Happiness is watching a race driver who happens to be female
tracy — Mon, 05/30/2005 - 06:41
This makes me incredibly happy:
Patrick became the first woman to lead at Indy, getting out front three separate times for a total of 19 laps. Still, the 23-year-old rookie shrugged off the notion that her showing was a victory for women in racing.
"I made a helluva point for anybody," she said.
Either way, Patrick's run was one of the greatest by a rookie in 89 years of racing at Indianapolis.
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Yes Danica, yes you did! Nothing against most female athletes who try to compete with their male counterparts, but a lot of times they get pushed out there too fast or with too little ability just to push the envelope and get the ratings. It usually ends by reinforcing people's stereotypes about women and their athletic abilities. Yesterday she smashed just about every stereotype about women race drivers including the critical, "They're just not aggressive enough to pass." If anything, she went out there too aggressively. And in the end, it's incredibly awesome that she doesn't want to be the best female driver out there, she just wants to be the best.
