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Megan Rapinoe is wrong

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by AroundTheWorld, Aug 20, 2023.

  1. Duncan McDonuts

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    The US Soccer Federation pays the USWNT, not FIFA. No argument here that FIFA is corrupt, though, not that it matters to the argument anyway.
     
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  2. fchowd0311

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    These are things everyone here knows.

    The real question is why do people like you care so much?
     
  3. fchowd0311

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    Are you an investor in US Soccer?
     
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    I get the logic, but I also don't know why people feel so strongly about it. None of us are personally affected if the Women's team get paid more, it's not my money in the pool that gets spent.

    I think every worker should fight to get paid more if they can.
     
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  5. AroundTheWorld

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    She can try to get more money. People can explain why she shouldn't have a case.

    Why do we feel strongly about anything? Like the Rockets? Because we choose to.
     
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  6. fchowd0311

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    Because I enjoy basketball. That doesn't involve being addicted to ******** on women athletes because a few of them advocate more more pay.

    I post about rent pricing and cartels often because I pay rent and that topic affects me.


    I b**** about fascism and the unnatural increase in things like anti-lgbtq content and bigotry because I have empathy for the fear and harassment they receive


    So why do you care about this so much?
     
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  7. Duncan McDonuts

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    It's a case study with principles that apply to life.

    Your whole argument sums up to negatively labeling the opposing view and saying it doesn't personally affect them. Not a very good debate.
     
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  8. fchowd0311

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    I'm not debating. I'm trying to figure out the mindset of incels and people obsessed with trashing women sports while also being addicted to pretending they care about women's sports just during the times they can be bigots to transsexuals.

    I'm not here to debate. I'm trying to figure out the fascist mindset and people like ATW are good case studies.
     
  9. AroundTheWorld

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    Just look in the mirror lol
     
  10. fchowd0311

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    Just to clear up terminology. Even if you think I'm the stereotypical "virgin in Mom's basement", "incel" refers to a specific type of involuntary celibate. It refers to the type who believes they are owed a woman and that women not sleeping with them is a result of modern women empowerment movements and "wokeism".

    Hey you could be a chad p***y slayer and still hold these views and be closer to the definition of "incel" than some harmless virgin dude who doesn't hold any of these views.
     
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    woke
    alert to and concerned about social injustice and discrimination:
    "he's an activist and very woke" · "woke culture has moved into mainstream journalism" · "my neighborhood is a very woke area" · "we need to stay angry, and stay woke"

    I think most compassionate people can claim some type of wokeness, I am concerned with social injustice and discrimination. I think some people take it too far and I will call them out when I think it goes too far, just like I call out folks on the extreme right such as MTG and Bobert.

    If I see discrimination and try and call it out I guess that makes me woke.......................truth be told ATW, I bet you have righted a wrong or two in your lifetime, does that make you woke, or just a guy who did the right thing? The whole woke thing has gone to an extreme and now it's just a word that has lost its real meaning..................hell, some of my maga friends use the word about ANYTHING they hate in a context that has no meaning.

    I wear woke as a badge of honor, does it mean I agree with everything, hell no..........I just find it ironic that if you're a compassionate person these days who cares about others and wants equality then that's a bad thing.....doesnt mean we all have to agree but try to be civil to people I don't agree with.

    It used to be "normal" for people to care about each other and be compassionate and want everyone to get a leg up in this world and do better...........now your just "woke" and half the population thinks your an idiot.

    I have a feeling more times than not some of my maga folks have very woke episodes and would not even admit it :D
     
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    I think she doesn’t deserve equal pay
    Compared to Messi
    Should should probably be his dog walker or person who parks his cars
    @ROXRAN
     
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    I agree..No way does she deserve equal pay..it’s nonsense, you get what your market brings you and don’t share the proceeds of a completely different market …a lot of fans Would pay to watch the Rockets and a lot of those same fans would NOT attend a WNBA game if you paid them to do so... it does not have the market ability because the product is simply NOT on the same level so why should there be equal pay ? Simple answer there shouldn’t be -it’s the same concept

    , the NBA and WNBA is a completely different market although the same sport ..,The average NBA player earns $5.3 million a year; the average WNBA player brings in $130,000 a year. The difference among elite players is more striking.…
     
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    You are trying really hard to find someone to disagree with you. In reality we are just wondering why do you care so much?
     
  18. ROXRAN

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    That’s what wokes do, no surprise ..always a victim mindset . They lash out. Blame capitalism, they usually mention the words “fascist” a lot. They usually say “why do you care” when their feelings get hurt. Nothing new. We heard it multiple times before

    Getting up early is racist, going to work and trying to make a living is white privileging, they hate art, fans and glass
     
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  19. fchowd0311

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    Like I get men's soccer is better... but you think women athletes ar the top of their sport get there by waking up late and doing things like missing practice?
     
  20. tinman

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    She’s making an excuse for her crap cause she lost to the hot Sweden team
     
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