Robert Caputi

[Robert Caputi @caputisp21]

if its an example of patriarchy. I think it's more so unethical business practice that targets a demographic, which happens to be women. #pp22

[Robert Caputi @caputisp21]

Other than the obvious immorality of the "pink tax", are there other problems? I think that the deceptive marketing is unethical, but if there is a market for branded/appealing products then I figure its not much of an issue. Since the main argument of the pink tax #pp22

[Robert Caputi @caputisp21]

discernable difference between the products and you, as a consumer, are educated enough to know that, then don't buy them unless you for some reason want to. In that case, is it enough to pay a higher price? It's obviously offensive that companies do this, but I'm not sure #pp22

[Robert Caputi @caputisp21]

@cadwaladr4ever I tend to align with this. Even if one thinks that they are being neutral, it is impossible to completely throw away everything you have ever experienced. Knowingly or not, every decision we make affects our internal politics. #pp22

[Robert Caputi @caputisp21]

@LilPoobs @NicoleB2017 Well said. I would even argue that a lot of "studies" and numbers/data on a variety of issues are skewed as well. Unless they have methodologies that are the equivalence of a double blind placebo, there is always bias lurking. It is unavoidable. #pp22

[Robert Caputi @caputisp21]

It was interesting that value judgments came up today. As was exemplified, "fact" isn't always objective. We are all guilty of exercising this fallacy. All of us have opinions about what is right. We should not base our arguments in idiosyncratic evaluations of morality #PP22

[Robert Caputi @caputisp21]

@tingserg @STONKS_STONK420 where your last shot went. Movement is unavoidable. Additionally, "waiting your turn" isn't all that you do. Regardless, I'm not sure what guarding or scoring has to do with the contention over physical activity? (2 #pp22

[Robert Caputi @caputisp21]

@tingserg @STONKS_STONK420 Why is running necessarily incorporated into tennis? A game can still be played where the players stand in one place and perfectly hit it back to one another repetitively. Albeit, this would be boring, but it is not inconceivable. In golf, you must go to the location of (1 #pp22

[Robert Caputi @caputisp21]

@STONKS_STONK420 @tingserg Just as you have to move to ensure your positioning is correct to be able to return the tennis ball, you have to move to be able to locate yourself to where your drive landed. #pp22 (2

[Robert Caputi @caputisp21]

@STONKS_STONK420 @tingserg Of course teeing off does not require running, but going to take the next swing requires movement. Just as returning the tennis ball does. You don't magically appear next to where the ball landed. As I have said previously, walking the entirety of a course is ~6 miles. #pp22 (1

[Robert Caputi @caputisp21]

@hypeforhobbes @AidanTreanor3 It is not in the rule book, but its sort of like an unspoken tradition (competitively). Almost all major tournaments require walking. This standard would not have changed unless it was for the supreme court ruling. Golf came before carts, hence courses are designed to walk. #pp22

[Robert Caputi @caputisp21]

@tingserg When I do it ~100 times over one summer, of course I feel that I become more conditioned, but it never becomes "easy". Just because Josh Allen is a professional NFL player does not mean that he isn't fatigued after a game. (3 #pp22

[Robert Caputi @caputisp21]

@tingserg Being "good" at a sport does not mean that you are only good at the main objective, such as teeing off. Additionally, to address the second part of your thought, yes, I think that walking 6 miles, often in the sun, is going to be tiring regardless of your physique. (2 #pp22

[Robert Caputi @caputisp21]

@cadwaladr4ever It is certainly a sport in my opinion. Even if you would assert that it is a low amount, golf involves physical activity and includes elements of competition. It also serves as entertainment for those who choose to watch. If that is not not a sport, idk what is. #pp22

[Robert Caputi @caputisp21]

viewed as anti-competitive if you are playing for score against someone who is walking. While I don't want to disregard ADA laws, etc. I think that there is a reason that the Paralympics and the Olympics coexist. Carts offer advantages that affect the play of the game. (5 #pp22

[Robert Caputi @caputisp21]

As someone who works as a golf caddy during the summer, I think that in professional tournaments carts should not be allowed. As many said in class, golf is still a physical sport. There is a big difference in performance between someone who has walked ~6 miles and (1 #pp22

[Robert Caputi @caputisp21]

athletic players consistently chose to walk, and older more casual players chose to ride in carts. Its sort of like the difference between a casual pickup game of basketball with your friends and an NBA playoff game. While it isn't in the rule books, carts are (4 #pp22