Originally Posted by
Glenn1234
True, if they have respectable accomplishments. And that's what I was getting at with talking about Danica. Take her seriously as a person, sure. Take her seriously as a race car driver? That's a very tough climb. Especially since I noted that by any reasonable competitive standard she would be washed out of her sport by now.
Right. I mean, she's still a good driver (you don't get to race IRL if you're slow), but in that league, her results are pretty blah, and she's made some boneheaded mistakes like the infamous nearly-full-speed spin into a safety vehicle.
She's not even the only female driver out racing now, and other women have placed better, more often, than she ever has.
She's famous for her looks, and
infamous for her driving -- which, to me, diminishes the sport itself.
At least nobody takes her seriously and instead recognizes that she's more of a marketing tool than anything else.
*edit* forgot to distill my beef:
She's being treated differently
because she's a woman. Can that be called "equality"?