my blood is SO BOILING

yesterday, cv rick sent me this article
Female Referee Removed From Officiating Boys' Basketball Game by Religious School
KANSAS CITY, Mo — Kansas activities officials are investigating a religious school's refusal to let a female referee call a boys' high school basketball game.
The Kansas State High School Activities Association said referees reported that Michelle Campbell was preparing to officiate at St. Mary's Academy near Topeka on Feb. 2 when a school official insisted that Campbell could not call the game.
The reason given, according to the referees: Campbell, as a woman, could not be put in a position of authority over boys because of the academy's beliefs.
Campbell then walked off the court along with Darin Putthoff, the referee who was to work the game with her..........

you know what i say? f**k them right up the wazoo and i mean it

now i read this
Mao offered U.S. 10 million women
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Amid a discussion of trade in 1973, Chinese leader Mao Zedong made what U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger called a novel proposition: sending tens of thousands, even 10 million, Chinese women to the United States. "You know, China is a very poor country," Mao said, according to a document released by the State Department's historian office.
"We don't have much. What we have in excess is women. So if you want them we can give a few of those to you, some tens of thousands."
A few minutes later, Mao circled back to the offer. "Do you want our Chinese women?" he asked. "We can give you 10 million."......
all we are is chattel. something to trade, or give away. something to bargin for. just objects. never human beings. as you can see from the FIRST story, this is STILL going on. it's not 1808, it's 2008. i won't be treated this way and i won't allow other women to be treated this way