Is it sexist not to care about women's sports?

[Dave Gray]

I don't care about women's basketball at all.  I don't care about women's soccer.  I don't care about women's anything, when it comes to sports. 

Do you think that says something about me?

The one case where I can see myself watching women's sports is either fighting or driving.

[Brian Fein]

No.  No one cares about women's sports. 

[Sunstroke]

It isn't sexist...just logical.

Women's sports are just flat-out boring to me. Even the highest level of female athletics just makes me yawn.

[Dave Gray]

Why is that?  I'd honestly rather watch pick up basketball than the WNBA.

[Guru-In-Vegas]

I think it depends on the sport and what exactly you're looking for to be entertained.  For example, if you enjoy a competitive match, game or fight because of the equal competition of the athletes then gender doesn't really matter.  I enjoy a female MMA match that is EVENLY matched just like I would men's.  

Now, if you only enjoy sports because of how big, fast, and how high they can jump/dunk/throw a ball, then you obviously enjoy sports for a different reason.  I wouldn't say it really makes you sexist.  You're more interested in the athletics, abilities or even skill rather than the competition itself.

I do find it funny that people enjoy college or even high school sports more than the pros.  If you enjoy lower levels of competition because of "heart" and "they don't play for money" then you should shut up and watch WNBA.  

[Tenshot13]

Women's beach volleyball is awesome.  I'll always stop to watch that.

[Dave Gray]

What I like even less is when there are fake women's sports, like football, but they're wearing lingerie.

[Pappy13]

It's not sexist, but I do think it's narrow minded.  I actually enjoy a lot of women's sports including Soccer, Softball and Volleyball. How is it any different for women to compete against other women than having men compete against other men? It's competitive within the sport.  It would be like saying you don't enjoy watching little league baseball, pee-wee football or college sports because they don't play at the same level as the pro's.

Next chance you get, please go watch Marta from Brazil play soccer. You might just get a new found appreciation for women's soccer. She's nearly as good as the men and I dare say she's better than some of the men on the US National team.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marta_Vieira_da_Silva

[fyo]

I actually thought about making a thread on this a day or two ago when someone brought up Women's World Cup Soccer.

What pro female sports are actually popular? The only two I can think of are tennis and golf.

[Pappy13]

I actually thought about making a thread on this a day or two ago when someone brought up Women's World Cup Soccer.

What pro female sports are actually popular? The only two I can think of are tennis and golf.

In the US or in the world?

Women's soccer is quickly gaining a foothold in the world as a popular sport. Some of the stars are Marta whom I mentioned above, Kelly Smith from England and Abby Wambach from the US. They are all well known outside of the US, not so much in the US just because soccer itself is not that popular.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Smith
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abby_Wambach

[Dave Gray]

It's not sexist, but I do think it's narrow minded.

I don't think it's narrow minded, because it's not like I don't care out of principle or out of ignorance.  When the WNBA is on, after 5 minutes, I'm done watching.  It's not from lack of trying.

It would be like saying you don't enjoy watching little league baseball, pee-wee football or college sports because they don't play at the same level as the pro's.

Now that we're on the subject, I don't watch those other things either.  I watch some college football, but I think what makes it interesting is that you have a very wide range of quality on the field (the pros are all very, very good players), so there are crazy matchups that make for interesting and nutty plays.  I prefer the pro level of sports over those below it every time, however.

Next chance you get, please go watch Marta from Brazil play soccer. You might just get a new found appreciation for women's soccer. She's nearly as good as the men and I dare say she's better than some of the men on the US National team.

There's just no way that this is true.  I'm sure that she's a great player and deserves to be commended for it, but there's no way that she's better than any of the men on the national team.  I've heard this kind of discussion before with other things -- some sports anchor was trying to make a point that the Tennessee women's basketball team could beat the Knicks when they were terrible.  As good as this Brazilian player is, she just can't run as fast, jump as high, or use her body size like the men.  She would get completely worked at that level of play.

[Brian Fein]

If they lowered the rim in WNBA to 9 feet, would it be more interesting, less interesting, or equally boring?

[Spider-Dan]

Next chance you get, please go watch Marta from Brazil play soccer. You might just get a new found appreciation for women's soccer. She's nearly as good as the men and I dare say she's better than some of the men on the US National team.

If the U.S. women's basketball team could beat the English men's basketball team, would that give you a new found respect for the WNBA?

Beating the U.S. in soccer is not really something to be proud of.

[Pappy13]

Now that we're on the subject, I don't watch those other things either. I prefer the pro level of sports over those below it every time, however.

Well I prefer to watch professional sports on TV, but I certainly enjoy a good little league baseball game, pee-wee football game or even a college game. I guess the difference with me is that I'm more concerned with the actual competition itself rather than the players playing it. I don't really care whether or not it's Michael Jordan playing or my grandson, if the game is well played and competitive at that level, it's just as fun for me to watch.

There's just no way that this is true.  I'm sure that she's a great player and deserves to be commended for it, but there's no way that she's better than any of the men on the national team.

Have you ever seen her play? How can you be so sure without having ever seen her play? Did you watch Bornstein play the other night against Mexico?

As good as this Brazilian player is, she just can't run as fast, jump as high, or use her body size like the men.  She would get completely worked at that level of play.

Soccer isn't all about size or speed like some sports are, it's more about technical ability. Speed is important, but not really flat out speed, speed with the ball at your feet is more important most times and quickness rather than speed is usually what seperates players. I've seen lots of select level girls soccer players that were better than rec boys soccer players. They would run rings around them. Not because they were faster or stronger, but because they were more talented.

But you're probably right, the men on the US men's team could probably outplay her, that was an exaggeration on my part and partly due to my frustration with watching the USMNT play against Mexico the other night. It was embarrasing at times. I'm pretty sure my son can outplay Bornstein at least on that night. LOL

[MikeO]

is mud wrestling a sport?! lol

Not sexist at all. In THIS country Men cannot support every sport. If "women's" sports are gonna take off its up to the female population to support it.

You can't expect "men" to support MLB, NFL, NBA, Golf, NHL, College Sports....among other things. And then ON TOP OF THAT support "womens sports." If females want these womens sports to be relevant, they gotta get off their butts and support them