Yesterday the US Supreme Court handed down what many are calling a landmark decision in the fight for women's rights that expands the scope of the well-known Title IX law. Title IX mandates gender equality in school sports programs.

The case was brought to the Court by high school girls' basketball coach Roderick Jackson, a man, who was fired following repeated complaints that the boys' basketball team at his school enjoyed excellent equipment while the girls were forced to practice in shoes full of holes, in the middle of winter, holding a hot potato beneath their burgeoning bosoms for warmth, up hill both ways. Jackson will now be able to file suit against the school district, claiming that he was protected as a federal whistleblower.

"This decision is a slam dunk victory for everyone who cares about equal opportunity," said Marcia D. Greenberger, co-president of the National Women's Law Center. "The court has confirmed that people cannot be punished for standing up for their rights."

So on behalf of men everywhere I say one thing to women of this nation and all nations: You're welcome. I think the actions of a brave man like Roderick Jackson on behalf of women go to show that men really are the better half of our species.


Roderick Jackson, above, is a hero to those who should not speak for themselves if they know what's good for them.

Analogcabin @ 3:01 PM
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