too, know what they want, exactly where it is and don't impulse buy as much as wimmin. So there for ya....

This! We don't take half a day to settle on a pair of shoes, and try on half the shop on the meantime!

madgal

cson wrote:

Nah, men are better at that too, know what they want, exactly where it is and don't impulse buy as much as wimmin. So there for ya....

Ironing burns off around 300 calories if you have a big load.
Hoovering burns off another 100 calories or so.
Shopping is like weights, especially with these huge bags that are in fashion ya know... we just can't leave anything out.

Straightening you hair increases the muscle size of the Biceps.
erm, and then having to lift all the clothes off the floor (again) to re-decide what to wear, its all hard sweaty work ya know!

Donald-Duck

Donald-Duck wrote:

I thought it was compulsory for schools?

Not sure how that'd be enforced when a school didn't have any sports facilities

Malteaser!

i went to an all girls school and every single week without fail we'd bitch and whine about having to do PE so every single week without fail we'd be brought out for a walk instead!!

cson

Malteaser! wrote:

i went to an all girls school and every single week without fail we'd bitch and whine about having to do PE so every single week without fail we'd be brought out for a walk instead!!

Why?! Whats the big drama with doing PE? Its good for you!