Ladies and Gentlemen

Red Pepper

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« on: November 06, 2009, 01:52:42 AM »

I have always been curious as to why we refer to HS female teams as Lady Cardinals VB or Lady Bobcats VB, etc, when guys don't even play HS Volleyball in SE Texas?

I have never heard anyone refer to Gentlemen Football, Gentlemen Baseball, Gentlemen Basketball.

Seems like it would be easier to just call them Cardinal VB or Bobcat VB. Some area female teams have dropped the "Lady" from the uniforms.

I always told my daughter to look like a lady and play like a man. Just curious, GABE.


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mj-7

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Re: Ladies and Gentlemen

« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2009, 10:24:27 AM »

Go Lady Bears!!!! Grin


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East TX

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Re: Ladies and Gentlemen

« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2009, 10:30:18 AM »

I have noticed for years that the BC Cardinals fans have just called the lassies "Cardinals" for a long time---in Softball & Volleyball especially....

However, you find the teams whose mascots are Bulldogs or Hippos etc: tend to add the "Lady" prefix to soften the name... LOL

There is one thing I miss at BC that was important in the early years of the HS...and that is having everyone SING the National anthem EVERY time it was played!

In these troubled times I think we should again make a positive-- singing-- statement..
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rambleonus

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Re: Ladies and Gentlemen

« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2009, 10:49:30 AM »

I guess you wouldn't have to say "lady" in front of a cougar mascott. It would have to be Gentleman cougars.


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scav

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Re: Ladies and Gentlemen

« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2009, 01:32:53 PM »

Some schools have to put LADY in front of their school name because most school only know FOOTBALL and their is no other sport alive even when these young ladies go to the playoffs they are still not recognized in their respected sports. Angry


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Red Pepper

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Re: Ladies and Gentlemen

« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2009, 08:40:03 PM »

Good comment East TX. I agree completely. Maybe you and I could mention this to Coach Mathews before next season.


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gdickert

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Re: Ladies and Gentlemen

« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2009, 01:26:20 AM »

When I worked in the sports department at The Enterprise it was a ironclad rule that writers not use "lady" in front of a team's mascot. That included Lamar sports. The idea was that by qualifying the team as a "lady" rather than just the mascot's name we were diminishing the role of women's sports and demeaning to women in general. Yet, the first person to scream bloody murder was the women's volleyball coach at Lamar at the time. "We are the Lady Cardinals!" she said. As far as I know, the rule still stands ... not sure if it's enforced though.

Here are some interesting columns about the issue:

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