This one goes out to all of the feminists out there. You know I love you, ladies, but this has to be said.

I recently read an article in a magazine — I forget which one — that really pissed me off. Some woman wrote a letter to the editor and was arguing in favor of Title IX, the law that was supposed to grant equal rights for female athletics.

Before you get really angry, let me say that I am a strong backer of Title IX. I think that it is a great law that serves a good purpose. What I don’t support is what this lady was arguing for.

She stated that it was unfair that many universities give the majority of their athletic budget to major male sports such as basketball and football. She was upset because she thought that more money should go to female sports. The lady argued that money should be taken away from the men’s sports and given to the women’s sports. She argued that equal treatment to female sports means an equal budget.

That is the most asinine thing that I have ever heard.

First of all, that is not what Title IX is about. This law was created to give women an equal opportunity to compete on the athletic field. It states that women must be allowed to compete with men or otherwise have their own team. It didn’t say anything about equal budgeting.

I have some problems with the implementation of this part of Title IX. What happens when a men’s team gets cut so that another women’s team can be added and make things “”fair?”” Do they get a chance to try out for the women’s team?

Just ask the San Diego State University men’s volleyball team. In case you don’t follow current events, that’s a no. Those blindly arguing for Title IX at any cost need to look at both sides.

There is a reason why the men get all of the money for their sports: They are the ones bringing the money back in. It is true that some football and basketball teams get tremendous amounts of a school’s budget, but it is also true that they bring in a tremendous amount of the school’s revenue.

Just ask yourself this: How many women’s volleyball games would it take to make up for the money generated from a sold-out, Saturday afternoon football game?

Think that is an unfair comparison? What about a women’s basketball team versus a men’s basketball team? I’d bet my life that the men’s basketball team will make more than the women’s team at nine out of 10 schools.

It comes down to the fact that, on the whole, men are more fun to watch than women on the athletic field.

Uh oh, I just said the magic words, didn’t I? At this very moment, feminists all around San Diego are getting out their signs to come protest at the Guardian office. Oh well. It’s true.

Take basketball, for example. Would you rather go see the Lakers take on the Sixers or the Comets clash with the Monarchs? That’s a tough call, but, personally, I’d go with the men’s game. The men are simply better than the women. The men are bigger, stronger, faster and more athletic, on the whole, than their female counterparts.

I would take the Clippers, arguably one of the worst franchises in NBA history, and put them against any one of the Houston Comets’ championship teams, and I will guarantee a Clipper win. While I’m at it, I would put my life savings on last year’s national championship team from Duke against the mighty Comets’ championships teams.

Think about a normal WNBA center, probably measuring around 6-8 or 6-9 and maybe 220 or 230 pounds, and put her against Carlos Boozer in the low post. He measures up around 6-10 and 240 pounds.

I’m sorry, ladies. You could probably hold your own in soccer, or maybe even volleyball, but those aren’t the big revenue sports. Basketball and football are the moneymakers. And for the time being, those are the ones dominated by men.

I would even argue that without the large amounts of money going toward men’s basketball and football, they wouldn’t be able to generate the precious dollars that keep women’s sports in business.

So, the next time you femi-nazis start screaming that it is unfair to give men’s sports so much money, take a look at the whole picture: Men make money.

Right about now, you’re probably asking yourself, “”Who does this guy think he is?”” and “”Tell me I don’t have to listen to this guy anymore after this issue.””

Well, to answer that, I’m the new co-sports editor and I will have a weekly column. Deal with it.

For those of you who think that what I wrote is a bunch of crap, it’s not. Why?

Because I said so.