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The answer is so simple, however. Let the women keep their 1500m - Barringer is the only Collegiate to have broken 4 minutes - and let the men have their mile. As Reid states, this thread is typical of the mysogynistic attitude promoted by the Brojo's (Rojo you are the worst, feel sorry for your wife - the really pathetic part is that you don't even realize it, in fact would likely pretend, and defend that pretense vigorously, that you aren't), that don't even value the input of women. If you asked the Collegiate women, they would overwhelmingly prefer the 1500m - that is what she means by the old white men. It is a paternalistic attitude that "we" (the men) know what is best for women. Typical BS, maybe Caitlyn Jenner is right, men are pigs.
You are correct about one thing. I do protest vigorously. How do we promote a mysogynistic attitude?
I'd claim just the opposite. Reid is a smart person. She made a provocative / thought provoking comment. I'm letting her be criticized and praised for such comment. I don't feel that a woman needs to be protected. Please don't say it's because we let people make comments on her looks. Go look at the Mike Rossi thread. Tons of people are talking about his looks there as well.
I actually feel that much of Reid's comment is brilliant. The switch to the mile likely would put a little more emphasis on the men's mile than the women's simply due to the sub-4 aspect of it. I don't think most men would even think about that. However, I don't think it's male nostalgia. Women running fans also I'd assume enjoy a sub-4 mile.