tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14100987.post7018463636662171861..comments2024-01-12T15:30:29.411-05:00Comments on After Atalanta: No support, even for winnerskenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975351996302093224noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14100987.post-66732053007499919752007-09-17T11:56:00.000-04:002007-09-17T11:56:00.000-04:00It would appear that, whatever else Mr. Berkeley l...It would appear that, whatever else Mr. Berkeley learned at the university, no one taught him anything about rhetoric. But to not see that women's sports are not popular because every aspect of the sports marketing machine is male-dominated is, I fear, a very common thing. The recruiters, the alumni, the media, the sponsors...they are the ones who decide who makes it, and they are most decidedly male.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Berkeley did, however, learn the main lesson of American culture--the nothing has any value if it doesn't make money.<BR/><BR/>There is also another side to this story. I, for example, would like to see the NFL "go away" because of the rampant law-breaking and abuse of women practiced by several of its stars. I would like to see boxing "go away" because of so much of it is crooked. I would like to see cycling "go away" because so many of the participants are guilty of doping.<BR/><BR/>You can shoot people, beat people up, rape women, fix events, and use illegal performance drugs, but that is okay...as long as you are making money.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.com