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21. That may be because your subject line was misleading, purposely, it seems

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Tue Apr 6, 2021, 07:38 AM

Apr 2021

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I don't want to see women's athletics get the same degree of support as men's [View all] Silent3 Apr 2021 OP

Hey. An original thinker here. I like it! Beakybird Apr 2021 #1

Sports bring in huge revenues AZProgressive Apr 2021 #2

Not for many of the colleges involved in sports Silent3 Apr 2021 #4

It isn't about values AZProgressive Apr 2021 #5

That demand you speak of... Silent3 Apr 2021 #6

I like sports more than most scripted television or film AZProgressive Apr 2021 #7

If college athletes get big pay, that comes out of the university's income.... tuition increases. 3Hotdogs Apr 2021 #11

They wanted to join the Big Ten because of The Big Ten Network AZProgressive Apr 2021 #12

The Supreme Court, believe it or not... druidity33 Apr 2021 #81

The NCAA seems to make $millions dlk Apr 2021 #38

Furthering your argument, the USA values entertainment way too much. Funtatlaguy Apr 2021 #3

Yes. The day that documentaries or "Learning Master Classes" get every much "buzz" & accolades as hlthe2b Apr 2021 #10

America's "Philosopher King" is currently RVN VET71 Apr 2021 #25

It's a supply and demand problem. Renew Deal Apr 2021 #14

Who should tell them what to "value"? whathehell Apr 2021 #16

I just see us as being overly entertained and radically ill informed. Funtatlaguy Apr 2021 #20

Of course you do.. whathehell Apr 2021 #24

Ok. Thanks and have a good evening. Funtatlaguy Apr 2021 #26

Lol whathehell Apr 2021 #29

Agreed HUAJIAO Apr 2021 #42

+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2021 #75

Yes. Pay women less. A lot less. :sarcasm: speak easy Apr 2021 #8

You missed the point. Silent3 Apr 2021 #9

That may be because your subject line was misleading, purposely, it seems whathehell Apr 2021 #21

That's not at all what your op says. Treefrog Apr 2021 #44

The problem in this case is that you don't understand sports. Renew Deal Apr 2021 #13

I certainly understand the supply and demand aspect Silent3 Apr 2021 #15

It suits your argument to only look at the demand side. Renew Deal Apr 2021 #19

That article blurs the distinction between exercise and sports Silent3 Apr 2021 #28

K&R reACTIONary Apr 2021 #17

Sports is an important part of society. Two things I hate about sports, however, are Ferrets are Cool Apr 2021 #18

I agree with the OP. Completely. mac2766 Apr 2021 #22

High school sports Elessar Zappa Apr 2021 #23

Does it do as much or more good for the kids who are good at sports... Silent3 Apr 2021 #30

there are many kinds of intelligence. 8 was howard gardener's number. mopinko Apr 2021 #33

The skewed emphasis on sports prevents every kid from getting that chance. Silent3 Apr 2021 #34

you're just wrong there. there are more music scholarships out there than athletic. mopinko Apr 2021 #48

Band and theater are nice extras too, but they aren't the main point of high school either Silent3 Apr 2021 #57

Do you honestly think CrackityJones75 Apr 2021 #65

Along the same lines college sports enable many kids who may go the empedocles Apr 2021 #32

I have some college education AZProgressive Apr 2021 #37

"High school sports can really turn around kids who are on the wrong path." HUAJIAO Apr 2021 #46

yes, just as well. just not the same kids. mopinko Apr 2021 #71

Well, we will just have to disagree about the differences in "life" benefits HUAJIAO Apr 2021 #73

kids need them all. tbh, tho, letting them self organize would be better for them. mopinko Apr 2021 #78

We certainly agree on that.... HUAJIAO Apr 2021 #80

I never understood the fascination with watching a bunch of millionaires chasing around a ball Victor_c3 Apr 2021 #27

yup.... HUAJIAO Apr 2021 #47

I've always been completely mystified by it. lagomorph777 Apr 2021 #62

Do you have the same attitude toward movies/TV? Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2021 #66

I totally agree. Scrivener7 Apr 2021 #31

Cheap title, weak thesis, poorly supported with speculation and opinion. D+. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #35

+1 Tommymac Apr 2021 #39

You're more generous than I. Treefrog Apr 2021 #45

You are grading on a curve obamanut2012 Apr 2021 #85

Sports is integral to humanity. At it's best it is an art form. Tommymac Apr 2021 #36

It's like recognizing that vitamin A is good for you, then taking toxic overdoses of it Silent3 Apr 2021 #43

Compare what a ball player makes to someone in a Symphony Orchestra. appleannie1 Apr 2021 #40

It isn't because of the athletes salaries AZProgressive Apr 2021 #50

THANK YOU ! HUAJIAO Apr 2021 #55

Try dragging that same family to a symphony orchestra... lame54 Apr 2021 #94

When I was in fifth and sixth grade my girlfriend and I used to got to the junior symphony once appleannie1 Apr 2021 #105

When I was in fifth and sixth grade my girlfriend and I used to go to the junior symphony once appleannie1 Apr 2021 #106

There was a time in the 60s and 70s when athletes had regular jobs in the off season bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #41

Impossible for me to disagree more. Jon King Apr 2021 #49

When people speak of inequities between men's and women's sports, however, the money... Silent3 Apr 2021 #54

Absolutely agree. Look at other country's that far out pace us in intelligence and smart governing. BradBo Apr 2021 #51

Wow, this is so wrong. Jon King Apr 2021 #52

Videos games and the internet arlyellowdog Apr 2021 #53

Well stated. HUAJIAO Apr 2021 #56

As a sports fan, I have to agree with you... Wounded Bear Apr 2021 #58

Agree. Thanks. ancianita Apr 2021 #59

Many economically disadvantaged parents see sports as the only Roisin Ni Fiachra Apr 2021 #60

Sports has sadly corrupted our education system (grade school to university). lagomorph777 Apr 2021 #61

Wow. What a joke. CrackityJones75 Apr 2021 #63

100% agree obamanut2012 Apr 2021 #68

If society put great value on people balancing plates on their noses like trained seals... Silent3 Apr 2021 #76

tldr obamanut2012 Apr 2021 #79

Agreed! CrackityJones75 Apr 2021 #101

Please quote the text where I said about "Put[ting] limitations on how much someone should... Silent3 Apr 2021 #74

Um, the title of your post? druidity33 Apr 2021 #84

Yup, 100% about not raising talented women UP obamanut2012 Apr 2021 #87

Nope, all about *wishing for* (not insisting, demanding, dictating) equality... Silent3 Apr 2021 #89

You literally just agreed with me it is about pushing women/girl athletes down obamanut2012 Apr 2021 #91

If the women's financial support stays where it is... Silent3 Apr 2021 #92

Besides the fact that the title has to be read along with the first line of the post... Silent3 Apr 2021 #88

I started by responding to your post CrackityJones75 Apr 2021 #99

YES! And thank you! druidity33 Apr 2021 #83

Thanks! CrackityJones75 Apr 2021 #100

I absolutely agree with this. And then some. thucythucy Apr 2021 #64

Soooo much homophobia and sexism in LPGA, WMMA, WNBA, WNTUSA obamanut2012 Apr 2021 #70

True. thucythucy Apr 2021 #102

"22 Men in Desperate Need of Rest, and 50,000 People Ron Green Apr 2021 #67

Sports isn't dumb or worthless entertainment. FlyingPiggy Apr 2021 #69

Ok BannonsLiver Apr 2021 #72

Cool story (n/m) BradAllison Apr 2021 #77

One item which most will agree on... Dawson Leery Apr 2021 #82

Most American high schools have a trophy case in the lobby. Dawson Leery Apr 2021 #86

And that case also holds debate, drama, etc. trophies obamanut2012 Apr 2021 #90

I'd love to see a breakdown in trophy size, prominence, frequency of sports-only displays, etc. Silent3 Apr 2021 #93

In the high school I attended, it was all sports in that case. Dawson Leery Apr 2021 #95

That's your experience, it isn;t mine obamanut2012 Apr 2021 #98

Same here. BannonsLiver Apr 2021 #97

*its BannonsLiver Apr 2021 #96

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Apr 2021 #103

MLB does use the NCAA AZProgressive Apr 2021 #104