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In reply to the discussion: US Women’s Soccer World Cup Win Comes Despite Huge Inequalities [View all]Travis_0004
(5,417 posts)76. Step 1 has to start with more interest
If people show interest, there will be more matches, more advertising and more revenue.
People buying tickets is not where the money is, TV and advertising revenue. The mens world cup had 12 times the TV audience as the womens world cup, and generated billions in revenue. The women's world cup can't come close to those numbers.
Sure maybe it is a cycle, but are we going to hold 800 million people at gunpoint and force them to watch.
And yes the ratings in the US were off the charts. Globally it was a drop in the bucket compared to the mens world cup.
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If a man said anything similar to this about a woman he would be excoriated for being a misogynist
GumboYaYa
Jul 2015
#64
You think feminists blame this on "one kingpin"? Where the hell did you get that idea?
bettyellen
Jul 2015
#45
So it's not because of one kingpin. It's because it's the status quo. No shit.
bettyellen
Jul 2015
#72
That's fascinating. So "feminists" are a group you don't belong to, I gather.
BreakfastClub
Jul 2015
#94
Yep, when women's basketball came to NYC a friend got me tickets and my brother - who loves the
bettyellen
Jul 2015
#54
I just think too many people have no clue what the actual results of pervasive sexism can be
Skittles
Jul 2015
#29
The men's international competition is filled with antifootball and cowardice
LittleBlue
Jul 2015
#17
it's symptomatic of the larger economic disparity between the revenue streams
geek tragedy
Jul 2015
#44
If you're more comfortable pretending that it's a matter of opinion... feel free
FBaggins
Jul 2015
#67
According to that logic, we should send 16-17 year old kids to the Olympics and World Cup.
Elwood P Dowd
Jul 2015
#78