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Liz Smith | 10/14/2009 12:00 am

Liz Smith: Let's Not Assume the Next CEO of the LPGA Is a Lesbian

If a female becomes the next CEO of the Ladies Professional Golf Association, let’s not immediately label her a lesbian …
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In response to: The Ladies Professional Golf Association is looking for a new Chief Executive Officer. Is it important that the CEO be a woman?
Liz Smith
I don’t personally give a damn but I think it would be quite wonderful and funny if it is a woman and a tiny, little, coquettish, wisp of a girl, someone that they won’t immediately begin to be able to label as "a lesbian." 
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Sherrie Crews
LOL, good one Liz.
By Sherrie Crews on 10/14/2009 7:14 am
Jill Malitz
But would she know anything about golf?
By Jill Malitz on 10/14/2009 8:22 am
Baby Snooks

Don’t you think Lindsay Lohan has managed to do away with that  stereotype finally? 

 

 

By Baby Snooks on 10/14/2009 8:30 am
Michael Fox
But what precludes a tiny little coquetteish wisp of a girl from being a lesbian?  
By Michael Fox on 10/14/2009 8:34 am
Linda Myers
OMG, I can’t believe I just read this. And all gay men look like Adam Lambert. lol
By Linda Myers on 10/14/2009 9:43 am
Obediah Fults
I’m laughing so hard, my mascara’s running!
By Obediah Fults on 10/14/2009 12:03 pm
Beth Cornell
I think it should be a woman and a former player.
By Beth Cornell on 10/14/2009 12:21 pm
Laura Ward
I would hope it’s a woman and current or former player. Gee…it’s hard enough finding jobs for women in positions of power. And what’s she doing in this position if she doesn’t play golf.
By Laura Ward on 10/14/2009 3:04 pm
Belinda Joy

This was an interesting question and it appears everyone read it correctly and is responding with their honest opinion. Is it necessary that the new CEO be a female?

If there is anything that we have learned over the years, just because someone is of the same gender or race as the group they are representing, does not mean they will be more sensitive to the needs and desires of those they oversee. A woman could be appointed and from the onset seem to be a perfect fit, only to discovered two months into the job that she is not at all sensitive to the players.

I agree with others who have voiced the opinion gender is not a necessity, competence to serve is. Just because she has breasts should not mean she is deserving of the position anymore than a man having a penis should preclude him from it.

By Belinda Joy on 10/14/2009 7:47 pm
Katharine Gray
I don’t even know what to say to this.  I assume it is tongue in cheek.   I’m not a golf fan and don’t care one way or the other.  
By Katharine Gray on 10/14/2009 11:28 pm
Carol Harrison
Like Katharine Grey, I’m not a golf fan but what irks me is that men’s golf is simply known as the PGA. Why does women’s golf have to be labelled as Ladies Professional Golfing Association? Why can’t it be WPGA.  Men don’t even get a title while women are ladies.  I don’t understand.  A sport is a sport and women are given an unequal to men gender.  Any thoughts on this Liz? As for the new CEO of the ‘L’PGA, I don’t really care, but on the other hand, if women only play, then why not have a woman as the new CEO as long as she’s qualified?  Does the PGA have a male or female CEO? It makes a difference if the PGA is all about men only.
By Carol Harrison on 11/02/2009 11:54 pm