Every year men's sports teams make record high viewing numbers on both tv and live games, yet women’s team struggle to get half those viewers. Last year, Syracuse University had about a 21,000 people average attending their men’s basketball games while women had an average of only 752 people. This huge gap in fans is due to the fact that people like to watch men’s sports because women are not seen as strong, tough and athletic people which makes sports so exciting in the first place.
Football is one of the most popular sports in the United States. Yet, men are the only ones who play. There are no female football leagues or teams, even at the youth level. This is because women are viewed as delicate beings and if they were to play a sport like football, it just wouldn’t be as fast paced and rough which is what people like about football so much to begin with. Their tackles would be weak, and not …show more content…
Your Thoughts,” he asks people why they think people like to watch men’s sports over women’s. One states that “Women’s sports that are identical to men’s sports—soccer and basketball, for example—will never be popular, because men are faster, stronger and more athletic,” this just reinforces the idea that people will forever view men as more superior athletes, and this attracts people. In regards to a sport like volleyball, one states that “women earn fewer quick points than men due to differences in arm strength,” which would cause the short attention span audience that is the U.S. and easily cause them to flip the channel to a different, more exciting sport. As for their viewers, Sara Swann explains how “ even if there is a flurry of activity, it goes back to normal and then people forget who the players are until the next big event, which makes it hard to build a fanbase,” which explains why the hype for women's sports never lasts; that stereotype that every keeps in the back of their
Football is one of the most popular sports in the United States. Yet, men are the only ones who play. There are no female football leagues or teams, even at the youth level. This is because women are viewed as delicate beings and if they were to play a sport like football, it just wouldn’t be as fast paced and rough which is what people like about football so much to begin with. Their tackles would be weak, and not …show more content…
Your Thoughts,” he asks people why they think people like to watch men’s sports over women’s. One states that “Women’s sports that are identical to men’s sports—soccer and basketball, for example—will never be popular, because men are faster, stronger and more athletic,” this just reinforces the idea that people will forever view men as more superior athletes, and this attracts people. In regards to a sport like volleyball, one states that “women earn fewer quick points than men due to differences in arm strength,” which would cause the short attention span audience that is the U.S. and easily cause them to flip the channel to a different, more exciting sport. As for their viewers, Sara Swann explains how “ even if there is a flurry of activity, it goes back to normal and then people forget who the players are until the next big event, which makes it hard to build a fanbase,” which explains why the hype for women's sports never lasts; that stereotype that every keeps in the back of their