The Guardian - beyond parody (part 1)

The Guardian Comment is Free's Sady Doyle is worried that:

"Obama's boys-only basketball games are an example of the unconscious discrimination that works against women...

When Barack Obama held an office basketball game and invited only male employees to participate, it sparked anger, simply because it looked so familiar. It's tempting to view Hoopgate as essentially silly – one more example of the supremely trivial non-controversies that have dogged Obama throughout his first year in office. (Was it right for the president to call Kanye West a "jackass"? Should presidents know how to use swear words? Is Obama a secret Taylor Swift fan, and, if so, should we be worried?)

But for women, this situation is anything but trivial. The sight of a male boss bonding with his male employees over a stereotypically male activity – and leaving female employees out – is something that many of us have seen before, at our own places of employment. And it can result in real-world inequalities."

Sady Doyle appears to be serious, her readers are less worried:

blacknose: "Oh, for f*ck sake, find some real sexism to complain about.
It's tempting to view Hoopgate as essentially silly because it is silly."

tangerinedream: "Is this some kind of record for most words written about most insignificant event?

Next week, a 10,000 word dissertation on how Michelle Obama's flick of her hair had racial undertones......"