Geno Auriemma On Decrease In Female Basketball Coaches: Ladies Just Don’t Want To Coach, Duh [Updated]

[USA Today]

Update (9:20 p.m. ET): Auriemma’s daughter, Ally, has shared some thoughts on Twitter.

DAD. WALK IT BACK. https://twitter.com/emmabaccellieri/status/847609354790383616 

I’m pretty sure what dad was trying to say, in a limited, male perspective, is that a lot of avenues are open to women now that weren’t.

Dad literally told me I could be ANYTHING I wanted to be and anyone who takes his comments as anti-woman needs to have ALL THE SEATS

Dad literally told me I could be ANYTHING I wanted to be and anyone who takes his comments as anti-woman needs to have ALL THE SEATS

That being said he is speaking from an obvious limited perspective as a white cisgendered man so I am head-desking hard.

She further offered: “My dad has always been an empowering force in my life and in the lives of countless women. To suggest that one poorly formed comment about women in the game is indicative of his entire opinion of women or is indicative of him being dismissive of women as a gender is unfortunate. That being said, as a cisgendered male, obviously his points of view are limited. He has an entirely female staff, is a champion of female coaches, and was trying to make a point about the myriad more opportunities available to women now as opposed to when he started out. Phrased badly.”

Article Appeared @http://deadspin.com/geno-auriemma-on-decrease-in-female-basketball-coaches-1793876637

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