My son’s junior high school is having a co-ed pickleball tournament at lunch. The results are posted on the school web site. The funny thing is that if a team name contains any sort of cultural reference, the P.E. teacher in charge of the tournament either can’t or won’t put the name on the web site without a deliberate misspelling.
For example, 3 White Guys and a Hindu becomes 3 Wite Gus and a Hidu, because identifying someone as white, male or Hindu is unacceptable.
Curiously enough, the team name 3 Blondes and a Brunette comes through unscathed. Why are people allowed to self-identify as blondes, but not as white guys or Hindus? It seems like the same thing to me.
The weirdest one to me is 4 Asians and an Idiot, which comes out as 4 Ans and an Idiot.
I ask my son, “Who’s the idiot?”
“Some white guy,” he says.
“Why is it okay to call someone an idiot but not an Asian?”
“It’s not racial.”
CRICKET?! Did you take a funny pill this morning…you’re killing me. I never played it either but here’s a picture: http://www.pickleball.com.
hmmm….that is quite interesting. isn’t calling someone an idiot not PC. so basically….not racial reference is allowed, however hair color references are okay? what about a reference to height? or weight. people are sensitive to that too. why not mispell somehting like that? what if the team was to be called 3 fatties and a shorty? or 2 fairies?
what is pickleball? does it have anything to do with pickles?
Those are all really good questions. It’s hard to explain pickleball. You have wooden paddles, a plastic ball and a net. It’s like a combination of ping pong, tennis and badminton. I’ve heard that the guy who invented it had a dog named Pickles, hence the name. No actual pickles are harmed during a game of pickleball.
is it anything like cricket? is it played in the field? or indoor with a net (like badmitton)? when was this game invented….it’s new to me? is it biggest rage in all the middle schools right now? they didn’t have it when i was in school.
coooool…..that looks like fun! can the ball bounce?
yes