Comments on: LPGA Requires Players to Speak English http://www.businesspundit.com/lpga-requires-players-to-speak-english/ Entrepreneurship, Startup Companies and Business Philosophy Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:09:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Megan http://www.businesspundit.com/lpga-requires-players-to-speak-english/comment-page-1/#comment-8336 Megan Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:31:06 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/lpga-requires-players-to-speak-english/#comment-8336 It's a complete infringement of civil liberties. I understand the LPGA's reasoning behind the requirement; it's about bringing in the money, but making English a requirement is going too far. Why couldn't they find ways to strongly encourage players to learn English on their own? Offer free classes or provide them with a tutor or something. In addition, for many people golf may be completely about the social aspect, but for these professional women golfers is about the sport. These women work very hard because they love playing the game of golf, and they deserve to be able to do just that. Who is the LPGA to tell them they can't because of some lame technicality that has nothing to do with the actual game? I think the requirement, though based on real concerns, is absolutely ludicrous. It’s a complete infringement of civil liberties. I understand the LPGA’s reasoning behind the requirement; it’s about bringing in the money, but making English a requirement is going too far. Why couldn’t they find ways to strongly encourage players to learn English on their own? Offer free classes or provide them with a tutor or something.

In addition, for many people golf may be completely about the social aspect, but for these professional women golfers is about the sport. These women work very hard because they love playing the game of golf, and they deserve to be able to do just that. Who is the LPGA to tell them they can’t because of some lame technicality that has nothing to do with the actual game? I think the requirement, though based on real concerns, is absolutely ludicrous.

]]> By: Brian Barker http://www.businesspundit.com/lpga-requires-players-to-speak-english/comment-page-1/#comment-8294 Brian Barker Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:20:03 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/lpga-requires-players-to-speak-english/#comment-8294 I think that the LPGA's decision smacks of xenophobia. At least the Beijing Olympics appointed an Esperanto translator, and CRI broadcast daily, about the Games, in this language. If you doubt this you can check http://esperanto.cri.cn I think that the LPGA’s decision smacks of xenophobia.

At least the Beijing Olympics appointed an Esperanto translator, and CRI broadcast daily, about the Games, in this language.

If you doubt this you can check http://esperanto.cri.cn

]]> By: Drea http://www.businesspundit.com/lpga-requires-players-to-speak-english/comment-page-1/#comment-8290 Drea Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:27:15 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/lpga-requires-players-to-speak-english/#comment-8290 Reasonable, in that it's reasonable to have a standardized language to communicate. If that language was Korean, it would still be reasonable--it's just that English has had the edge as a global tongue forever. Aviation also uses English as a standardized language, and people get by pretty well. That said, I wonder the old (fat white guy) guard is also intimidated by all the fine young thangs populating the course. Reasonable, in that it’s reasonable to have a standardized language to communicate. If that language was Korean, it would still be reasonable–it’s just that English has had the edge as a global tongue forever. Aviation also uses English as a standardized language, and people get by pretty well.

That said, I wonder the old (fat white guy) guard is also intimidated by all the fine young thangs populating the course.

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