Kasz216 said:
Didn't watch it. Additionallly... men and other men aren't created on an equal physical level. A good 80% of MEN can't compete in Men's sports with that number being higher in proffesional sports. It seems odd that female sports exist with a similar ratio for a similar reason. Afterall the best women atheltes could still kill mediocre men atheletes in most cases and sports. Hell David Stern the commisoner of the NBA actually thinks we'll see a female player in the NBA in the next 10 years. |
I agree, obviously not everyone is created equal, however right now Men/Womens breakdowns is what works best for top teir competition in most sports. Obviously curling there is no reason for a mens/womens breakdown, but in speed skating wouldn't you want women to have a chance to win something? I mean, the men broke the women's world speed skating record for the 500m over 30 years ago and has far exceeded it (just one stat I was looking at the other day). In the women's downhil, Lindsey Vahn won using men's skis. She's been doing it all year long and destroying the competition. Once everyone found out they tried to switch to the longer/stiffer skis, but they gave up on them as they were "too hard to control". We're talking olympic level atheletes here where only 1 person actually uses the equivilent equipment as the men.
Removing the Mens/Womens breaks and introducing some other divider would lead to having the elite men's groups, and then everyone else in many competitions, and honestly I don't think many people want to watch that (or compete in it)
As for NBA, well the women really really really need to improve if they want to hit the court with the men. I'm yet to watch a women's game that wasn't laughable in comparison. Same goes for Lacross, Hockey, Football, and a lot of other sports. Obviously NASCAR is a sport where women can compete equally (except no one wants to fund any of them), and same goes with a few other sports where it is a shame they don't get a chance due to stereotypes.