Grand Rapids, MI
Asians are vastly underrepresented in competitive pinball, I think PAPA should add an Asian division to improve involvement.
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Quoted from mhs:So, specifically to the dissenters, viewed through a realm of promotion, how would you rebut? And, theoretically, suppose your job was to promote pinball however possible, what would you do to compensate for ignoring this massive, unrealized playerbase? What would be your plan-B to attract new players?
Only speaking to the point of expanding playerbase, there really isn't any downside, and I don't really see any dissenters saying that's a bad thing. I am curious if you thought about what you would do if adding a women's division did exactly what you wished, and women were exactly 50% of tournament participants. Would you still like to see a separate division?
Quoted from pezpunk:not sure what the point of this question is. what if we played pinball in outer space? what then?
Is a new division purely for increasing attraction, and when that goal is achieved do the sexism arguments have more merit at that point or not?
Quoted from pezpunk:do you anticipate female participation reaching 50%? it's a pointless question. frankly it just seems like you're looking for a way to call the idea sexist by transporting it to a non-existent hypothetical reality.
I definitely worded it poorly, shouldn't be on pinside at work on a phone, but I got the addiction...
The way the question was stated was basically "assuming the arguments against are ignored, why is this positive reason not the correct action?" My intended point is that there might be some point where the intended response is achieved and the cons start to become more of an issue, and if mhs has thought about that.
I'm not a woman, I don't know what I would want if I were, but at this time I'm apprehensive of the underlying connotations that separating the genders would imply to some people. But then again if it is the women themselves asking for it, who am I to object? /ramble
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