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Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2
"If she were a he would we even be having this conversation?"
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If she was a 20 year old guy hiring an agent and trolling for sponsorships from guys like Scott.....absolutely we'd be having this conversation. Gender would make no difference.
Look, here's my arguement in a nutshell. Hot Rodding has always been a man’s domain. It’s been dominated by men, that fact you can’t argue. Whenever a woman steps into a man’s domain whether it be Basketball, Football, Baseball, or whatever…she’s immediately put under a microscope and every move she makes is scrutinized. I wish it wasn’t like that, but it is. You make one wrong move and suddenly all your credibility goes down the drain. Men are less forgiving of women then they are of other men…it’s unfortunate, but that’s just how it is. Look at Michelle Wie the LPGA golfer who tried to enter a PGA tournament. As soon as she set foot on the turf every eyeball on that course was on her. And of course every mistake she made was amplified. Liz Miles has a chance to make some serious noise in this hobby and maybe raise awareness to other woman who aspire to participate in it. The Hot Rod feature was a great start and hell getting on AHR is awesome for her too. But when you start doing stuff like hiring an agent and trolling for sponsorships from website administrators…that’s going to get out and when it does it’s going to rub people the wrong way. Let it linger long enough and it will soon turn into a bad taste in the mouth, especially if you're a girl making these mistakes in a room full of guys. I just don’t wanna see it happen to her because I think she’s a cool chick that genuinely loves this hobby and is cognizant of it.
I know it sounds like I'm being hard on her but really I'm in her corner. I wish she would just let the accolades come to her rather than lobby for them. I truly want to see her succeed (as a builder) because I think this hobby can only benefit from more ethnic as well as gender diversity.
In other words....this hobby could use more Stacy Tuckers.