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Girls Don't Need Weighlifting - Top Ten Reasons

by GenderPAC
Earlier this week Ambrea Phillips, a senior at Anderson County High in Tennessee, was involuntarily removed from a weight training class because she was the only girl. Below are some reasons school officials might have cited to explain.
Earlier this week Ambrea Phillips, a senior at Anderson County High in Tennessee, was involuntarily removed from a weight training class because she was the only girl. Below are some reasons school officials might have cited to explain.


Top 10 Girls Don't Need Weightlifting
1. Who needs dumbbells when you've got mascara?
2. Martha Stewart never said that girls' lifting weights is a �good thing.�
3. Perfume is distracting to male weight lifters.
4. The "I can beat you up" factor doesn't exactly constitute wife material.
5. No one ever said "barefoot, pregnant, and lifting barbells."
6. They want bust - not bicep - measurements for their coeds.
7. Guys want girls to fight back, not win.
8. Muscles on girls are �icky.�
9. A girl only needs to be strong enough to fight off her male cousins.
10. Bundt cakes aren�t that heavy.

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