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Desolecontra OP t1_j92s47k wrote

Reply to comment by TurkeySandwich007 in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra

Lol. But There’s a reason there is a higher population of women in America and nobody watches the wnba. For genetic reasons, men are better at basketball and more fun to watch playing the sport than women. That’s all. She would’ve been terrible

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Maverick_Walker t1_j92sbbt wrote

Facts. Just in the men’s though, she probably would have excelled in the women’s

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Desolecontra OP t1_j92t4xu wrote

☝️ that part. I should’ve made that more clear.

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Igottherunsbad t1_j94tfcd wrote

Or maybe just move on next time lol. Yeah people like mens basketball more. Personally I find both mens and womens basketball to be boring as shit. Who cares. Either way I want to blow my brains out after 20 seconds of sneakers squeaking.

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Desolecontra OP t1_j94314u wrote

What about this statement isn’t true? Why so many downvotes?

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TurkeySandwich007 t1_j94cp2t wrote

That’s why I said oh boy, no matter the logic behind your statement I knew it wasn’t gonna be received well.

If you’d said she’d be good in the NBA you’d probably be wrong. If you’d said she’d be bad, you’d be perceived as sexist. There was no way to win here.

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Desolecontra OP t1_j94gpuy wrote

I know I know. I’m not sexist at all. Just being honest. But I get it.

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armpitchoochoo t1_j94lusz wrote

The first step in being the best anti-sexist that you can be is to accept that you are, in fact, sexist. We all are to some degree, no way we could grow up in a sexist society without absorbing some of it

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RoyalSloth t1_j94m62a wrote

I mean saying that genetics is why MBB is “more fun to watch” is just wrong, whether or not something’s fun to someone is mostly due to personal taste and social influences

But I think the overarching reason is just adding stuff that was completely unnecessary to add, like “over half the population is women but no one watches the WNBA!” makes it seem like you wanted to talk about women being weaker than men more than actually answering the question that was asked

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Desolecontra OP t1_j94mh0j wrote

I can see your point. Wasn’t my intention I promise.I was just honestly responding to a previous comment

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GenerallyAwfulHuman t1_j94ln5g wrote

No can dunk, but good fundamentals. That more fun to watch.

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whatweshouldcallyou t1_j95mens wrote

The WNBA has some amazing shooters, including possibly the best free throw shooter in the world (among men or women).

But anyone who thinks a WNBA player could make the NBA simply does not understand basketball.

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HeyVe1 t1_j94hxd6 wrote

Imagine they would put the NBA and the wnba together. How many women would play?

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temujin64 t1_j93no1a wrote

Exactly. For example, women at the peak age for marathon times would be about as good a man in his late 50s.

She just wouldn't have the stamina, speed and power of even the worst make NBA players.

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Igottherunsbad t1_j94tmym wrote

Because you ain’t exactly blowing anyones mind my guy

You’re one of those people that talk just to talk aren’t you? Do you have an inner monologue? (Genuine question as I learned not too long ago that most people don’t actually have inner monologues which actually did blow my mind)

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