He loves to hate them

All this time I thought I simply watched the sporting events I liked, but after reading Kurt Streeter’s April 1 article [“Gender Inequity”], I realized that my sporting tastes expose me as a racist and sexist pig and likely closet KKK member.

I don’t watch hockey? That’s because of my dislike of Canadians -- they talk funny, drink too much beer and have those cold red noses.

Soccer doesn’t really bore me -- it’s that I can’t stand foreigners. Europeans, South Americans, Africans, doesn’t matter, I hate ‘em all.

NASCAR? Dang hillbillies.

Kurt, you’re way off the mark on this one (but still a whole lot better than Simers).

Jeff Berke, Los Angeles

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I read with great interest Kurt Streeter’s article concerning the lack of interest in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. While I agree that these women are great athletes, I am not sure the term “inequity” applies. Inequity would mean that the women do not have an NCAA tournament in which to play. Inequity would mean that women’s basketball was not offered at major colleges.

The ability to participate on the court is an equity issue -- the ability to put people in the stands is an entertainment issue. On what events are people willing to spend their entertainment dollar? If fairness should become a standard on how we choose to be entertained, I eagerly await my mandatory list of sports to watch from cross-country to fencing, rowing and rifle. After all, it’s only fair.

Rick Price

Huntington Beach

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Kurt Streeter, when you’re right, you’re right. Why don’t women support women’s athletics like men support men’s athletics? 9,500 empty seats at the Galen Center? Are you kidding me? There are 11,000 more women than men in L.A.! And if they can’t make it to the game they could at least show advertisers they’re watching games on TV instead of fiddling with beauty, grace, nurturing, family, friendships, child care, education, community, caring for others or whatever they do. The problem is women are too feminine. If they could just change that, and if men could stop viewing them that way (mea culpa), maybe then we could have true gender equality.

Bob Warner

Altadena