npaden
Well-known member
I've been asked via PM to clarify my comment that seems to be supporting this event.
When I posted that I didn't even know the rules of the event, I had read the article and understood that it was exclusive based on gender and if that was it's only problem originally I felt it was sad to see it broken up.
I referenced the Masters golf club, but a big difference is that the Masters golf club has no State or Federal funding. I was a Boy Scout and that has historically been a gender exclusive organization and feel that it is a great organization although again, it does not receive and State or Federal funding that I'm aware of.
Thinking this through, I would say that if they want to remain gender exclusive, they should not be allowed to receive licenses from the State.
With all of that said, the more I read about the event, the more it seems to have more problems other than simply being gender exclusive.
Although traditions are neat, and I am kind of nostalgic, this does seem like one that should be looked at very closely, at least as far as being funded through state issued tags.
Several of us have mentioned that the 24 "active shooters" getting tags seems almost reasonable, especially if it wasn't gender exclusive, however reading the history, originally there were only 3 teams so that would only be 9 tags. A far cry from the 80 that they are currently receiving.
Based on the attention that the event is currently getting, I would think that the folks who live in the state of Wyoming will get this figured out pretty soon.
It has been going on for a LONG time and things with that kind of tradition are pretty neat. From that perspective I would hate to see it broken up.
When I posted that I didn't even know the rules of the event, I had read the article and understood that it was exclusive based on gender and if that was it's only problem originally I felt it was sad to see it broken up.
I referenced the Masters golf club, but a big difference is that the Masters golf club has no State or Federal funding. I was a Boy Scout and that has historically been a gender exclusive organization and feel that it is a great organization although again, it does not receive and State or Federal funding that I'm aware of.
Thinking this through, I would say that if they want to remain gender exclusive, they should not be allowed to receive licenses from the State.
With all of that said, the more I read about the event, the more it seems to have more problems other than simply being gender exclusive.
Although traditions are neat, and I am kind of nostalgic, this does seem like one that should be looked at very closely, at least as far as being funded through state issued tags.
Several of us have mentioned that the 24 "active shooters" getting tags seems almost reasonable, especially if it wasn't gender exclusive, however reading the history, originally there were only 3 teams so that would only be 9 tags. A far cry from the 80 that they are currently receiving.
Based on the attention that the event is currently getting, I would think that the folks who live in the state of Wyoming will get this figured out pretty soon.