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COLUMN: Sugar and spice?

by CHUCK BANDEL
Valley Press | January 18, 2023 12:00 AM

Remember the sayings from years ago (I can’t imagine they are still accepted in this woke world of today) that little boys are “whales, snails and puppy dog tails”, and little girls are “sugar and spice and everything nice”?

Before I continue, log off the misogyny reporting site and allow me to explain where I’m going.

It has been an observation of mine over the past three or so years I have been writing about sports, including high school girls sports which back in my “caveman” years went unreported or under reported, that the description of girls as sugar, spice and everything nice, may need a little re-thinking...

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