• eardon@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    Cue useful idiots saying she doesn’t make enough money for… checks notes playing sports.

    You know there are doctors who make less than her?

    In fact, there are countless people who work harder than her for less while actually doing something useful to society.

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      7 months ago

      Well yeah sure, but these quote unquote useful idiots aren’t so much complaining about the absolute dollar number, but about the discrepancy in salary with her male counterparts. I for one would be more than OK with male athletes taking pay cuts to drop to her salary level.

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        7 months ago

        I for one would be more than OK with male athletes taking pay cuts to drop to her salary level.

        You are in the minority.

        The vast majority of useful idiots will say she should make more money despite everyone who works harder than her for less.

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          7 months ago

          The vast majority of useful idiots will say she should make more money despite everyone who works harder than her for less.

          I’m sure you have some awesome stats to back up that claim.

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      7 months ago

      It’s not about how much she makes, it’s about the disparity in pay between men and women doing the same thing. Her making $76k for playing sports wouldn’t be a callout if LeBron (or whomever) were also making $76k.