Sometimes Women Should Be Paid Less

It doesn’t matter that Caitlin Clark is an incredible player, she was never going to make what men make in the NBA … because people don’t watch the WNBA.
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[@danielhaas9612]

She signed a 25 million dollar contract with Nike. If you're worth it, you will get paid.

[@michaelrivera8360]

Like many said Caitlin Clark is the only reason now WNBA is being talked about which proves she is the star which is why she is getting indorsement deals.But without her nobody would care about WNBA

[@niallk9336]

@@michaelrivera8360 People might care about her. In the same way Olympic athletes can trade on that currency for a long time with sporting endorsements. I doubt anyone will care about WNBA with or without Caitlin.

[@michaelrivera8360]

True​@@niallk9336

[@oneone3983]

If that's the case then why are we talking only about her pay . Why they not talking about her game translating to the wnba​@@michaelrivera8360

[@oneone3983]

​@@niallk9336exactly funny how they not talking about game and that's she plays no defense

[@tbruce8187]

Bill Burr said it best, "Because you don't sell any f*cking tickets!"

[@Cooljohn760]

😂”Nobody is going to their games.

[@johncrow5552]

its why whamen support communsim.

[@El_Bueno]

Women themselves failed them. Too busy watching kardashians and desperate housewives.

[@rpullins]

Women like to complain but don’t want to put the work in.

[@JeremyD325]

“It’s not my job to care about women’s sports. I have men’s sports to pay attention to” Bill is a savage but he’s also 100% correct. Women should be more supportive of women’s sports the way men do with our sports. It’s simple business if your company isn’t generating revenue your salary will reflect that obviously

[@Dougherty_DozenFan]

I don’t think people realize they get paid based on the views they get. I promise it’s not sexist.

[@jrstoelting]

Not only that, the WNBA are subsidized by the NBA. If they went only by their own earnings, the WNBA would be bankrupt.

[@46sn29]

They do. They just don't care.

[@ericchism4855]

@@46sn29 The WNBA is subsidized by the NBA. It isn't profitable. She should get paid more IF she draws more fans. Time will tell. Maybe she will make a lot more on her next contract.

[@kuunami]

They 100 percent do realize. They just don't care. Most of their salary already is subsidized by the men's game and as always when you give people handouts they'll reward you by demanding more.

[@lvup7907]

this whole topic is so old and tired but it still gets more attention then the WNBA

[@ramonarobot]

I’m reminded of Bill Burr’s stand up on WNBA where feminists are complaining but aren’t buying tickets 😅

[@robertlunderwood]

They need to take to their end of the couch.

[@FloydRunner2049]

@@robertlunderwoodAs long as they bought the couch, paid the rent, bought the snacks AND bought WNBA gear AND season tickets. If women want to be “matriarchal” time to step up. Sprinkle, drizzle

[@darthvillarious]

Yep, it's the tale as old as time with women. Women: "I support women", Men: "go buy tickets".. Women: "....(silence)". LOL Enough said.

[@darthvillarious]

@@FloydRunner2049 That right you ladies need to start paying the alimony, the child support and give men some of that Drizzle Drizzle.

[@AnnopWhaley]

He also mentioned how they'll invest their time and money into shows like the housewives series where women tear each other apart but won't buy tickets to watch a group of women work together to achieve something.

[@Zzplys]

I'm getting really sick of the "pay gap gender" debacle

[@geraldgrisham37]

You said it!

[@shatteredcore]

This is just a black flag operations :-p I've said it before and I'll say it again, I think she was born a man ;-) I was only kidding last time, but now I've seen the close-up pics, and I have doubts she even has a mini-moustache Insert the ending scene of Ace Venture: Pet Detective 😛

[@live4god30]

Agreed! It's been debunked hundreds of times that men and women earn the same amount for generating the same amount of money.

[@flexjohnson18]

The issue is its emotional for those who beleive it. Logic debunked it but logic isn't emotional

[@coolerheadsprevail9312]

The NBA was founded in 1946. It did not begin with large player contracts! It's unfortunate that the wnba has been a subsidized league and expects the men to become fans and support it. Men are useless, huh? Until you need their money. If you want the fans (mostly male) to come then dunk, do fast breaks, play well (no sloppy midschool play yard crap) and they will come. Shooting three is not enough.

[@legogonegaming]

Last week I got drunk and watched a WNBA game. I don’t drink anymore.

[@GregTurismo]

😂

[@daraheid9149]

College basketball whether female or male is just better, they try so much harder

[@legogonegaming]

@@daraheid9149 I like watching college women’s but I wasn’t a fan of wnba and the leftist bull around the pay has pushed me even further from it

[@Jetman41]

Congrats dude! Sorry it had to take doing something so drastically stupid to get you to stop drinking.

[@T0tenkampf]

The WNBA has never had a profitable season, they are basically a charity organization funded by the NBA. They should feel fortunate that they can make a living playing a sport. The old LFL women's football was far more entertaining, even without considering the outfits, and they couldn't even keep a TV contract.

[@ericchism4855]

Maybe she will be the player that draws eyes to the WNBA. I won't hold my breath, but it could happen.

[@michaelrivera8360]

I think that is what woman said WNBA doesn't even try to make the females look attractive which is the big reason guys watch lol

[@PapaEnoch052]

Most of the WNBA people make their money from endorsements and commercials. Even though she makes 6 Gs she will be making good money and can make millions.

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

@@ericchism4855hahaha no she won’t. She trending on Twitter for a few weeks. Everyone will forget her name by the time the season starts back up in 6 months

[@T0tenkampf]

@@ericchism4855 well that would be cool, and then she deserves a bigger slice of that success!

[@BradleyRaddah-i1z]

You get paid what your worth. The NBA brings in 10 billion dollars while the WNBA makes little over 60 million which is a loss, they are funded by the NBA. If the feminists want them to earn more they should go watch their games

[@imo098765]

If they were paid their worth, they would have to pay the WNBA because they dont make anything to be worth something

[@BamBamBigelow..]

Imagine if WNBA was an independent company and not financed by NBA?

[@stuartmcgill3599]

Any loss making start up just wouldn't last more than 4 years at best

[@Sammich88]

They wouldn't exist, dumb hypothetical.

[@niallk9336]

@@Sammich88 ... not dumb. Why triggered?

[@teecakes]

@@niallk9336 It is dumb, the NBA keeps the WNBA afloat with a $15M donation every year. Without that donation, literally the cameras and arenas for the games would not be able to be paid for, the announcers and the coaches wouldn't be paid to attend games, and none of the players' salaries would be paid for. Because the WNBA is not generating any revenue from ad sales of people watching games on TV or buying tickets to live events LIKE THE NBA IS So it's not even a hypothetical, without the NBA there is no WNBA.

[@MattW-vh1ew]

Just like the actor/actress pay. No one forces anyone to sign these contracts. They can get a regular blue color job and make the average 50-60k grinding away. They chose to sign the contract maybe stop crying about getting the opportunity to do what you enjoy at a pay that’s higher then the average income.

[@matejb2]

Top male models might earn up to 75% less than female models. Female models had an average salary of $41,300, earning 148% more than male models, never heard any woman complain about this wage gap!? Also WNBA players can any time join a NBA team, if they are as good as players as the men are and can earn same wage as them, because there are no rules against women playing in the NBA.

[@Rkbmomma]

They would quickly get "bodied" out of the game.

[@notYisan]

i dont see any article about Caitlin herself or her parents complained about the contract. the outrage is overblown.

[@jrt0301]

thank you!! she also made well over $3 MILLION just in her last ncaa season from NIL deals. i highly doubt she’ll ever make less than 7 figures if she stays on this path, people forget salary isn’t the only way athletes are paid.

[@fishin11]

Know why she holds the record now? Because she plays against a bunch of girls that are just that, girls. I don’t watch WNBA, never will, it’s just a bunch of girls throwing a ball around!! You have one exceptional player, that’s good, can shoot, but she’s playing against girls! Of course she will break records, she an exceptional ‘girl’ player! Sorry if I hurt your or anyone’s feelings but that’s the way it is!!! I love to see records broke, but ok she did it. As for the player that lost the record, it’s true what she said, she didn’t have 3 point shots when she did it. So in a sense it’s easier now with three point shots! There, I said what no one else wants to.

[@stevef68]

I asked some women that were appalled by her pay how many WNBA games they have been to and could they name ANY WNBA player besides Caitlin? *crickets*

[@Rkbmomma]

Minnesota Lynx were a great team winning WNBA Championships several times with Lindsay Whalen, Simone Augustus & Maya Moore.(most recent was 2019). Whalen was a HUGE success in Minnesota at the High School level & she played for the Gophers & led them to the final four in 2004.

[@LetholdusKaspyr]

If they were paid a percentage of profits, they would have to pay to play in the WNBA.

[@GregTurismo]

They should, turn it into a gym membership for coordinated exercise lol

[@tapiolautavaara9532]

Essentially, their "fair share getting paid what they are worth" means these chicks need to get actual jobs and start paying the NBA for all the millions they lose every year. You all heard what da president said, while obviously incapable to quite think his virtue signaling logically through.

[@ChrisBallard687]

Most rich people stay rich by spending like the poor and investing without stopping then most poor people stay poor by spending like the rich yet not investing like the rich but impressing them

[@BillySampson681]

People prefer to spend money on liabilities, Rather than investing in assets and be very profitable.

[@CarlosGarcia56590]

You are so correct! Save, invest and spend for necessities and a few small luxuries relatives to one's total assets ratio

[@MarieRandy438]

Making a living is becoming more challenging, and it's difficult for me to save enough to enjoy quality time with my loved ones

[@BrettAllen-ds5fi]

Even though digital currency has taken over the world, people still work for people. So, why not consider buying stocks and crypto and holding onto them?

[@KathyJvanest]

That's a great point! With the rise of digital currency, investing in stocks and crypto can be a smart move. It's a way to potentially grow your wealth and secure your financial future.

[@gregoryadler7806]

People get paid on what the audience wants….supply and demand..economics 101.

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

To which, women only have themselves to blame for not tuning in to watch their sex play basketball. Where are all the feminists supporting their players? Too busy watching the golden bachelor and Kardashian shows lol.

[@shatteredcore]

lol look at hollywood and the gaming industry trying to 'woke' gender everything (and making every1 want to puke in the process) by doing remakes of males superhero movies by replacing the lead player with a talentless female... The Barbie&Ken movie: Ken got oscars and barbie didn't because the male "best friend who never gets any credit" role was just so well played and resonated with audiences sooooooo much more than the dumb barbie entitlement fake-victim story-line 😛 The dude that played Ken should really play Batman's Robin in the next movies, to cash in on the premis set here They'll complaign that Hollywood is still a male-dominated industry that doesn't write any good parts for women... But do you know what 'women for women' TV looks like: soap opera's about random affairs and constant infighting due to toxic gossip and petty jealousies, and only the saddest specimens of the female kind watch those after all 😛 The only field of entertainment that scores well on female representation is the book-industry, and it has an over-representation... When it comes down to using 2-3 pages to describe a room(that doesn't even exist outside of their fantasy land) and what some1 is wearing, female authors are naturals at it :-p When it comes down to making plot driven thrillers that really get the ball rolling, go read Alfred Hitchcock or Stephen King 😛 Not to mention that 25% of the female authors specialize in feminist man-hating literature😖 They should stop playing the fake victim while selfishly just doing whatever they want to do or feel like... If they want real succes rates, they should just work to improve the quality of their works, ya know like cater to the audience 😛

[@JackMosesYT]

Indeed, Taylor Swift's ascent to billionaire status underscores her unparalleled appeal across diverse demographics. Her substantial net worth, exceeding Drake's by $850,000,000 USD, reflects not gender bias but rather her extraordinary ability to captivate a vast audience. MORE ATTENTION = MORE MONEY

[@shatteredcore]

@@JackMosesYT the people that actually care about taylor swift is not proportional to the amount of effort that has been put into shoving her down every1's throats, wheter they want to or not, untill people are puking... She is more hype than talent, but modern day hypsters only care about the latest hype 😛 But heck, she probably has more talent than all of the ganster-rap and ho-pop that get forcefully shoved down our throats, you have a point there ;-) But there are more talented people singing under their shower than her, that'll never get famous because they don't care about the hype and won't take their clothes off to get record deals (lilly allen said it best: "I'll take my clothes off, and it'll be shameless... 'cause every1 knows that this is how you get famous")

[@JackMosesYT]

@@shatteredcore Well said. I don't care about the swifts lol. Just for metrics, and to prove Brett's point. I totally agree.

[@100theDork]

The outrage over this just shows how few of these people actually watch/follow the WNBA

[@SeanCosgrove1]

I play goalie in my local beer hockey league. Why am I not paid AT LEAST the NHL minimum of $800k?

[@johndurham6172]

Have to ask what is the beer 🍺 league and do you drink during the game or have to wait 😆

[@SeanCosgrove1]

@@johndurham6172Beer league is generally just local leagues of guys who are generally 30+ who play hockey/softball/baseball/bowling etc competitively, but no body checking (you have to go to work in the morning). And yes, sometimes you have beers in the parking lot or at the local bar afterward.

[@Blake-iu1bl]

​@@SeanCosgrove1home run champ 2 years straight all I got was a free uni and didn't pay in tourney's 😂😂😂

[@SeanCosgrove1]

@@Blake-iu1bl feels bad man

[@Blake-iu1bl]

@@SeanCosgrove1 lol 😂 it really does 😂 I'm gonna be watching you 😅

[@latdamon3602]

For all my life, I've always heard people lamenting the relatively low salaries of firefighters, teachers, cops, first responders, etc. in comparison to overpaid pro athletes that play a game for a living. Now we have a marquee athlete getting paid comparably to the "noble professions" and all I hear are people complaining that she should be paid MORE. What happened? You finally got what you wanted!

[@shane757]

If I got 75k for playing 40 games in an ultimate frisbee league (my favorite sport pastime) in 3ish months I sure as heck wouldn't be complaining that the promoters, who are losing money every match, aren't paying me lebron money.

[@Remianen]

Get out of here with your sexist, misogynistic *_logic!_* /s

[@desangesquinous]

Wait a minute... "It's time that we gave our daughters the same opportunities as our sons..." ??? You mean by forcing our nation's daughters to play sports against our sons? How is that fair? What planet did that joker wake up on?

[@aust3nsw0rld]

It's funny how woke people don't even know basic biology. A man is physically stronger and faster than a woman, their muscles are more dense, etc. It takes a simple Google search to know about the VERY visible differences. Not to mention how women are more prone to get murdered, stalked, and other horrible stuff because we're the weaker gender. Women are not physically equal to men, even with dr*gs and everything else. It shouldn't even be supported for both genders to compete against each other. It's clearly unfair because MEN ARE STRONGER AND FASTER THAN WOMEN.

[@ToBeHonestWitchu]

I just did an assignment in my economics class about the “wage gap,” and the article straight up lied but i had to do it 😂😂

[@physetermacrocephalus2209]

Once you graduate and achieve a position of authority you know what must be done. Remember your duty.

[@ToBeHonestWitchu]

@@physetermacrocephalus2209 which would be what?

[@physetermacrocephalus2209]

@@ToBeHonestWitchu Use your imagination. I cannot give you direct orders for your own good.

[@WaterFaucet24]

@@ToBeHonestWitchuTell the truth.

[@masongreen1371]

Coward

[@ramaSwamp]

"I'm an employee in a company, and my CEO earns WAY more. This is unfair, we want to earn our fair share!!!" People nowadays need to grow up and stop demanding money for doing nothing.

[@Beproductivetodayyall]

I think people are just forgetting that even if you’re a superstar in college, you haven’t proven yourself in the pros. Like a rookies not gonna get the same contract as a seasoned player no matter the league. In the WNBA’s case, they have less money so it just makes sense lol. This isn’t a matter of sexism and it’s crazy ppl still think that. If the league has less money, lower contracts. It’s not that difficult 😭😭

[@GemKalena]

I was in my AP human geography class and I did that in sports, a lot of the time, women should not make as much because of the lack of interest in women’s sports. The whole class gasped and then I said that no one watched these sports and the class shut up and went quiet.

[@meleebrawler6462]

People are paid based on merit, not on the basis of sex.

[@christopherr.561]

Well some people are paid on the basis of sex. ;)

[@symbiote-spiderman-13]

​@@christopherr.561proof = trust me bro

[@blinkzth]

@@christopherr.561while true I think people are a little too quick to claim discrimination

[@niallk9336]

There's a lot of white women holding down Affirmative Action HR, Marketing, etc. jobs. Getting paid explicitly on the basis of their sex. We could replace all of them with a python script 10 years ago. Those jobs exist solely so companies can satisfy affirmative action.

[@iisanityfallsii]

@@christopherr.561Not at any high level

[@roberthamelin5637]

Stop watching keeping up with the kardashians and start supporting your athletes ladies.

[@perfectweather]

Men don't get paid the same as each other in most jobs. How many men here have seen a new hire get paid the same or more than them even though they don't have any experience. The wages amongst men aren't fair and equal why do women expect to be paid the same as anyone else when most people understand you negotiate your own pay, if you do a bad job with that renegotiate or move on.

[@annearly3200]

I saw a scene on a Tv show, and a woman was mad that a man who hired after was getting paid more. When she asked about it. The doctor said he asked for more in the interview negotiations.

[@JustinCoffman-ht3lg]

Unfortunately that happened to me at my job and higher management ended up being ousted months later.

[@dxmxrxsbxxckthxwxxdxlf3931]

I have a co-worker who has a passion, a real passion for the job he has. He and I basically do the same job, the main difference is that sometimes he works longer hours, does everything and anything to keep things running smoothly, and has a laser sharp focus on what he is doing and does it real fast like there is no tomorrow. On the other hand, I have difficulty focusing even with music, I am more laid back because I prefer accuracy over speed, and I like to pause and check the overall status of my environment and help others as needed. I am grateful to have him as a teammate because he doesn't mind taking over if I need help and I try to help him whenever I can (quietly because his pride can be quite fragile)

[@traceh5582]

​@@dxmxrxsbxxckthxwxxdxlf3931 I can relate, I have had a similar experience with one of my closest friends since childhood. We are both in the IT field. However, this is definitely his calling where as for me I am here because I fell into it and stuck around due to the job stability and room for career growth. For me it is definitely something I do to pay the bills. If there was not a company paying me to do this, I would not be doing it at all on my free time. But he has been playing around with this stuff as a hobby since the age of 13. When I am off work in the evening I detach from it completely, and focus on what actually brings me joy. During his evenings he is still consumed by his job. He is constantly trying to think through problems he is having at work during the evening, doing additional research, and even working late into the night unnecessarily. He just tells me the work needs to get done, and is basically consumed by it most of the time. Because of this difference in passions I am completely on board with him making more money than me in this field. I do my job, have good metrics and have good reviews. But I do not live for this the same way he does, because of this his free time is used for work as well which pushes his knowledge and abilities to the next level. It would be crazy for me to expect to make the same amount of money as someone who brings as much value to a company as he does, if anything him being rewarded for all of this extra effort is a good indicator that if I ever became obsessed with it there is that much further I can climb on the totem pole of our career. People bring different things to the table, but compensation and rewards should always be merit based, not equal just to protect feelings.

[@trenchcoatmafioso]

Someone getting paid over $100 000 a year to do something they enjoy. How awful.

[@RojinDrawsStuff]

They be complaining while living my dream

[@ElleD308]

I don't get why they're fkn out... as Ronda Rousey elegantly put it, they pay her millions because she makes her investors win millions. No offense, but if your work is even branded as NOT PROFITABLE, how are you expecting to earn a lot?

[@hermionemouse]

Frankly, I think ALL of them are grossly OVER PAID. It's disgusting how much pro athletes, Hollywood, pop stars, and politicians make. I work in Healthcare and would be ecstatic to make as much as the WNBA is paying her, excluding all the ridiculously high sponsorships. It's ridiculous.

[@floydfanboy2948]

Athletes are just clowns paid to dance. Overpaid clowns that is. There is a solution: vote with your wallet. Don't watch, don't buy tickets, don't buy merchandise and watch the whole ridiculous structure collapse.

[@hermionemouse]

@@floydfanboy2948 I don't buy tickets nor watch on TV. I'm still thoroughly disgusted with it all.

[@Amethyst_Dragon.exe.]

"Sir are you actually that dumb?" oh hes more than dumb...-

[@VeryOldMerc]

Her rookie salary is set by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) signed by the WNBA players and team owners.

[@macngeeseyt6029]

The wnba is just giving them pity money at this point, why dont they just try and upgrade their marketing tactics?

[@SeanCosgrove1]

It's been over 25 years. Everyone who is interested in basketball knows the WNBA exists at this point. They're just not interested.

[@generalblackblood3693]

Literally anything to belittle and demean men. "This young lady has a career is sports that is literally paid for by men. How dare men not pay her what we think she should earn...no we're not going to help pay her."

[@emmamaschka4040]

I work at a sports bar and it’s a running joke among the managers and bartenders that no one cares about women’s sports, especially women. I can count on one hand how many times we’ve been asked to change a TV to a women’s game, and it’s all been men who are asking😅

[@pamelabeth]

Omg yesssss! My son (who is only 9 yrs old) was so excited a few weeks ago about the USA soccer team competition for the CONCACAF. And I was like hell yeah let's watch all the games. And then he mentioned "Oh it's the women's soccer team btw". And suddenly I was less excited and interested. But he didn't care. He loves soccer, so he still watched all the games. Men's teams, imo, are just more exciting.

[@neilhupton1945]

In from England and the only 2 women I've seen play basketball is Caitlin Clark and that chap who got arrested in Russia. Caitlin Clark is a proper superstar!

[@benadek6703]

The chap? Have some respect

[@iisanityfallsii]

⁠Then go look up how much The Kardashians show makes. You’ll see where all that moneys going. 😂

[@xoxo7ayati]

I have a tournament right now, but right when I saw Brett cooper posting I knew I had to watch it. I’m 13 years old and I agree with Brett coopers message! Thank you so much for sharing the truth

[@lizafrench8455]

Caitlin Clark seems like the player that practices after school till the street lights came on. Sinking baskets back to back for hours.

[@hoverpilder1905]

NBA Revenue last yr $10.58 BILLION. WNBA revenue last year: $60 MILLION. How can u ask the WNBA pay it's players the same as the NBA?

[@gregoryadler7806]

You don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

[@johncrow5552]

its why whamen support communsim.

[@mahdicloete5343]

I have an honours degree in nursing and I get paid $5.50 an hour. Literally had to dig a woman's placenta out of the toilet last night, I sure as hell deserve more but here we all are.

[@themysterykid1]

@@mahdicloete5343difference is you don’t have to sell tickets

[@sauce8277]

Not being paid enough is a very small symptom of all the actual financial corruption present. Everyone wants to be paid their fair share. But it's completely irrelevant when everything connected to money is basically trying to be controlled to the point the "fair pay" isn't even worth anything.

[@jimwilson7528]

Headsssssssss up!!!!!The commissioner of the WNBA said the mainstream media put out a false narrative about the wages. She said the salary they showed for Caitlin Clark wasn't even for the first round draft pick ..... it was for someone much lower.She also said with bonus and stock options Caitlin could make up to $500,000.00 in WNBA wages, just this season.

[@DisAintAva]

THIS IS WHAT IM SAYING!!! Thanks for spreading the KNOWLEDGE. I (14 female) and my mother, (38 female) had a debate about this. I love nba because (I personally) think it is more entertaining and fun to watch. Like WNBA MIGHT do 1 dunk every couple games. NBA dunks every where. My mom was like “it’s so hard being a female sports player! Look at the pay gap!!” I said: WHICH ONE HAS MORE VIEWERS? The WNBA was not very interesting and I tried watching one game and I was underwhelmed. Instead of all these feminists complaining about the pay gap in women and men’s sports, actually WATCH WNBA. I bet half of those commenters can’t name 10 WNBA players. This is absolutely ridiculous 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@patrickmcgavin2245]

Caitlin is paid what the revenue will allow. Caitlin Clark will be making millions of dollars for her shoe deal she signed with Nike. I think it's around 20 million dollars. Caitlin Clark will not be hurting for 💰.

[@sumairshirazi]

Ofcourse they should be paid less women don't even watch women's sports at all. Compared to the men.

[@hyiso811]

Yeah, as a woman I only watch the NBA, never the WNBA.

[@Finally_Christmas]

I agree I’m a girl and I would never watch the wnba it’s just boring to me

[@blueiris1542]

As a woman I watch neither the NBA or The WNBA, but I know women prefer the NBA overall

[@iisanityfallsii]

@@blueiris1542Then go look up how much The Kardashians show makes. You’ll see where all that moneys going. 😂

[@iceman-hw7kb]

​@@hyiso811 same

[@matthewjohnston1400]

Markets price labour. There is no wage gap. There is a productivity gap.

[@356z]

Entertainment should all have a massive pay cut

[@cheerwhiner7829]

I’m not sure if I agree with how the title is worded- I don’t think women should necessarily be paid less, but, if they want to be paid more, then they must earn it. Look at the highest paid female actresses, music stars, models, etc.- they get paid more because they can bring eyeballs to concerts, movies, products, etc. They aren’t paid more BECAUSE they are women, they get paid more because they have earned the right to be paid more. Basically, they have the ability to make money for other people. That’s how things go. 🤷‍♂️

[@LKelz]

i am a liberal . This is ridiculous . She works in entertainment.yes sports is entertainment because as a public figure you get paid base on how much the public cares about you And also, please don’t hate on Caitlyn . She never complains about her salary . It’s the internet that makes it a big issue

[@yarriddevogelaere2005]

Random people is one thing but when your president shows he's economically illiterate, well thats a problem.

[@mackadam5894]

There are currently no rules excluding women from participating in the NBA. If she wants to get paid an NBA salary, she can try out for the NBA. Best of luck. Perhaps she is happier playing in a league where she will be paid $338k, instead of trying to play in a league where she won't qualify, and as a result, will make $0.

[@RonFromToronto]

Technically, their "fair share" would be less than zero since the league has lost money every single year of its existence and has been subsidized by the men's league from day one. The men's league is literally paying the women's salary. And it's still not good enough...

[@KingTyler5417]

Happy 420, Brett!

[@JayTeeAyy]

Buy jerseys, go to games, watch the games, don’t rely on a parent company to keep the lights on

[@marilaglubag]

I asked some people if they'll watch WNBA. I'm not a basketball fan so I could care less. They said the WNBA is less thrilling than NBA. I was like, "I didn't think about that".

[@kluneberg8952]

no one knew who she was 2 months ago until all of media started talking about her all of sudden. yt news tab literally had 5 word for word posts in a row about her being drafted from 5 different channels. the news tab, not even the sports tab. yet it still doesn't translate to ticket sales for the wnba.

[@johnnycash8567]

This isn’t true the women’s national game got 10 million views a year ago. Just cus u didn’t know doesn’t mean “no one knew”

[@masongreen1371]

I heard they already sold out a bunch of her games.

[@oneone3983]

​​@@johnnycash8567u do understand they got those views cause they cried to the NCAA and ESPN claiming genders equality and that why the men was put on tnt not cbs

[@Rkbmomma]

Those of us with college teams in the BIG 10 knew about Clark.

[@camilasilvaalves6319]

Wrong take, she gone viral since 2022 after the game with Michigan, her team only had 7 people available to play. They were losing in the 4º quarter so she scored 24 points with insane logo shots, they almost made a comeback, since then she started to gain national attention. Then she was the first men or women with a 40 point triple double in the elite 8, went and had another 41 points against South Carolina, and the rest is history

[@Chew_bacca1138]

When your job makes less, you make less.

[@thevox1075]

I looked it up. Total revenue of WNBA: between $180-$200 million. Total paid out in wages to NBA players: over 3 billion. So when the WNBA can earn enough revenue to pay their players that much, THEN they will get the same amount. Questions?

[@donsullivan1137]

Everyone believes they are underpaid and that everyone making more than they are, are overpaid. The delusion that the WNBA is on par with the NBA is laughable. The skill level of the WNBA is equivalent to a very good boys high school varsity basketball team.

[@iisanityfallsii]

Doubtful. Literally an average boys basketball team could beat the best WNBA team.

[@bna441]

Yes but a correction, any high school boy team would wipe the floor with them. Secondly, they are a charity. They have been subsidized by the NBA for 20+ years. It is a joke n

[@niallk9336]

A good HS boys team would mop the floor with them. Just like soccer, they're closer to MS level. A mediocre Middle School.

[@torozon4143]

The main problem is that they keep comparing the WNBA to the NBA, we don't compare Minor League to MLB. it's not the same sport it would be like comparing F1 Racers salary to a Pro Drag Racer just because they both race cars

[@Rkbmomma]

They not only get fewer fans attending their games but they play only 40 games and their BB season is essentially late spring & summer. Who wants to go to an indoor game in the summer.🤷‍♀️. Men play 82 regular season BB games.

[@Yo_AB_Breaks]

WNBA total annual revenue is $60 million. NBA total annual revenue is $10 billion. I would ask any of these people on X to name their top 5 all-time favorite WNBA players. I'd even ask them to name 2 teams in the WNBA or even what the WNBA team from their state is without Googling it. It's almost certain that a large majority of these people couldn't answer any one of those. CC is already paid. She even turned down $5 million to play in a competing league to be in the WNBA knowing exactly what her salary would be.

[@himikotoga9941]

That’s a crazy title😅

[@jaughnekow]

Good click bait though

[@NopeNope-mh4ty]

True though

[@Blue-cq2hl]

People complaining about women's sports and the pay but not contributing to it by watching it and consuming the products? Shocker. Also sponsorships are massive and having a multimillion dollar deal with anyone makes the pay itself irrelevant. People are just virtue signaling everything.

[@blindthief]

People who yell and scream about her salary would never give Clark money from their own pocket. Instead they'd rather tell people, in this case the WNBA, how to run their business.

[@xwrtk]

Some of them already have.

[@Dougherty_DozenFan]

Hi

[@cacti8]

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[@Inmytaylorera]

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[@ihatechaucer4413]

The only bad thing that comes from this whole thing is how many WNBA players there are showing loads of distain, and sometimes pure disrespect, for Caitlin Clark. They’re saying things like she’s not really that good, she doesn’t deserve her status because her team never won a national championship, and even her college records are illegitimate. This woman has brought more attention to women’s basketball than any other player, exactly what the WNBA players “want” for their league, and they’re doing nothing to help for this grand opportunity.

[@kylebreier2812]

If she deserves an NBA salary, she should play for the NBA. For the record, my Only Fans only makes like $4 per month... Maybe I should be compensated by those who make millions.

[@christiancooks8091]

Endorsements deals are more important to have the contract is irrelevant

[@Gmod_gaming]

The Real shocker is that I no one watch’s WNBA and why do people even bother watching this

[@SuperBigblue19]

A. Biden didn't write that, some Columbia grad wokster on his staff did. He's a held by his hand wokster. B. Clark will make her money in endorsements.

[@Mark_Ellzy]

9:26 Nope they shifted from being mad abt her rookie contract to being mad that she got a signature shoe deal with Nike instead of any of the black women in the wnba. They went from feminism to Racism at the speed of light.

[@TheVagolfer]

Ladies, then have her go play in the NBA, women can do what men do, blah, blah, blah. If that's where the $$$$ is, then go get it.

[@TheDisruptiveOne]

I think they should get rid of the salary cap. If a player brings eyeballs and a team wants to pay her $20m… they should be allowed to do so.

[@PsychoThirteen]

The look at the camera when mentioning "...understand how the economy works." killed me! 🤣🤣🤣

[@jamesjimenez1706]

They won't even let the NBA players at WNBA games to support the league they paid for.

[@Tubejudger]

We will see if people continue to watch her. As a man who watches basketball, I paid attention because it was her last year and she was playing to win the Women's NCAA Championship to cap off her stellar college career. What made it interesting was the circumstances, not necessarily the game play. Now that she's in the WNBA, I'm not interested and will not be watching women's NCAA either. My one interested in this is to see if she draws in the fans to the the WNBA because of all the talk. And don't get me wrong, she's a great player.

[@rilwanj]

I still pay for a WNBA subscription. When I started the subscription I tried to watch a game, but fell asleep and lost interest.

[@Raji-yw1ce]

I desperately wanted her to try to go into the NBA whether she would make it or not it would be a massive FU to ppl who say women are paid less when in reality the WNBA just can’t pay them

[@glassmw9823]

It has *_nothing_* to do with male/female. It has *_everything_* to do with viewers and revenue.

[@Fearlessly91]

It’s the dishonesty of it all for me. No one should ever be paid less “because they’re a woman.” But people SHOULD be paid less if they produce less, and that’s the honesty that’s missing from this.

[@kathy0698]

Caitlin will not complain about her salary. She is already a multi-millionnaire at 22

[@POPINCONEJO88]

Nobody puts down women more than other women. They only pretend to support and uplift one another but when it comes to actual support MEN support women more than women do and every poll about this issues proves that.

[@kevinhardy8997]

The question is not the pay, it’s how many people give dollars for NBA tickets? Supply, demand.

[@chadduckenfield7374]

.....the no one watched argument doesn't really hold up when more people watched Women's March Madness this year

[@NiallStJohn]

Imagine getting paid 20% above the national average salary to play a game and people think she's undervalued. That also doesn't take into account whatever brand deals she signs.

[@randycliff4045]

If you still don't get it, try this -- Canada has 2 national sports; summer is Lacrosse and winter is Hockey (and that only started in 1994). The minimum salary for a NHL player is $700,000 ... compare to lacrosse ... the salary cap in 2018 was $415,000 for the entire TEAM. I don't believe hockey players are better athletes than lacrosse players, but a lot more people watch hockey.

[@DCRefugee123]

The fact that people are arguing about salary disparity when the 27 year old league has never turned a profit shows hype vs reality. IMO - Any WNBA player who thinks they are underpaid should try out for an NBA team or a men’s team abroad.

[@wilseph1]

Bill Burr explained this perfectly 🤣

[@andrewbeasley8292]

The real complaint of these people is that the NBA pays its players what it does instead of dropping their pay and increasing the donation to the WNBA and pay their players more, despite the league operating at a loss every year. It's ridiculous and entitled, but that's truly what they want.

[@jayhawk4578]

Also, the WNBA plays 40 games in a season. While NBA plays 82 games in a season. Someone works twice as much.

[@javiervigil2511]

From what I've seen from the players in the wnba is complaining about their money but an unwillingness to go get the money for the league instead of themselves. They will side hustle for themselves but won't do it for the league.

[@bobbrown5529]

very well said . It's a pity that people don't understand how it all works . This could be applied to nearly all sports and jobs in real life ..

[@aclonecone]

the funny thing is that she’s still making as much if not more than Brock Purdy with their endorsement deals included lol

[@lingling3334]

No shade. No negativity. Just facts. When was the last time you watched WNBA? ..because I honestly didn’t know it was still a thing. And I a woman that used to play basketball for 10 years straight lol

[@birdman7941]

It’s not just women’s basketball that loses money most college athletics programs wouldn’t exist without men’s basketball and football

[@xwrtk]

The women’s final 4 for college basketball had way more viewers than the men’s final 4 for college basketball. Since you mentioned college, Iowa’s women’s basketball had viewership than the men’s team but some people were mainly watching for Caitlin Clark only.

[@fateweaver9844]

What's even crazier is that the only person NOT complaining about her salary is Caitlyn herself. Make it make sense

[@Okay_K3]

A little explanation NBA= more views =more money = better pay WNBA=less views=less money= less pay Like it’s not “sexiest” at all. The more views you get the more money you will get paid and this is coming from a 15 year old 🤦‍♀️

[@iansmith4557]

If she wants an NBA salary, she should have gone into the NBA, not the WNBA. There is no rule barring women in the NBA, or NFL or MLB or NHL or any of the other professional sports.