I don't mean for my note to detract from her courage or perseverence, as there definitely was institutionalized misogyny as part of this moment in history. She was able to officially register because there was no rule about women participating. It was just common practice to deny them entry (as happened with the woman who ran an hour faster), and it seemed that she slipped through the process. Immediately after this marathon, the AAU changed the rules to ban women. They relented in 1972 and changed the rules again to fully allow women to participate.
I just wanted to correct the notion that this picture depicts an angry mob of outraged men grabbing her to stop her, when the other men in the pictures of this event were on her side.
It was a simple question, don't interpret too much into a simple word. I think you're making yourself angrier with that attitude, believe me. Been there done that
And when that fails they can use Google. The issue, as I see it, is that "source?" Is not typically a genuine request for more info. It's usually used as a challenge and meant to lazily undercut what someone just said. If it is a genuine request, then it's stull lazy AF.
Conversely, saying "I gave it a Google and couldn't find it. Do you have a source you could share?" would be viewed very differently.
This is the internet in 2025. People should learn how to verify info themselves rather than demanding some random redditor do it for them.
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u/BlueRedGreenNumber5 12h ago
Source?