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Cassidy1

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83. You said:

Tue Jul 7, 2015, 11:16 PM

Jul 2015

"You look at the stands of a WNBA game and it's mostly men in the stands! Why aren't female fans out there supporting other women? Men go to games to watch other men play. Men go to games to watch women play."

It's actually however, mostly women in the stands at WNBA:

By core markets, Wright means first and foremost women. Team surveys, he said, show that 78 percent of fans at Lynx games are female.

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/8/29/wnba-hoop-skillsnotenoughforwomenasteams.html

This matches the stats back in the 1990s. The game I went to had mostly women. If you watch on TV, then you hear the distinct sound of women cheering.

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US Women’s Soccer World Cup Win Comes Despite Huge Inequalities [View all] niyad Jul 2015 OP

The 2014 Mens World Cup brought in $1.4 billion in revenue davidn3600 Jul 2015 #1

right on schedule. niyad Jul 2015 #2

yup Skittles Jul 2015 #3

that would require actually engaging the gray matter. niyad Jul 2015 #4

doesn't sail just a bit over their tiny pinheads Skittles Jul 2015 #5

it is indeed. niyad Jul 2015 #8

If a man said anything similar to this about a woman he would be excoriated for being a misogynist GumboYaYa Jul 2015 #64

aw you poor thang Skittles Jul 2015 #75

Okay, I'll bite. How do you propose this disparity be remedied? Ex Lurker Jul 2015 #21

You wont get an answer davidn3600 Jul 2015 #23

Why doesn't mens' fashion get the attention that womens' fashion does? shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #33

You think feminists blame this on "one kingpin"? Where the hell did you get that idea? bettyellen Jul 2015 #45

Read the article in the OP's post davidn3600 Jul 2015 #59

So it's not because of one kingpin. It's because it's the status quo. No shit. bettyellen Jul 2015 #72

You said: Cassidy1 Jul 2015 #83

That's fascinating. So "feminists" are a group you don't belong to, I gather. BreakfastClub Jul 2015 #94

Make Some Changes erpowers Jul 2015 #98

You can set your watch. Starry Messenger Jul 2015 #11

one can, and one did! niyad Jul 2015 #14

Out of interest shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author Logical Jul 2015 #80

People pay the most to see the best athletes. Threedifferentones Jul 2015 #92

I am as vehement a feminist as Nyad asturias31 Jul 2015 #35

welcome to du niyad Jul 2015 #42

Are you looking at the whole picture? Glassunion Jul 2015 #49

Then it's up to the people to break that cycle The2ndWheel Jul 2015 #50

Step 1 has to start with more interest Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #76

Where did you get the 12x number? Glassunion Jul 2015 #95

The mens world cup had 900 million viewers Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #97

I hadn't realized that the rating numbers from all nations were out. Glassunion Jul 2015 #102

yikes Snow Leopard Jul 2015 #74

This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Jul 2015 #101

How might this be addressed? Orrex Jul 2015 #6

Tennis has come as close as any sport KamaAina Jul 2015 #53

I believe you, but I'm not a sports guy, so I don't know first-hand Orrex Jul 2015 #55

I agree with your coworker... Glassunion Jul 2015 #56

They Do ProfessorGAC Jul 2015 #57

Last year trinidad Jul 2015 #7

"it's really that way everywhere" Skittles Jul 2015 #9

I see women given the opportunity, but people still watch the men. trinidad Jul 2015 #15

the irony, it burns Skittles Jul 2015 #16

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2015 #36

Yep, when women's basketball came to NYC a friend got me tickets and my brother - who loves the bettyellen Jul 2015 #54

I saw the New York women WNBA around 1997 or 1998. Cassidy1 Jul 2015 #70

The opportunities are there Ex Lurker Jul 2015 #22

the opportunities are just getting traction Skittles Jul 2015 #24

I agree Ex Lurker Jul 2015 #25

check this out Skittles Jul 2015 #26

It's a start NT Ex Lurker Jul 2015 #28

I just think too many people have no clue what the actual results of pervasive sexism can be Skittles Jul 2015 #29

Cheer is a sport now, and is sort of like choreographed gymnastics Ex Lurker Jul 2015 #30

yeah, when it is not titillation for men Skittles Jul 2015 #31

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2015 #37

I am not going to debate the merits of CHEERLEADING Skittles Jul 2015 #39

Who are you to tell somebody what is a waste of their time???? Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #106

The men's international competition is filled with antifootball and cowardice LittleBlue Jul 2015 #17

The average number of goals in match is about three. trinidad Jul 2015 #19

I'm going to respectfully disagree... Glassunion Jul 2015 #52

I know what you're saying. trinidad Jul 2015 #63

Those leagues have also been around for a LONG time davidn3600 Jul 2015 #66

and the US women have won three worlds, and the men???? ZERO. niyad Jul 2015 #81

I follow the women's game quite avidly. Lizzie Poppet Jul 2015 #10

thank you for posting this. niyad Jul 2015 #12

So long as viewership is dominated by the men, there won't be equality LittleBlue Jul 2015 #13

The women's world cup has not even been Snobblevitch Jul 2015 #18

ESPN didn't have rights to the WWC, so they ignored it. Renew Deal Jul 2015 #20

too bad for them Skittles Jul 2015 #27

Out of interest shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #34

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2015 #68

No, ESPN had all rights but was not allowed to show the games akbacchus_BC Jul 2015 #86

Fox sports aired the games in the US. Renew Deal Jul 2015 #88

Renew, I agree it was fox news hosting the games, akbacchus_BC Jul 2015 #90

Looks like "separate isn't equal" again. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #38

you have that absolutely correct. niyad Jul 2015 #40

. . . niyad Jul 2015 #41

There are some issues in the numbers. Glassunion Jul 2015 #43

it's symptomatic of the larger economic disparity between the revenue streams geek tragedy Jul 2015 #44

Despite? I don't think that's the right word The2ndWheel Jul 2015 #46

perhaps you missed this part: niyad Jul 2015 #47

It's easy to put on a USA logo for a few weeks and get some attention The2ndWheel Jul 2015 #48

Since the 1999 WWC, there have been two Womens' leagues... brooklynite Jul 2015 #65

But that's the same for all of the women's teams. FBaggins Jul 2015 #51

I'd feel bad for the men on that day. Glassunion Jul 2015 #58

Not a chance FBaggins Jul 2015 #60

I've watched both play on many occasion. Glassunion Jul 2015 #62

If you're more comfortable pretending that it's a matter of opinion... feel free FBaggins Jul 2015 #67

I don't think the USWNT is there yet. Dr. Strange Jul 2015 #69

As a soccer afficianado put it Snow Leopard Jul 2015 #77

I have to disagree with you. The Women's world cup is nothing akbacchus_BC Jul 2015 #89

So a group of teenage males beat the women's team 8-2, but you think Elwood P Dowd Jul 2015 #71

It's a little tough to debate Glassunion Jul 2015 #73

According to that logic, we should send 16-17 year old kids to the Olympics and World Cup. Elwood P Dowd Jul 2015 #78

A 17 year old may be faster, but they are not better Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #82

The premise was wrong to begin with FBaggins Jul 2015 #84

Appears to be dislocation of mouth and money proximity seveneyes Jul 2015 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF Jul 2015 #79

What are the huge inequalities? akbacchus_BC Jul 2015 #85

The men are paid far, far, far more than the women. n/t pnwmom Jul 2015 #91

They are also more popular than the women Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #93

Another inequality. n/t pnwmom Jul 2015 #104

So why don't we eliminate mens and womens competition Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #105

Just wanted you to know that the Women's World Cup akbacchus_BC Jul 2015 #87

It's pretty simple Bob Sacamano Jul 2015 #96

That is SEXIST. alarimer Jul 2015 #99

"Better" is not subjective Bob Sacamano Jul 2015 #100

FIFA cares about global raitings Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #103