More feminist inanity/insanity- U.S. Soccer and women soccer stars settle equal pay lawsuit for $24 million (high school, rating)

[Goodnight]

Originally Posted by Du Ma

Whether women soccer players are as “good” as the men is not the factor here.

The only factor is how much revenue they bring in like ticket sales, PPV, ads, name recognition, etc

That is a good point.

[Taggerung]

Originally Posted by southking500

Weren't they defeated by a team of 15 year old middle school boys?
Any of the women seeking the big $$$ could just self-identify as a male and try out for the men's team.

Women, in terms of their physicality ie strength, speed, stamina, and so on, are about on the level of barely pubescent boys.

As far as I'm aware, there are no rules preventing women from competing on men's sports teams- it's just that none of them are good enough to do so.

[Mathguy]

For the record, playing ability vs. men is not important as this is sports entertainment afterall.

Women's tennis pay is much closer to mens because of the TV revenues being much closer and people like it despite how the men would dominate women's tennis just like soccer.

So, the fact that the US womens team would get beat by the men easily is moot with regards to pay just as it's moot that the womens team might win the world cup and the mens not even get close.

What matters is revenue, all of the revenue. Not hat sales, not concessions, not ticket sales but total revenues.

Again, this may have just been a PR payoff and they may not be actually getting equal pay.

[BlakeJones]

Another notch in the Communism bedpost

Now do NBA/WNBA, that one will be more fun

[Goodnight]

Originally Posted by The Dark Enlightenment

I would imagine the price of holding and televising the two tournaments is very large and roughly the same for each. I wonder if the Women's World Cup even makes enough, after costs, to provide $30 million for prize money. That might come out of the funds generated by the previous Men's World Cup.

That is up to FIFA, this is just US soccer. But since you mention it how much revenue was the US mens team responsible in World Cup play, when they got eliminated a few years ago did it effect ratings.

[Taggerung]

Originally Posted by BlakeJones

Another notch in the Communism bedpost

Now do NBA/WNBA, that one will be more fun

The WNBA is a product of NBA charity. They are legitimately propped up by the excess money overflowing from the NBA.

[osu1978]

Originally Posted by newtovenice

I think the mens team should challenge the women team.

See what happens.

The womans national team challenged one of the top U15 boys teams a few years ago and got blown out....

[LS Jaun]

Originally Posted by osu1978

The womans national team challenged one of the top U15 boys teams a few years ago and got blown out....

Guess the U15 boys should get paid as much as the Women's team, as they are better

[newtovenice]

Originally Posted by LS Jaun

Guess the U15 boys should get paid as much as the Women's team, as they are better

For anyone in sales, take note.

You don't have to generate as much money as the top seller, just sue your employer to get that extra $100K a year.

[BlakeJones]

Originally Posted by Taggerung

The WNBA is a product of NBA charity. They are legitimately propped up by the excess money overflowing from the NBA.

Misogynist! I demand to see $40 million dollar contracts to female basketball players immediately!

Bigots! Racists! Transphobes! Fatphobes! umm Russian Spies! umm umm Toxic Masculinators!!!!!!