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it made for great reading! thanks to everybody who participated in this especially NEA for being the the sole "no" and creating a good discussion....NEA do you take debate? you are INCREDIBLE at arguing your side of issues.......
No, I don't. I have always been good at debating...I have literally no idea why. God-given "gift", I suppose...using the term ever so loosely. _________________ Tennis is in the mind...
not the body.
I know that you (rightfully) discourage the discussion on politics on a tennis forum, but I think you would make a great politician. (Seriously) _________________ "Satan is behind Illegal Immigration."- Don Larson, Utah County Republican Tennis Wallpapers, presented by leftys_rock and myself
thats a great point! you should be like one of those people on meet the press on sunday mornings.... ....sorry if that was the last thing you wanted to be compared to........ _________________ www.freewebs.com/tenniswallpapers by myself and x.doublea
GS winners of 06! Mauresmo(AO, Wimbledon), Henin-Hardenne(FO), Sharapova(USO), Federer(AO, Wimbledon, USO), and Nadal(FO)
Sorry, but are you talking to me or N_E_A? _________________ "Satan is behind Illegal Immigration."- Don Larson, Utah County Republican Tennis Wallpapers, presented by leftys_rock and myself
NEA, sorry forgot to specify... _________________ www.freewebs.com/tenniswallpapers by myself and x.doublea
GS winners of 06! Mauresmo(AO, Wimbledon), Henin-Hardenne(FO), Sharapova(USO), Federer(AO, Wimbledon, USO), and Nadal(FO)
I think any politician would want N_E_A on their side...he's so good at defending their arguments and platforms....
Now, back on topic. _________________ "Satan is behind Illegal Immigration."- Don Larson, Utah County Republican Tennis Wallpapers, presented by leftys_rock and myself
I think in this day and age women should be looked as equal to men in all fields. For example in the workplace: women of today are just as educated, but still have to fight for equal pay for the same job a man applies for with the same education. In reply to some of the earlier posts about the women only playing 2 out of 3 sets and the men playing 3 out of 5 sets. In my opinion it is the quality of the match not the quanity. Also in response to the paying public paying more to see a mens match then a womens match because that is what they prefer. The paying customer is going to pay whatever the ticket price is because people of this world love to be entertained. It doesn't matter if it's men,women,horses,bulls, etc...
The territory does have somewhat to do with the ticket prices for different venues and maybe this is why Wimbledon continues to have inflated prices because this is what interested the English, but it is definetly not worldwide and not in Russia.
Yes...the only reason why men play five sets is because it would be too difficult for the female body to withstand that much playing time. Some of the female matches are just as good as the men's matches. _________________ "Satan is behind Illegal Immigration."- Don Larson, Utah County Republican Tennis Wallpapers, presented by leftys_rock and myself
I think in this day and age women should be looked as equal to men in all fields. For example in the workplace: women of today are just as educated, but still have to fight for equal pay for the same job a man applies for with the same education. In reply to some of the earlier posts about the women only playing 2 out of 3 sets and the men playing 3 out of 5 sets. In my opinion it is the quality of the match not the quanity. Also in response to the paying public paying more to see a mens match then a womens match because that is what they prefer. The paying customer is going to pay whatever the ticket price is because people of this world love to be entertained. It doesn't matter if it's men,women,horses,bulls, etc...
The territory does have somewhat to do with the ticket prices for different venues and maybe this is why Wimbledon continues to have inflated prices because this is what interested the English, but it is definetly not worldwide and not in Russia.
nice post. i like the bit about qulaity not quantity. _________________
I don't think I need to respond directly to that post...if you read the previous 6 pages all of your points are answered. _________________ Tennis is in the mind...
not the body.
I didn't place a yes or no vote because I know in my heart I would love to see equal money for women, but I also see where Wimbledon is coming from when they make there decision or stand on this issue year after year. Wimbledon is based on years of tradition and they have not given up on most of those traditions over the changing years. The only things I can think of is playing on the middle Sunday when behind in scheduling and changing the color of the ball from white to yellow. They have stuck to no lights and white clothing so the tendency is for them to stick to the norm. Also as stated in the earlier posts the promoters find it that tennis fans in Europe seem to respond to mens tennis better then womens which in turn bringing a higher price tag to matches and more revenue in which means more money earned for the tournament that the men bring in then the women meaning men get more in return. I hope someday this will change and all grand slam tournaments mens and womens side can be treated equally, but until traditions get broken down that will not occur.
I agree. These things won't change simply of tradition. _________________ "Satan is behind Illegal Immigration."- Don Larson, Utah County Republican Tennis Wallpapers, presented by leftys_rock and myself
I didn't place a yes or no vote because I know in my heart I would love to see equal money for women, but I also see where Wimbledon is coming from when they make there decision or stand on this issue year after year. Wimbledon is based on years of tradition and they have not given up on most of those traditions over the changing years. The only things I can think of is playing on the middle Sunday when behind in scheduling and changing the color of the ball from white to yellow. They have stuck to no lights and white clothing so the tendency is for them to stick to the norm. Also as stated in the earlier posts the promoters find it that tennis fans in Europe seem to respond to mens tennis better then womens which in turn bringing a higher price tag to matches and more revenue in which means more money earned for the tournament that the men bring in then the women meaning men get more in return. I hope someday this will change and all grand slam tournaments mens and womens side can be treated equally, but until traditions get broken down that will not occur.
This is an extremely clever post...one of the best so far. I like the fact that although your heart tells you they should be equal you realise the points of why they shouldn't and you find a balance in between. Good job. _________________ Tennis is in the mind...
not the body.
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....sorry if that was the last thing you wanted to be compared to........
