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I figured it out guys and girls and everything in between.
WHAT IF, we didn't make male or female or otherwise leagues at all?
The reason for having women's leagues in sport is because they suck by comparison in some sports and men suck by comparison in others.
How bout everyone is rated equally for performance alone in whatever... fucking luge, 100 meter dash, scrabble. Don't matter. BUT, you have registered advertising voted for your favorite athletes and money goes to them.
Let's see where the money goes.
And then we'll also find out whether all the righteous equality stuff stacks up to what Citizen actually want to see.
Fair and Democratic.
If shown bluered images if women or mens football people show no difference in excitement and enjoyment.
Your "fair" approach only works in a world where the starting lines are equal.
I also firmly believe that sports are worth funding irregardless of viewer numbers. It is a net positive for humanity if we compete in sports and celebrate our achievements.
I'm being rather sarcastic in my comment above. But one point to infer might be that the starting line will never be equal. It's not even equal amongst a group of only men or only women.
100% agree with you, sports are absolutely worth funding at all levels.
We live in a world where misogyny is systemic, just like racism. Girls are told by their parents and peers that they should stay away from certain professions, and then if they do try getting into those fields, like gaming, they are harassed and abused just for being female. For all the same reasons, they also don't get as many opportunities to make money. As such, their ability to play games, train for esports and travel becomes limited. Having a women's league removes some of the pressure and paves the way for mixed competitions.
Yeah I agree women's leagues are very important.