Lets see what you all feminists say to this!

"funding" doesn't necessarily mean allowing these kids 5 hour a day weight training in a state of the gym.

"funding" means buying basketballs for kids to play basketball with, softballs and baseballs and bats and gloves, geez, even jump ropes, etc - and places and other things they need for them to take part in these sports, like the basketball goals, coaching for little league teams, fields, etc.

it is much easier to motivate children to go play on a softball team than it is to get them outside running around the block since they don't have any equipment to do anything with. funding is used to buy stuff. it's money. and when you're talking about poor people who can barely feed themselves, yes, they need funding to buy even the least expensive things.

funding programs that children can participate in free of charge does not equal training olympic athletes

 

Jedi, tell the truth. You're someone's pestering little brother and you're lonely 'cause you're sister moved off to college or something, right? So now you peruse women's forums looking for surrogate older sisters. How sad.

 

I agree with superNova, and will still not concede the point that sports have negative effects on inner-city kids. In the rare instance that one of these kids turns into a multi-millionaire overnight due to a high school draft, well...that's where I think social problems arise.

 

haha, cool! Finally some people who can think about this issue rather than giving excuses , thank you Rock n Roll girl and SuperNova.

 

You think I am pestering eh? haha Thank you! finally! woo hoo!!!

 

Sports are good for some people, but not necessary for all to participate in.

I never participated in sports as a kid (except for the ones I was forced to in elementary and the first couple years of high school) and I certainly am not lacking in self respect, never been pregnant, and have only had two sexual partners in the last two years (when I became sexually active) I think there are a lot of other ways to instill good moral values and self-respect in kids aside from sports. Sports certainly do the trick for some, but it makes more sense (to me at least) to start at home, with the parents teaching their kids good morals and dignity. Why not teach them about how awesome learning is, using your brain? That's what the education system makes use of, without really teaching kids how to properly implement it (I got really lucky with my folks - nerds who taught me that learning is fun)

That said, why the hell are you trying to do fundraising on a women's issues site? Why not talk to all your friends and family about it first? Go door to door. The chances of someone donating through this site are pretty slim. I imagine that if people truly want to donate to a charity, they will pick one of their own choosing... for example, I donate to CHEP (child hunger education program - they're local) and United Way whenever I see any sort of fundraisery thing of theirs. Some random person on the net telling me I should give some people some money sure ain't gonna do the trick.

 

Actually my intentions were not to make you donate, it was to spread the message and people who think they are feminists will definitely see it. I did have a good talk about this with my friends, my family and other people in my neighborhood, school, workplace, etc. and some have donated and some have not.

... but the good thing of posting online is that more people will see it, atleast you will know that there are people who are willing to motivate your little girl into getting active, and people may order these kits for free and then motivate their little girls... it is only to spread the message, not for anything else.

People have read this and atleast went to those sites so I am a happy camper.