Michigan Women's Soccer Team draw first blood against the Terps
Site: College Park, Md. (Ludwig Field)
Score: Michigan 1, Maryland 0
Records: U-M (8-4, 3-1 Big Ten), UMD (5-7, 0-4 Big Ten)
Attendance: 804
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Oct. 4 -- at Rutgers (Piscataway, N.J.), 1 p.m.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Freshman Abby Kastroll scored the game's only goal in the 36th minute, and the Wolverine defense held their fifth opponent scoreless, as the University of Michigan women's soccer team earned a 1-0 shutout victory over Maryland on Thursday (Oct. 1) at Ludwig Field. Behind Hinz's second shutout of the season, the Maize and Blue improved to 8-4 overall and 3-1 in Big Ten action.
Source: Mgoblue.com, 10/1/2015, Whitney Dixon
http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/100115aaa.html
October 2nd, 2015 at 8:34 AM ^
Always with the ladies... Upvoted for at least this one is in much better taste than your previous attempt and actually on topic.
October 2nd, 2015 at 8:39 AM ^
We don't call them "Lady" Wolverines, do we? That is just terrible. I really hope that the University doesn't refer to them as such.
October 2nd, 2015 at 8:49 AM ^
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October 2nd, 2015 at 8:52 AM ^
Michigan's women's varsity teams have never been called the "Lady Wolverines." The "Lady ____" designation is very much an SEC thing (Lady Vols, Lady Tigers, etc.)
And you're right; if we did, it would be terrible.
October 2nd, 2015 at 9:35 AM ^
Meh. I think using the term "draw first blood" the day after a mass murder on a college campus is worse.
October 2nd, 2015 at 8:50 AM ^
How is that terrible? Would you prefer the soccer chicks? Or maybe the "you only have this scholarship because of Title IX Wolverines"?
October 2nd, 2015 at 8:56 AM ^
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October 2nd, 2015 at 9:00 AM ^
how "lady" is a pejorative.
October 2nd, 2015 at 9:31 AM ^
It isn't pejorative. It's just weird. I mean, you wouldn't say that the Gentleman Wolverines scored an impressive victory in soccer. Unless you were wearing a monocle and spats.
October 2nd, 2015 at 9:37 AM ^
I SHALL SELL YOU PEANUTS TO SNACK UPON, KIND SIR
October 2nd, 2015 at 9:47 AM ^
October 2nd, 2015 at 12:05 PM ^
I think Lady ___ is dumb as well, but if anyone wants to go full Wimbledon I don't think it would be the worst thing in the world. Gentlemen's/Ladies' and Mr./Ms. would be a completely ridiculous take on American sports announcing.
Hearing about Mr. McGary on M's Gentlemen's Basketball team would be hilarious, full stop.
October 2nd, 2015 at 9:57 AM ^
I do in fact own spats. No monocle though.
October 2nd, 2015 at 8:53 AM ^
That pissed off Tennessee and their fans protested...because they're Tennessee. But the "lady" is gone everywhere else.
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October 2nd, 2015 at 8:57 AM ^
They are ladies, are they not?
October 2nd, 2015 at 9:14 AM ^
October 2nd, 2015 at 9:05 AM ^
RABBLE RABBLE GENDER EQUALITY
October 2nd, 2015 at 9:06 AM ^
So if I walk up to one of these female players or female coach I call them what?
I am pretty sure I would call a group of men's players "Gentlemen" as in:
"Excuse me, Gentlemen, I hope you crush the Terps today!"
so you would also say:
"Excuse me, Ladies, I hope you crush the Terps today!"
You would not say:
"Excuse me, Mr's, I hope you crush the Terps today!"
"Excuse me, mens, I hope you crush the Terps today!"
Most people address groups/crowds as "Ladies and Gentlemen".
October 2nd, 2015 at 9:08 AM ^
ohhhhhhhh are you PC too bro? I love being PC
WE ARE LANGUAGE POLICE
FIGHTING BIGOTRY
HURTFUL WORDS CAN SUCK OUR TURDS
CAUSE ITS PC FOR ME...AND YOU
WOO WOO
October 2nd, 2015 at 9:46 AM ^
You could call them ladies.
But the mascot is the wolverine. Not the lady wolverines; not the gentlemen wolverines.
October 2nd, 2015 at 10:31 AM ^
is talking about how you migth address them in public or some imagined encounter. They're talking about the trite and outmoded way that some schools titled their women's teams lady this and lady that. Which was dumb.
October 2nd, 2015 at 10:47 AM ^
COMPLETELY.
No one is saying you can't cheer and go "let's go ladies!!!" or address them as ladies.
They're just saying the name of the team is Wolverines. Not Lady Wolverines.
Why do people have to be so difficult?
October 2nd, 2015 at 9:13 AM ^
October 2nd, 2015 at 9:18 AM ^
You can say whatever you'd like. And it won't make you 'wrong', but just like if you called Michigan "Big Blue", people will judge you. Regarding the hating of cheerleading -- it is probably not the content that of the original post that is all that offensive. I'm sure that several of these (young ladies/women/non-gender-specific-peoples) don't appreciate some of the objectification they recieve, but they probably also do not lose sleep over it.
I think the apprehension is more towards the sorts of conversation that posts that can construe any sort of objectification of women brings out in people protected by the anonymity of the internet.
TL;DR -- there's no serious problem that is specific to this board. We just tread on the "better safe than sorry" line, as these kinds of debates fall right in line with religion, politics, and the Oxford Comma.
October 2nd, 2015 at 9:23 AM ^
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October 2nd, 2015 at 10:08 AM ^
All I can think to say is... "Did you motor boat her? You did, didn't you? You old motor boatin' son of a bitch!"
October 2nd, 2015 at 11:10 AM ^
October 2nd, 2015 at 11:51 AM ^
sexual harassment if you're ugly.
October 2nd, 2015 at 9:42 AM ^
I'm not sure of a time when it was ever okay to say "Lady Wolverines." The women's teams are not "Lady Wolverines" they are "Wolverines" like the men's teams.
This comes with a caveat: I will give a pass to anyone saying "Lady Wolverines" if they also call the football team "Gentlemen Wolverines."
October 2nd, 2015 at 10:00 AM ^
Except for football, because there isn't a women's football team.
Henceforth I shall refer to the Men's Basketball team as the Gentleman Wolverines.
October 2nd, 2015 at 11:15 AM ^
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October 2nd, 2015 at 9:45 AM ^
Nobody has a problem with calling the female players ladies, just like no one has a problem with calling male players gentleman as one other poster mentioned. But why do we call the females the "Lady Wolverines" but not call the men the "Gentlemen Wolverines"?
Any athlete, male or female, who comes to Michigan wants to be a Wolverine. Not a "Lady Wolverine" or a "Gentleman Wolverine." Adding the term lady in front of Wolverine adds an unnecessary distinction and extra distance between Michigan and Wolverine, and to some diminishes it a bit.
It's also a redundant distinction. Every post about female sport teams, like this one or any basketball ones, are prefaced with "Women's." It's always the "Women's basketball team" and no one complains about that, because that's not an issue. The same is done for the "Men's basketball team" (hell we have an abbreviation MBB), so no once cares. But adding lady in front of wolverine is redundant and unnecessary.
Why do we need to add the lady? Why can't we just call them Wolverines? And even if we really want a gender distinction, why not call the men the "Gentlemen Wolverines?" As WH said, Michigan never officially called its female sports teams the "Lady Wolverines", so it's not like we have any history doing it.
October 2nd, 2015 at 9:56 AM ^
Can't we all just get along?
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October 2nd, 2015 at 12:38 PM ^
something tells me Google uses those in their search algorithms.