[Alvin]

Originally Posted by MikeNoun

Yes, I agree! Sir Stirling can say whatever he wants. His track record allows him to say what he feels, and to comment on what he's seen over the decades. Doesn't mean he thinks women are inferior mentally, just that he feels they aren't cut out for F1 racing. That's his opinion, and he should be allowed to say what he feels without having the entire weight of the overly politically correct world trying to belittle him and dismiss his accomplishments by calling him a "little old man that hates women".

Richard Petty got into trouble with a comment about female race drivers back when Danica came into the sport. Heck, even Don Garlits made a career out of heckling Shirley Muldowney. If these young people would look at video from these great drivers, and if they thought they were relevant nowadays, they'd probably write blogs about the "old dinosaurs" and sexist rantings of Petty and Garlits.

Non-race fans get furious when they hear comments like these from "old guys", but true racing fans understand, but may not agree, with their comments.

I'd love to see the look on a face of a 20-something politically correct female blogger when she sees an old clip of NASCAR from the 60's or 70's, when the winner would plant a big ol' kiss on the beauty queen for the event, who was usually wearing a bikini or 1-piece bathing suit!

One of those PC 21st Century "Blogger Approved 'Beauty Queens'" here (yuk!)
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