Showing posts with label IBM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IBM. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

An Open Letter to the PGA Tour

Dear PGA Tour,
I don’t mind that Augusta National is a men’s club. I don’t mind that the CEO of IBM was not offered membership to Augusta because she’s a woman.
I’m a woman and I’m told I’m supposed to mind. I’m the mother of a daughter and I’m told I’m supposed to mind. Jesus would mind, according to Maureen Dowd. But I don’t.
It’s just sports sponsorship. It doesn’t affect the quality of public education or any aspect of U.S. global military intervention. It doesn't really matter.
Playing Passive Defense
Other people don't seem to mind, either. So far both Augusta National and IBM have been mute on the subject of Mrs. Rometty’s membership (or lack thereof).
But the real creep has yet to speak up.
This is not IBM’s problem. It’s not Augusta’s problem. It’s not a woman problem.
This is the PGA’s problem.

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