Good report Logan. When the old cliche of sport and politics should not mix (justification from many for supporting tours to apartheid SA), they ignore the fact that discrimination in Sth African sport was a political decision, that barring women's sport in Afghanistan is a policy decreed by politicians. Saying sport and politics shouldn't mix is a cop out that continues to allow politicians make sporting decisions.
Good report. Its a pity World Cricket didn't make a stronger stand against the repression of women in Afghanistan. Its great to see the Afgan mens team doing well but the backdrop is that woman are severely discriminated against and cant play sport, cant get educated and on and on it goes. I thought World Cricket was doing its utmost to promote and enable Women's Cricket...but for some reason not in Afghanistan
Fair point! I wonder if anyone has actually asked Cricket Australia about their stance on playing Afghanistan at the World Cup. I wonder if they would even remember the boycott without being prompted.
It's fantastic to see how far the Afghani cricket team has come. But frustrating that the country's rulers have done so much to set back women - all women - over the same period.
An interesting subject to debate. I always think we should be proud of the many steps we have made as a country to bring equality to all people. Do we have it right all the time, definitely not but we have put in place the fundamental building blocks to grow from. And we should celebrate the fact we are one of the first countries to give women the vote, let people marry who they wish and many other things. But we live in a world where all the best ideals in the world are often ignored for a perceived better good. Then the debate is what grade of repressive is unacceptable. The USA is stripping women's rights around healthcare and reproductive care so do we think that's okay until they bring in a law around wearing a certain type of clothing? Or do we accept what happens in various countries is not our business?
At least by and large sport is a pretty transparent coming together of participants.
Politics on the other hand is people prepared to sell their mothers for power and glory. And they like nothing better than to attach themselves to successful sports people or teams if they can get some of the limelight.
I think we should always be prepared to speak out about what we feel is right or wrong but we should be careful that we don't blame Indvidual's for the decisions of their counties leadership.
All cultures evolve and the best we can do is make sure people see the best of what our country stands for
Good report Logan. When the old cliche of sport and politics should not mix (justification from many for supporting tours to apartheid SA), they ignore the fact that discrimination in Sth African sport was a political decision, that barring women's sport in Afghanistan is a policy decreed by politicians. Saying sport and politics shouldn't mix is a cop out that continues to allow politicians make sporting decisions.
Good report. Its a pity World Cricket didn't make a stronger stand against the repression of women in Afghanistan. Its great to see the Afgan mens team doing well but the backdrop is that woman are severely discriminated against and cant play sport, cant get educated and on and on it goes. I thought World Cricket was doing its utmost to promote and enable Women's Cricket...but for some reason not in Afghanistan
Fair point! I wonder if anyone has actually asked Cricket Australia about their stance on playing Afghanistan at the World Cup. I wonder if they would even remember the boycott without being prompted.
It's fantastic to see how far the Afghani cricket team has come. But frustrating that the country's rulers have done so much to set back women - all women - over the same period.
An interesting subject to debate. I always think we should be proud of the many steps we have made as a country to bring equality to all people. Do we have it right all the time, definitely not but we have put in place the fundamental building blocks to grow from. And we should celebrate the fact we are one of the first countries to give women the vote, let people marry who they wish and many other things. But we live in a world where all the best ideals in the world are often ignored for a perceived better good. Then the debate is what grade of repressive is unacceptable. The USA is stripping women's rights around healthcare and reproductive care so do we think that's okay until they bring in a law around wearing a certain type of clothing? Or do we accept what happens in various countries is not our business?
At least by and large sport is a pretty transparent coming together of participants.
Politics on the other hand is people prepared to sell their mothers for power and glory. And they like nothing better than to attach themselves to successful sports people or teams if they can get some of the limelight.
I think we should always be prepared to speak out about what we feel is right or wrong but we should be careful that we don't blame Indvidual's for the decisions of their counties leadership.
All cultures evolve and the best we can do is make sure people see the best of what our country stands for