Hockey Mom and Daughter Want Locker Room Equality

Sunday, July 17, 2005 04:00 AM

The B.C. Human Rights tribunal will make a decision later this week on a matter that will touch two nerves.
First, it hits the hockey nerve, and then there's that equal rights thing.

Here goes:

A Hockey mom in Lumby wants her 14 year old daughter to be able to be allowed to change in the same locker room as the boys on her co-ed hockey team.

Mom says her daughter feels like a second class player because she is only allowed in the dressing room 15 minutes before game time. Minor hockey league rules in B.C. state that once the boys and girls turn 11, there must be separate dressing rooms. Mom and daughter say that's descriminatory.

Coach says he just wants to provide a safe environment, and if one girl , in amongst all those boys, feels threatened, well then, it isn't worth it. He says he would rather her feel left out than threatened.

What about the rights of the boys?

We are constantly shouting "my rights... my rights....." we are so busy being selfish, demanding what we want for ourselves, we never consider we may be infringing on the rights of others. It is as if the Charter of Rights was designed as a one way street!

What happened, to go out, have some fun, play your best, and have a cup of cocoa at the end of the day? Rights, legal battles, tribunals, who cares? Just let the kids play hockey!
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Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2005 04:00 AM in Views by Elaine Macdonald

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Posted by: spanky on July 17 2005 7:41 PM

Hey I say if she's got it, then she may as well flaunt it. Let the little dudes see what she's got. If it ain't much then she will get tormented and be on her way. On the hand if there is something worth looking at then this could prepare these boys for a trip to a strip club when they hit 19.

what the heck, nothing else is on, watch the SPANKSHOW!

Posted by: owl on July 17 2005 9:31 PM

Is this the same mom who wants the boys to be removed from the unisex dressing room provided at the local dance school?

Posted by: Big_B on July 18 2005 9:17 AM

Go out, have some fun, play your best, and have a cup of cocoa at the end of the day? What planet are you on?

(Written tongue in cheek)We have to forever prove our superiority on the ice, and I fully support this mother in her quest for her daughters rights. How dare those coaches (Who don't get paid one thin dime) do this to my daughter. She's the next Justine Blainey. How dare a hockey executive (once again volunteers) uphold the rules of the sports governing body. How dare they! (end of sarcasm)

This is just one example of the type of lunacy that is rampant in minor hockey today. Believe me, this type of thing does not just happen other places. It happens here as well. 5% of minor hockey parents should not be allowed into the rink, ever!

Posted by: rock on July 18 2005 11:02 AM

This mom has to have her head read,she actually wants her daughter to be in the same room with a bunch of boys half naked.....unbelievable.This is just not right,and what about the boys?Lil Johnnie might be hung like a horse but what about Lil Mikey if he's hung like a hampster,the years and years of verbal abuse that these boys could face would be out of this world.These boy's could be scarred for life all for the sake of some equality for some mom that wants her daughter to play a man's game.I think someone should press charges against ol mom for potential sexual abuse,what an idiot.
ROCK keepin it real 24/7

Posted by: spanky on July 18 2005 10:38 PM

IMo, I would like to ask what Momma does for a living? Is ther any cance she is or formerly was a stipper/lapdancer? Because who else would want their daughter naked for a team of male hockey players? Sounds like a theme stag gone bad. Creepy...

just one bored guys opinion.