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033004 - Editor, Index-Tribune: I was shocked when I read Michael Mulas' letter to the editor "Some sports for males only."

It was the most chauvinistic, antiquated sentiment I have ever seen expressed. His opinions can only have stemmed from misinformation, with such quotes as "Girls have their own sports, let them play those sports." How, in such a supposedly educated and advanced society as our own, can opinions like these be manifested? The mere idea that there is such a thing as "girl sports" furthers these outdated ideas of traditional female roles, and proceeds to box in young women even more.

Yes, girls are not a physical match for some boys. Yet even then they should be given the chance to try out for sports like football and wrestling, and if they qualify, by all means let them play! If all weak males were forbidden from trying out for football from fear that they would get hurt, without a doubt the public would be outraged, demanding equal opportunities. Why is it that women are supposedly inherently unable or unworthy?

Opinions like Michael's are valid, but what can such ideas be doing to the psyche of America's youth? Instead of continuing to hold people back based on sex, we should let their quality speak for itself.

Emma Cline, 15 years old

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