A recent comment by a friend on the World Cup referees this year spurred this flow of thought in me. He claimed that this year’s referees were becoming girls. Apparently they are issuing coloured cards aplenty, a little too much in fact (this I agree wholeheartedly..but that’s not the point). Thing is, he felt that the issuing of these cards refers to an act more prone to the female gender due to our temperament.
Naturally the girl in me felt it a little, with such a remark being thrown. But NO… I didn’t flash any coloured card whatsoever at him. Hehe… I wasn’t gonna argue with him either and have him prove his point too.. Nah… I’m not falling into such traps. This led him to conclude that I would make a much better referee because of my better-ness in temperament.
Well, won’t argue with that either. But this whole thing got me thinking. Are we girls really that temperamental? (I’m thinking if any guys are reading this, they’d be nodding their heads profusely right at this point) Even if we are, is this necessarily a negative implication or rather is it more of an advantage to us?
I, for one, try as hard as I can not to let feelings get the better of me and control my temper. Futile efforts, but I still try. Honestly, I do see it as a weakness. Perhaps again, this is what we have been led to believe by the male dominants of society. Haha.. (NO! Go Away! *shuts out jurisprudence*) Guys have always felt that we girls use our tears as a weapon. This is once again, another misconception of theirs. At least from MY point of view.
ME? I HATE to cry in an argument. Why, you may ask. Well, for one, if I start crying, I can’t argue anymore, and believe me I have a lot more to say about it than just sob. Secondly, it signals a surrender. A wave of the white flag. That is just the wrong attitude in anything! We must never give up no matter what! Haha…
So yeah, perhaps being temperamental are in a sense girl traits. Though many feel that we should embrace our “qualities”, I’m of the stand that we should fight with heavy artillery against what we think is our weakness. Erm, the best defence is a good offence?
Girl class referees? Sounds a little to me like World Class referees. Go figure!
