(06-08-2022, 08:32 AM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(06-08-2022, 07:35 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: Okay, this is going to sound rather harsh, but the whole problem arises from women wanting to be treated equally but separately.  It's a double standard, and it inevitably leads to all sorts of problems like this. 

They want equality in sports as long as they don't have to compete with men.  That's not equality.  And now, since their sports are "women only," they have to define what is a woman.

The LPGA has increased their purses (no pun intended) to the point that second place in last week’s tournament won over a million dollars. The first time ever. While I applaud the effort and am happy to see the ladies pulling in bigger prize money, the question is how long will this be sustainable. LPGA tournaments simply don’t pull in the spectator and sponsor money that men’s golf does. One sponsor even had a commercial saying they were going to increase the viewership and popularity of the LPGA to make it more “equitable”. But how? Men’s sports have always brought in more money and spectators because men are (cover your ears, lefties) bigger and stronger, thus are capable of greater feats of athleticism. 

I sincerely hope the LPGA can keep the purse money higher. However, it just seems artificial and unsustainable in the harsh glow of the woke movement.

I enjoy watching the LPGA, and have no problem with them as long as they make it on their own, without demanding some sort of subsidy in the name of equity.

The problem I have with women's sports is the constant demand for equal pay without doing equal work.  They're not doing equal work if they don't have to play against men.  At the four major tennis tournaments, the women play 3 sets against women only while the men play 5 sets against anyone who can qualify.  And yet the women are paid equally to the men.  It's not the world's most important issue, but the hypocrisy does bug me.

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