Shields prompted her followers to “explain that supporting Trump does not make you racist”

I hadn’t even considered that. Imagine being the lawyer for the USWNT and preparing for this really tough lawsuit that you know will drag on filled with all these legal nuances. And then watching the opposing team do... this?

Along with the pile of horseshit these women have had to deal with, the knowledge that the US Soccer Federation is obviously wasting the ladies' hard-earned prize money on some shit lawyers must be particularly galling.

As a card carrying male, I can honestly say the women’s team is entirely more entertaining & emblematic of what US sports should stand for. Who pays any attention to the men’s team anyway? The women’s team can be viewed as role models and heroes instead of simply athletes.

You can’t bring other countries into this argument - this is a US decision, full stop.

You realize that all your arguments boil down to, “Well women are biologically inferior to men so of course they should be paid less.” Like it’s actually pretty shocking that you don’t try to hide your misogyny in a different argument like most do, it’s just very plainly stated like nothing is wrong with it and you…

The fact is that the USWNT could not beat any of the teams the USMNT plays

And not only that, but the women’s soccer team brought in over $1.5M more in revenue than the men’s soccer team over the last few years. So maybe the men should be taking a pay cut if it’s just about revenue?

By the same token, if the US Men’s team were to play the Japan ladies ... they’d lose. Because they suck. ;-)

The fact that you view women as “low level clients” is pretty awful and I hope one day you have enough perspective to feel ashamed for it.

But practically speaking, the scale of the global men’s game verses the global women’s game means that the men’s national team faces much stiffer competition.

By your rationale, the men’s team shouldn’t be paid hardly at all because they can’t beat the men’s teams from other countries.

Respectfully, that isn’t what this is about. The question is whether the controlling organization has a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for the gender disparity in pay. This might work if it were something like, say, stripping or sex work (in an alternate universe where sex work was treated with the respect it…

Just a friendly reminder that if you’re going to make the production argument (women should get paid less because they sell fewer tickets/jerseys/advertising minutes/etc.), you are, in fact, making the argument FOR equal pay. Women make less based on production BECAUSE WE ARE SEXIST AF, AND THAT’S WHY THE EQUAL PAY…

This is a strange argument because the USMNT doesn’t win against those international teams either.

The fact is that the USWNT could not beat any of the teams the USMNT plays, 9 times out of 10, and everyone involved is aware of that fact.

The fact is that the USWNT could not beat any of the teams the USMNT plays, 9 times out of 10, and everyone involved is aware of that fact.

“U.S. Soccer Federation Says Men and Women Who Play Soccer Aren’t Doing the Same Job”

More, that’s what new. Most people think they know how bad Trump is. Even now, they still don’t the half of it.

Here’s two more books that might be worth checking out. Not read them yet myself.