Originally Posted by
PiLigand
Just so we're on the same page, "Institutionalized sexism (or racism, etc)" doesn't mean that I'm accusing you of hating women, it means that society is still - largely by antiquity - set up to praise men before women and it's really difficult to break old habits.
Stop lecturing about your perceived "institutionalized sexism" BS. If women were genetically as strong and athletic as men, which they aren't, perhaps they would generate similar interest. But that's not the case. Would people rather see a professional cyclist climb the Alpe at 13+mph as Pantani did or 8mph? 13 is a little more exciting. Would I rather see a basketball player do a backwards dunk or a lay up? I'd rather see the dunk.