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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]LOL. Right back to the sexism. [/quote]

Have you had a TBI?

Everything written above is demonstrably true. Men skate much faster. Everything happens more quickly. It requires a higher level of skill. The game is significantly more violent. Have you not watched hockey?

There isn’t a player on the USA women’s team that could make a men’s college roster at Michigan State or North Dakota.
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+1.  PS.  It's the same with women's basketball and softball. Sure, it's fun to watch your daughters play, but don't expect complete strangers to get excited about watching the games. [/quote]

It’s a chicken and egg problem though.  A big factor in generating excitement is how the game is presented.  I’ve been riveted by obscure events like bullriding and surfing where I get totally invested in the outcome, because the commentators take the time to explain the fine points of the sport and make us care about the athletes.  It doesn’t have to be the highest level of the sport to be worth covering.  Lots of people tune in to the LLWS every year.  If women’s sports were broadcast as exciting and worthwhile, fans would feed off of that.[/quote]

Follow the money.   There is the NBA and the WNBA.  They both have a fan base and they both generate income, but more of the [b]fans seem to prefer [/b]watching the NBA and that is fine.  It is an entertainment choice.

One person wants to watch Disney, another wants to watch Star wars and another wants to watch John wick.  There's a market for all of them but the markets are different sizes.
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It's not exactly an entertainment choice. Remember that speech in the Devil Wears Prada...well, your preference to watch men's sports is more of the same. You are being spoon-fed by the billionaire team owners, the media, the sponsors, and on.  [/quote]

Huh?   I'm capable of making my own entertainment choices.    I've gone to multiple middle school track meets .... I clearly understand that those are only entertaining to myself and the other parents that are there.   Outside of that no one is interested nor should they be.[/quote]

Apples and oranges. There’s a big difference between attending an event live with schoolchildren and lots of boring down time, versus watching a continuous-action event on TV with professional athletes where it’s been heavily edited and packaged with camera angles, slow motion replays, commentary, background pieces on the athletes, etc.  Or watching it live in an arena with lasers and music and concessions and a giant, enthusiastic crowd.  Of course the latter is going to be a lot more entertaining.  Money makes a game feel more important.[/quote]

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