Should We Have Genderized Sports?

Would you want to play sports with the opposite gender? Do you want to participate in genderized sports? I believe we should have integrated sports and that we should have girls play in ‘boys’ and boys can play in ‘girly’ sports because we unnecessarily genderize sports, we need to let them do what their passionate about, and we have to be fair and not sexist. First of all, why do we segregate genders in sports? It’s unnecessary, most think that there shouldn’t be integrated sports because men are stronger and faster than women, which is sometimes not true, and even if it was that doesn’t mean they can’t play on the same teams. We have and expect gender integration in school, social spaces, and work, so why not sports? Men sports like basketball and soccer are more popular. But individual sports for women are popular as well like tennis, gymnastics, and ice skating. Also, why do people think girls can’t play manly or more aggressive sports? Lots of
People idolize men who play sports. Why not women? Why aren’t boys and girls equal when it comes to sports? Why can’t men and women compete against each other or be on the same teams? Just because we’ve grown up watching and playing on gendered sports teams doesn’t mean that it has to stay that way. Men are paid more than women and also have more opportunities. There is gender bias in our world that there shouldn’t be. Annie Spewak said “gender does not define you as an athlete: your grit, determination, hard work, and passion for the game do.” Also have you ever wondered how transgender people know what sport(s) to join? We often face stereotypes and expected behavioral patterns. Not letting gender define what they want to be and what they want to do. Some schools are letting the student choose what team they want to be on. Others are putting them on the team of the gender that is on their birth