Intersex trouble....

What would I do...? What would I do if my child were born intersex. Well, previously in class we had a great debate on what we would do if our child was born intersex. I feel that personally, I would raise it one way and one way only. Intersex children if raised the wrong way, I feel that it could lead to psychological problems. Look at Caster Semenya, she was raised to be a girl, and all of the sudden her whole life has taken on a 360 degree turn around. Recently Semenya's test results came back on the testing of her gender, and it came back that she was not a man, nor a woman....she was a hermaphrodite. Looking at this situation I feel really bad for her and she should be able to keep running in the future, but just what should she be classified as, and should she be able to run in a woman's event anymore? 

By looking at this situation with Caster Semenya it really gave me the idea that if I did have an intersex child I would start raising it as one sex, and then maybe someday in the future I would possible give it a sex test.

Proving yourself in the NHL

Hey fellow bloggers,

During class last week we were discussing how men have to show their masculinity through fighting and violence. We talked about the WWE and how men have to show their "manhood" through fake punches and getting hit in the head by chairs.....fake stuff, and a joke might I add.

But for this blog I am going to be talking about how hockey players in the NHL have to sometime prove themselves through starting a fight. Lately, with commissioner Gary Bettman looming over ideas to get rid of fighting in hockey because he is trying to make it a family oriented game fans still flock to arenas to see their favorite heavyweight players go toe-to-toe with one another at center ice. But this is besides the point I am trying to get across...Hockey players weather rookie or veteran sometimes will get into a scrap just to prove themselves as a man out on the ice. By dropping the gloves it shows that they have guts and it shows other players that they aren't scared, otherwise proving their masculinity to the fans, and the other team. Fighting is exceptionally popular in "Rookie Camps". What a rookie camp is, is that it is the final showdown where a player can strut his stuff in front of the team they are going out for. Players will show the scouts what they having by dropping the gloves and proving that they are a "bigger man" and they aren't scared.

Hopefully, the commissioner of the NHL realizes that fighting is a proving point and a game changer in the NHL. So get rid of the phony WWE junk and look at a real right where men prove themselves on the ice with skates on.

-Brandon

The MJ effect

First off I would like to say that I hope every everyone enjoyed their long labor day weekend (well it didn't feel long to me at least)!

But anyways, my topic for today I would like to talk about is the almighty Michael Jordan. Looking back to the early 90's whenever basketball was mentioned to me the first thing that came to my head was Michael Jordan. Personally growing up I was raised into a hockey family since my father born and raised in Montreal, Quebec where hockey is the center of attention. I never really got into the sport of basketball but once I heard of Michael Jordan I suddenly got interest in the sport. Watching him was just so unbelievable. The way he could shoot the ball from anywhere, how he would magically make those turn around jump shots, and even take the ball to the rim and slam it blew my mind. This is where that famous saying back in the 90's came about to almost every kid " I want to be like Mike." I wanted to be like Mike along with the millions of other kids around the globe. I can remember my mom taking me to the shoe store where I got my first pair of high tops. They were Air Jordan's that were all black with the little red Michael Jordan symbol on them. When I put those on I felt like I could jump higher and shoot the ball better....but that was only in my head.... I can't shoot a basketball if my life depended on it.

Michael Jordan in my opinion made the sport of basketball in the 90's. Chicago Bulls Games were sold out because so many people wanted to watch him play. Nike exploded a line of shoes and clothing that were dedicated to Jordan. He was helping out the sport of basketball not only socially, but economically. And what kid that grew up in the 90's did not see the movie "Space Jam"? Seriously I was in love with that movie because it brought Michael Jordan my favorite basketball player and mixed him in a cartoon world.

Overall, I really feel like Michael Jordan changed the game of basketball for many during the 90's. Actually, even now he is still out there with a new line of Gatorade dedicated to him. He is one of the sports names I will never forget I feel that his legacy in the game of basketball will never wear off.

See ya in class

Introduction about me...Brandon

Hey fellow Bloggers,



My name is Brandon St. Jean and I am currently a Junior here at BGSU pursuing my degree in sport management obviously but a specialization in marketing. I am from a town about the size of Bowling Green about 25 miles south of here called Findlay. You might have heard about the flood that occurred there about two years ago. But anyways I went to Findlay High school where there I participated in two sports, hockey and golf. I have been playing hockey ever since I was 4 years old. I really enjoy the game a lot and love being on the ice. The game is physical, and fast paced. Golf on the other hand....it's boring. The only reason why I really played it was to make my dad happy since he is the pro at a golf course in my hometown. Growing up I also played other sports such as baseball and soccer but never really got into them like I did hockey. The other activity I really like to do back in my hometown is fishing. Fishing is one of my favorite hobbies to do through the spring, summer, and fall. My favorite type of fishing to do is bass fishing, but whenever I get a chance I love going up to Lake Erie and fishing for perch and walleye.

So far I have enjoyed this class a lot and am looking forward for the rest of the semesters. I really like what I have seen so far in this class debate wise because when I just sit in a class and listen to a lecture it is boring. I really like to get involved in class and I feel like this class will give us the opportunity to participate. Like we talked about in the first day of class what male and female we would like to see in class I chose Chad Johnson as a joke as my male and for my female I chose Shawn Joshnson. The reason I chose Chad Johnson jokingly is because I would like to see him do a touchdown celebration after he scored a TD....if that ever would happen this year...but on a serious not the male athlete I really would like see play their sport is Bobby Orr. I really like what Bobby Orr did during his time playing hockey. He was such an amazing 2 way player. He played defense but he was always able to skate up the ice and score somehow. The female athlete I said was Shawn Johnson, the reason why I said this is because she was fantastic during the past Olympics and it was just amazing to see what she could do. Overall I can't wait to keep updating this blog and see what kind of comments everyone has for my blog.

Later y'all