07-26-2022, 09:46 AM
Don't watch the bikes, so don't care about that side of things.
But for women in sport in general, its a difficult equation to nut out.
Now, firstly, as you probably know i'm a big advocate for the AFLW and am all over that side of things. So i'm definitely not against women in sport.
However, why do people watch sport? To see elite athletes perform at the highest level.
Now, as a kid, for me elite athletes meant Olympics. "Citius, Altius, Fortius aka Faster, Higher, Stronger"
...and thats what i want to see. I don't care if its male or female....i want to see that.
So, do i want to watch the women going a little bit slower, a little bit lower, a little bit weaker by comparison? Not really. I mean, i still watched whatever was on, but it wasn't as interesting because i just saw the men throw the javalin 15m furtheran hour ago.
The same logic translates to other sports as well.
Its the same logic with underage stuff as well.
I don't wanna watch little league baseball on ESPN either, but that doesn't mean i don't respect the kids and how good they are at that age.
So, back on topic, does that translate to elite sports nowadays? I think so. Given that "eyeballs on sets" and "Bums on seats" influences how much money gets put into the sport.....can we really expect equal pay for women?
Personally, i think Men largely get paid too much, and women get paid way unders.
But there is a difference between closing the pay gap, and calling it equal.
Am i way off base?
But for women in sport in general, its a difficult equation to nut out.
Now, firstly, as you probably know i'm a big advocate for the AFLW and am all over that side of things. So i'm definitely not against women in sport.
However, why do people watch sport? To see elite athletes perform at the highest level.
Now, as a kid, for me elite athletes meant Olympics. "Citius, Altius, Fortius aka Faster, Higher, Stronger"
...and thats what i want to see. I don't care if its male or female....i want to see that.
So, do i want to watch the women going a little bit slower, a little bit lower, a little bit weaker by comparison? Not really. I mean, i still watched whatever was on, but it wasn't as interesting because i just saw the men throw the javalin 15m furtheran hour ago.
The same logic translates to other sports as well.
Its the same logic with underage stuff as well.
I don't wanna watch little league baseball on ESPN either, but that doesn't mean i don't respect the kids and how good they are at that age.
So, back on topic, does that translate to elite sports nowadays? I think so. Given that "eyeballs on sets" and "Bums on seats" influences how much money gets put into the sport.....can we really expect equal pay for women?
Personally, i think Men largely get paid too much, and women get paid way unders.
But there is a difference between closing the pay gap, and calling it equal.
Am i way off base?