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...After all, on the political correctness meter The Lord of the Rings is radioactive. Where are the women? Peter Jackson filled out Liv Tyler's role for the movies (it's much less prominent in Tolkien's version), but the Fellowship is still as much a boys' club as Augusta National. And whiter too. Don't let all the heartwarming Elf-Dwarf bonding between Legolas and Gimli fool you. The only people with dark skin in Middle-earth are the Orcs...
Three weeks ago, Augusta National Golf Club chair William “Hootie” Johnson publicly announced that the club has no plans to change its men-only membership policy and that it may be several years before a woman is invited to join...
...refusing to be “bullied,” Johnson has gone to great lengths to eliminate all means by which the NCWO could pressure Augusta, including canceling all corporate sponsorship for next year’s Masters telecast. As a result, Augusta will be sacrificing $18 million in advertising revenues, a price that the club is willing to pay for its right to discriminate...
...appalling that Johnson would rather lose millions of dollars in corporate sponsorships than allow a woman into his exclusive club. It is even worse when there is no justifiable reason for the discriminatory policy. Johnson may insist that Augusta, as a private organization, has no obligation to allow female members. But that private-club excuse only works for 51 weeks a year. In the 52nd week, when hosting the Masters, the club becomes the very public face of golf. Augusta then has a responsibility to act in an appropriate public manner, which means it cannot discriminate against half...
Johnson’s actions show just how desperately Augusta wishes to preserve its private, sexist ways. It certainly would be easier to simply allow women into the club. After all, there is nothing inherently male about golf or a golf country club. In fact, women represent nearly a quarter of the golf-playing population and for over 50 years women have competed professionally on the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour...