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[Other Sport] 'Equal' pay at Wimbledon
- Thread starter Beach Seagull
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Interesting thought.
First week of Wimbledon - Women only. Second week - Men only.
Separate Ticket sales and TV revenues for each week.
Prize monies based on total revenues for each separate week.
(Put Mixed Doubles wherever)
Beach Seagull
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- Jan 2, 2010
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I’m willing to donate the balance to a brainless charity. PM me your bank details and I can sort this out.
You have no arguement just insults!!!! It's funny!! You and 'the large one' both exactly the same, cant stand being taken on so resort to insults. 'Socialist' eh?? But spend a fortune on 1901 membership and whinge about the food!!
DumLum
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Women fill all the seats so deserve the same money.
Insult? I think you’re being unfair. It was more a comedic put-down playing on the words you used in your post.
Anyway, you were right about one thing...it is indeed holiday time and I now need to sort my suitcase out. Have a nice Sunday.
I’m confused by this statement. You seem quite upset at the fact that women are getting paid the same to do less but if it was the other way round it’s like you’d be angry at anyone who was upset about it. So basically you’re upset at an injustice against men but also upset about women (and for some reason especially gay women) who complain about injustices against women.
hart's shirt
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Women's Final - 56 minutes
6-2, 6-2
Men's Final - 4 hours 57 minutes
7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 13-12 (7-3)
6-2, 6-2
Men's Final - 4 hours 57 minutes
7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 13-12 (7-3)
In summary, he’s an idiot.
Sussex Nomad
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Why is it if you don't agree with people they are the idiots and you so obviously are the voice for the people? Is calling names the best you can come up with? Isn't it just a little childish?
It’s nothing to do with disagreeing. Look at the arguments he is using (I’m assuming he’s a male). Look at the language he is using. Look at how he’s confusing and contradicting himself. His approach is a very strange way to behave if he wants a serious debate. And his approach is a very strange way to behave if he wants people to take him seriously and not think he’s a moron.
And when he was initially ignored he came back and made a load of snide comments about left wingers. Then he got called an idiot.
Sussex Nomad
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Make no assumptions I have no idea who he is, but to counter an argument with 'idiot' doesn't make an argument. It makes you look stupid.
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Closing credits on BBC's programme concluded with Halep showing off her trophy rather than Djokovic showing his. Sign of the times!
I'm really not sure how there's such a lack of understanding on this. The prize money is for reaching a particular round / winning NOT on time played. Very much like the FA Cup. Matches last different times, some have replays and others extra time yet teams still get the same prize money of reaching a particular round regardless of how long they played to get there.
As for those complaining about the insults being posted towards the OP - 'birds' and 'rug munchers' - says it all really !
As for those complaining about the insults being posted towards the OP - 'birds' and 'rug munchers' - says it all really !
Gritt23
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Or you just look at the situation objectively and can see that the appeal of the mens game is significantly greater than the womens and distribute prize money accordingly. I wonder what price ticket exchanges had for mens final vs womens final yesterday, and that was despite clashing with the GP and Cricket World Cup Final. I bet it was significantly higher for the mens.
Even if it was split according to the sets that are played, so the pot is split 5/8ths to the Mens game, and 3/8ths to the Womens, that would seem logical.
Instead the game appears to have buckled under the threat of being called sexist, but as an entertainment, there really is no competition..
surlyseagull
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- Aug 23, 2008
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Because it goes against everything that is regarded as equal...its quite simple really .
History ,why punish a generation for something they played no part in .
I was not engaging with his topic let alone countering it. I was simply calling an idiot and idiot. Thats not being stupid, that’s just stating the obvious.
Well, you have made an assumption.
Sussex Nomad
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W.C.
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I’m willing to donate the balance to a brainless charity. PM me your bank details and I can sort this out.
Ace!
lost in london
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Why do you care?
I don't think male tennis players care, they're not being prejudiced. I don't think sponsors or administrators care, they're still making money (Wimbledon spending £75m on a new roof shows they're not short of a few bob). Spectators don't care, they're just going to Wimbledon to watch tennis.
I think you only care because you can't bear to see 'birds' / 'rug munchers' being rewarded and the pendulum being marginally nudged back in their direction.
On your logic of games played being the only metric, a male player who won every set 6-0 on his way to the final showing his utter dominance should be paid less than a female player who battled through tie breaks in every single set on her way to winning. Surely that can't be right?