...there's this story posted by Keil Christianson at TravelGolf.com.
As implausible as it might seem, the athletic director of a high school in Michigan won't allow the Girl's Golf Team to wear shirts printed with the John Daly-inspired slogan "Grip it and Rip it". Why? Because he feels the slogan carries a sexual connotation. Do you believe that?
As Mr. Christianson points out, there's a whole litany of expressions and slogans in golf that can carry a sexual connotation, thus perhaps the sport is just too racy to be played by high school girls.
Imagine that, golf as a sexy, racy sport. Clearly, progress has been made.
That's unbelievably lame. I find it unacceptable that such morons are involved in our education system.
ReplyDeleteMy sister lives in Lansing, MI and knows the story well. The same guy banned the school's swim team from wearing shirts that said, "slippery when wet". Seriously, that's just the way his mind works.
ReplyDeleteObviously this so-called athletic director is totally not into golf.
ReplyDeletei think he just one of those fundamentalist christo-fascists
ReplyDeleteHummmmm, wonder what that school was thinking that that slogan was referring to? The imagination boggles.
ReplyDeleteI think this action says more about the athletic director than it does about the saying "Grip and Rip it!". It gives us pretty good insight into his way of thinking. Mmmm . . . I wonder what he is hiding from?
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