The Panel Discussion
by M.C.
University students 'discuss' male superiority


The University auditorium was nearly full. As the students filed in Margret
Brown, the woman's athletic director, looked over her notes. For some time now
the issue of funding for athletic programs had been a thorn in her side. She
was hired to help build up the woman's department and, despite a severe
shortage of funding, managed to put together some very good sports teams
through determination and hard work. But if she wanted to bring her program up
to a higher level, she'd need to attract more women athletes to the
University; and for that you needed money for scholarships. The problem was
that most of the scholarship funding was being channeled to the men's athletic
program, specifically football and basketball. Margret tried to reason with
the head of the men's athletic department - who was also the football coach -
as well as the University staff but got nowhere. So finally she took her case
to the students themselves and organised a discussion of the issue, after
which the student body would vote on whether her women's dept. should recieve
equal funding with the men. As the number of students were almost equally
divided between males and females, Margret stood a good chance of succeeding.
Coach Williams, aware of this threat, brought in all of his athletes in the
hope of influencing the students on which way to vote. The sight of all these
large football players sitting around the auditorium was somewhat
intimidating; as it was supposed to be.

At exactally 2 p.m., Margret rose, approached the podium and opened the
discussion. Three female athletes and three male athletes would debate the
pro's and con's of equal funding after which they would open up the discussion
and allow students in the audience to ask questions or make comments.As each
of the men spoke, he was cheered on by the male athletes, but when it was a
woman's turn there was a chorus of "boos ". Each side made their points. The
men: that football and basketball are very high profile sports and bring in a
lot of revenue and prestige for the university. The women: that equality for
the sexes is the way of the future and women should be given an equal
opportunity to excell in athletics. After each side put forward their view,
Ms.Brown asked the audience, " would anybody like to comment on what was said
up here ?

A very large man approached the microphone. Rick Meyers was the star defensive
end of the football team. At six feet four inches tall and over 220 pounds,
the powerfully built all - league lineman was quite a sight to behold. Many of
the girls swooned as he began to speak. " This whole discussion is pure
BULLSHIT ", he barked out. Who in their right minds thinks that these 'little
girls' deserve to recieve the same amount of money as the football players.
How many people go to gymnastics meets anyway ? " A loud murmer was heard
throughout the auditorium and many men could be seen nodding their heads in
agreement. Rick went on, " the reason we get most of the money is because we
deserve it; we're bigger, stronger, and tougher. That's the way it is, baby;
that's the way it always was, and that's the way it will always be. Those are
the facts of life so you may as well accept them ". Rick looked at the female
athletes on the panel in as condescending a manner as possible. Sitting next
to Ms. Brown, coach Williams smirked," I couldn't have said it better myself
Rick; right on !!! " When Rick finished, he recieved a loud round of applause
from most of the male students. Margret smiled at one of the women on her
panel, " Penny, as the only gymnast here, would like to respond to Mr. Meyers'
eloquent comments ? "

Little Penny Warren, all five feet and 100 pounds of her, smiled and said,"
sure Ms.Brown, I'd love to ". The star of the women's gymnastic team, she
moved with a childlike grace up to the podium; the microphone had to be
lowered so she could speak into it. " Rick, you said that you guys deserve the
lion's share of the scholarship funding simply because you're bigger and
touger than us 'little girls' correct ? " Rick flashed an arrogant smile in
agreement. " So, let's say, for the sake of argument, that I could prove to
you that that's just a myth, that we women are, in fact, the tougher sex.
Would you then agree that we should be given, at the very least, an equal
share ? " Laughter could now be heard throughout the auditorium. Rick smiled
that arrogant smile of his again and bellowed, " girlie, if you can prove it,
otherwise you're just talking shit ". Penny smiled and removed her warmup
jacket, revealing her surprisingly strong and muscular body; the result of
years of intensive training in gymnastics." O.K., tough guy, I want to
challenge you to a 'battle of the sexes', here and now, to see which gender is
the toughest, we'll see who really deserves the majority of scholarship
funding ".

The auditorium suddenly became very quiet as the students looked at one
another. Did they just hear what thought they heard ? Was Penny Warren
challenging the largest, toughest boy on the campus to a fight ? With the
scholarships on the line ? How could this five foot, 100 pound girl even think
she stood a chance against the six foot four inch, 220 pound football star ?
Perhaps it was his desire to put an end to this debate about scholarships once
and for all. Or maybe Rick felt that if he didn't accept Penny's challenge, he
would lose face in front of the entire student body. It may even have been
that this arrogant man wanted to teach this spunky girl a lesson. Whatever the
reason, Rick Meyers accepted Penny's challenge and confidently strode up to
the stage. He removed his shirt and flexed his muscles for the crowd. Many of
the girls cheered at their hero ," come on Jeff...squash that puny little
squirt ", someone called out from the crowd. Penny comely walked over to
Margret and handed her the warmup jacket. " Please hold this for me ", she
said with a wink. " My pleasure ", the woman's athletic director responded.
The two women shared a giggle before Penny turned to face the mighty Rick
Meyers.

Despite his overwhelming size, Penny comely walked up to the massive football
player and said, " Rick, you said some things that were not very nice a few
minutes ago. If you apologise now, I won't be too rough on you ". Once again,
laughter could be heard throughout the auditorium. The students, many of whom
were sympathetic to the women's cause, still could not believe the scene
before them. That this girl would dare to fight Rick seemed beyond belief.
Rick stared down at her and simply laughed. " Very well, then Ricky...have it
your way ". Quick as a wink, the little gymnast went into a somersault and,
pushing herself up with her arms wrapped her legs around a surprised Rick's
neck. Her momentum forced the large boy backwards and he fell on his back with
Penny on top of him... sitting on his face. " Ooooh, what a compfy seat ", she
giggled. Rick tried to throw her off with his powerful arms. Penny grabbed his
wrists and held him down for a few more seconds before jumping off of him. "
First point to the ' little girl ' ", she laughed.

Rick got to his feet and stormed over to her, fists ready to fly. " Oh dear
me, is the big, bad football star going to hit poor little old me ? " Rick
roared as he let out a punch that would have flattened any boy in school. But
Penny simply ducked and the blow passed harmlessly overhead. Rick's mid -
section was now exposed and Penny began to pepper it with lightning fast
punches from her small fists that had a surprising amount of power behind
them.The crowd was heard to gasp as the girl drove her much larger opponent
back. " I have to admit, your tummy makes a nice, soft punching bag -
tee,hee,hee ". Again and again, Rick tried to hit her; but the little gymnast
easily avoided his clumsy punches and - when the opportunity presented itself
- countered with punches of her own. Unlike Rick's wild swings, Penny's always
found their mark. After a few minutes Penny had given Rick a bloody nose and a
swollen lip. " What's the matter tough guy, is the ' little girl ' too much
for you to handle - tee, hee, hee ".

Penny's superior boxing ability plus her non - stop teasing was infuriating
Rick. She was beating him in front of the entire university; and enjoying
every minute of it. Over on the panel, Jeff Williams - the football coach,
began to feel very uneasy. " Is something wrong coach ? " Margret teased, "
not enjoying the show ? " That was an understatement. Like most of the men
there, he was sure that Rick, who outweighed Penny by more than 120 pounds,
would have no trouble at all beating the little gymnast. But as Penny easily
outboxed him, coach Williams began to worry; after all, his football
scholarships were at stake - not to mention the concept of male superiority.
If this little girl could beat up his toughest athlete , then his beliefs
would be shaken to their foundations.Then, suddenly, his fortunes took a turn
for the better.

Penny slipped on some of Rick's sweat that was on the floor. Though she
quickly recovered, Rick was able to take advantage of her momentary lapse. He
charged at her with his arms open and engulfed the much smaller girl in a
massive bearhug. Gasps were now heard from the audience as, they were sure,
Rick would attempt to crush poor little Penny, with his powerful arms. Penny
all but disappeared inside of Rick's huge frame. Even her friends began to
worry now as Rick started to squeeze with all of his might. Infuriated as he
was, he wanted nothing more than to break her apart.Penny couldn't even put
her small arms completely around the huge football player. Coach Williams let
out a sigh of relief. " Well, I guess this silly contest is over now ", he
said smugly. " I wouldn't be too sure if I were you ", was Margret's calm
response. As they looked on, a strange thing was happening.

Try as he might, big, strong Rick couldn't seem to crush little Penny. She was
resisting his strength. Not only that, her small arms wrapped mostly around
Rick's waist appeared to be giving him some problems. He began to have trouble
breathing and his face was turning red. He bagan to grunt as he put all of his
strength into the bearhug. Incredibly, students sitting close to the stage
swore they heard the sound of a girl....giggling. There was a look of shock
and horror from Rick as he realized what was happening. His arms lowered.
Penny's pretty face could be seen...smiling. She was looking up at him. " Oh
Rick, you're so cuddily - tee,hee,hee ". The powerful arms that Rick thought
to crush Penny with now hanging uselessly at his sides. Had she have wanted
to, Penny could have ended it right then and there. Rick was helpless in her
iron bearhug...but she was having too much fun. Penny opened her arms and let
Rick slide gently fall to the floor. " Rest up for a few minutes sweety pie...
then we'll continue this little fight of ours ".

While Rick tried to recover, Penny did a few of her gymnastics routines for
the audience. She had won them over. After performing some floor exercises,
she stood in front of them and flexed. Rick, overcome with rage at the way he
was being totally humiliated by this pipsqueak of a girl, suddenly charged at
her from behind. Penny didn't seem to pay any attention to him. But when he
was only about two feet away, she - without turning around - drove her elbow
into the pit of his stomach. " Now, now Ricky. Sneaking up behind me ? That
wasn't very nice, was it ? Looks like I'm going to have to teach you a lesson,
big boy ". Penny 's blow knocked the wind out of Rick and he went down on his
hands and knees. Penny took a few steps backwards, got a running start,
completed a perfect flip in the air and landed on Rick's back. She wrapped her
small but powerful legs around his abused waist and slapped his bottom hard
with her open hand. " Ride 'em cowgirl ", she laughed. Rick tried hard to
throw her off but she wouldn't budge, "EEE doggie !!! ". The entire auditorium
broke out with laughter at the scene of little Penny Warren riding the once
feared Rick Meyers around the stage. "Giddy yap horsie, tee,hee,hee !!! "

Coach Williams had had enough. To see his mightiest athlete, totally
humiliated by this small girl was too much for him. " I'm going to put a stop
to this farce RIGHT NOW !!! " As he got up, he felt a vicelike grip around his
upper arm. " And just where do you think you're going ? " Margret asked.
Before he had time to answer, he was yanked back into his seat with tremendous
force. He stared in shock at Margret's smiling face. " If you so much as raise
your backside one inch off that chair again, I'm going to take you across me
knee and spank you in front of the entire student body. Do I make myself clear
? " Needless to say, coach Williams remained seated.

By now the once mighty Rick Meyers was reduced to a shell of his former self.
He'd been battered, beaten and humiliated in front of everybody by little
Penny Warren. The once proud football star was now reduced to being a
laughingstock...all by a five foot 100 pound girl. As she rode him around the
stage, he broke down and began to cry. " My poor baby ", Penny teased. " I
guess the ' little girl ' is too tough for you isn't she ? " In a voice barely
audible Rick sobbed , " yes ". Penny smiled. She got up off of Rick's back and
helped the humiliated boy to his feet. But she wasn't through with him
yet...in fact, she was just beginning. Penny bent down and, as the audience
sat stunned in amazement, lifted the 220 pound boy up over her shoulder. She
wrapped her right arm around his ankles and, smiling and waving with her left
hand, began to leave the stage. " Where are you taking me ? " Rick asked,
sobbing. " You're coming back to my dormatory with me, honeybunch. You haven't
completely learned your lesson yet....but you will; and then you're going to
be my boyfriend ". Penny winked at Margret as she left the stage carrying the
sobbing Rick Meyers over her shoulder. The entire auditorium got up and
cheered.

Margret Brown rose and approached the podium. " Well, I guess that concludes
our panel discussion for today; unless, of course, somebody else would like to
make a comment...