waterytart
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So if a group of male reporters followed McIlroy into the locker room and the guard barred the one African-American guy, would we have a chorus of "Why's he complaining about this"?
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SF_Express said:We wouldn't, but the man wouldn't have been barred. I have no doubt this was about "morality" (I use that word because I can't think of another at the moment) and nothing else. Misplaced, but still...
21 said:To those wondering why the fuss, why not just quietly find someone who can fix the problem, it's just a mistake, etc:
That this happened at all means there are still people who think women can't or shouldn't go into a locker room. It's as illegal a refusing restaurant service to African-Americans. The fact that it was in error doesn't make it any less wrong.
If no one made the fuss, no one would be talking about it today, and there's a much better chance that this would happen again. Maybe at the next event, someone in charge will remember to explain the rules to the employees.
Michael_ Gee said:This was an intolerable affront to every reporter at the event, irrespective of gender and they, not just the one reporter, should make a huge stink about it. But as far as can be told, it was an affront delivered as a result of a screwup, not malice aforethought, by Augusta National. Women reporters have covered that event for years, BTW, and this is the first such case I've heard of.
That doesn't make it right or constitute an excuse, but at some point, you have to say "don't let it happen again" and move forward.