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It’s not some great gotcha to say womens games in some sports are more boring- they are- I’ve admitted they are. Mens games are boring too. That’s just aesthetics and personal choice . My whole argument is about what is valued enough to put money into and why, and who is thought of as a possible sports fan and why. And how we think of sports or female bodies generally.
Would you rather watch male volleyball/ gymnastics/ synchronised swimming or the womens game ?
No one likes watching sports when people are bad at what they're doing or when they clearly haven't put the work in or where teams are not evenly matched. but I like seeing people excel at things and there are many sports where women excel better than men. And In many sports, the way women play the game is very different from the mens game. And that's interesting to see also.
The mental block you might be having is trying to compare womens physicality to mens and finding all these places where they "fall short" but the truth is women aren't lesser men- they're their own kind of being and it's quite interesting to watch them do their own thing. It's like you're arguing that watching Phelps swim isn't compelling because there are fish that are quicker. or, like saying Usain Bolt shouldn't get paid much because cheetahs can outpace him.
Do you not watch the paralympics because those guys are running on blades? Do you not watch ranji cricket because it's not the world cup? that's a rather sad attitude to have toward sport. But you do you.
Actually - any day of the week I personally would rather watch the women I've named or the sports I've named than watch a five-day test match. It is boring and time-consuming and honestly- cricket as a sport is just not as fun to watch. And that's probably the case for a lot of Indian women who dont like watching cricket. It's just no fun to them I would also rather watch any of the women rather than watch formula 1 races. It is no fun. The problem is no one in sports thinks that is an untapped market that you can persuade to watch sports by figuring out what they like. And because no one tries to market to these women who would otherwise be interested- there isn't enough viewership, and not enough money for sportswomen.
I don't really blame men who don't like watching women's games. I do however blame sporting associations and broadcasting companies who will not try to expand the viewership base and will not try and do better by women who are at the top of their sport.
Imagine if the opposite was true. Imagine if we lived in a world where dancing rather than sports got all this attention and importance and money. Women are superior at dance. Take any kind you like- Bharatanatyam to Ballet, I and everyone I know would rather watch women than men. Now imagine that managers only signed on women, only women got brand deals, only female dancers were encouraged in schools and universities and only female dancers could count on being able to feed themselves from dancing. And imagine when there are amazing male dancers like Gene Kelly or Prabhudeva and they get trashed because they are not as good as the average woman in the Bolshoi Ballet company. would that be fair? Would that not be unfair to men who would be the best dancers of their age because they're being judged by something they aren't physically capable of? Now imagine you read comments about how "hey I have a husband and a son and brothers but men should just not bother with the dancing- why on earth would anyone want to watch that? it's completely fair for these guys to not be able to make a living out of their craft because it bores me personally". Do you think that might make you feel that person was judging unfairly and wasn't taking into consideration that human beings who are talented and hard-working and at the top of their group should be encouraged because it is about human freedom? And maybe men shouldn't be judged by standards that are appropriate for female bodies? Maybe mens dancing looks different and relies on different moves because of their bodies and thats okay?
The thing is dance really is a female-dominated profession- it just doesn't pay well because- well its a female-dominated profession. You might want to ask why cricketers get paid more than dancers while you're thinking all this over.
Now in professional careers it's different because women lawyers/doctors etc. are/can be just as capable as their men counterparts or even more capable if i am being honest. but sports, i am not too sure. like i said, pls put forth your points. i am trying to understand feminism and i would love for you to clarify. mere ghar pe bhi behen beti maa hai and my dad has always treated my sister equally. thanks and have a great day to all powerful ladies of LI.