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Because it's gay when men do it. Not much of a fan base for "male gymnastics".
I never once pretended that they'd be faster than men if the number of competitors were equal or near equal. That's your assumption. All I suggested was that they'd do significantly better in terms of their times and they would. Hell, it's already happening now. I just gave an example of a female ultra distance runner above that beat men. I'm sure there will be more and more examples as participation rates rise among women in endurance sports.
In athletics? Not at all. Men are far better equipped in all areas. So much so, that people have to pull out some study that has never been tested in practice on "ultra endurance competitions" that don't exist. Where is the actual data on that? Where has a top woman defeated a top man in marathons? Nowhere. Oh', but I'm supposed to believe that if a put a few more miles in there that the women would come out on top. Yeah, I highly doubt that.
A number of male gymnasts are gay. Certainly. But that's not a requirement. I'm sure plenty of straight guys have been gymnasts. Men are better suited for figure skating. They're able to hit quads much more often for example. There are still women that can as well but it's rarer to see with them. Scott Hamilton was a well-known world class figure skater. Obviously the women are more well-known in individual skating, particularly since the Nancy Kerrigan-Tonya Harding incident decades ago. That gave them a ton of publicity, which for Tonya, was bad publicity. I still haven't seen "I, Tonya" and don't plan to.
Dancing is certainly interesting, because I do think men are technically better in execution, but they don't have the same grace and visual appeal. That's pretty much where the distinction lies. Men can do that shit, but it ain't gonna look nearly as good as when a woman does it, unless it's like break dancing or something that better pieces together with masculinity.
I wasn't commenting on the actual sexuality of the athletes. It's just not something that is gonna attract males to watch or compete in all that much. I think the same rules of figure skating apply to gymnastics. If there's a woman out there who can do four jumping twirls or whatever, there's a guy out there who can do seven or eight. It's just not a male dominated sport, because it's rather feminine.
Depends what you mean by purely athletic. Last I checked women still hold the world record in free diving over men. They're also better sport divers and at stuff like marathon swimming. Also, anything that involves flexibility. That's the easiest athletic attribute to readily observe as far as female biological advantages go. Ever seen a guy try and do a back bend or bridge? A female with zero training can complete both or come very close. Or pull their leg up over their head with ease, do a split, or perform a straddle no problem. Their lower spine is much more flexible and supportive than it is for males and their muscle elasticity is much higher.
women are much better hoola hooping, hips dont lie
just because you expect more, it doesnt mean you have same results. What do 10 year olds have to do with adults?
Gymnastics will definitely attract far less men because of the assumed homosexual orientation (or bisexual) stigma that's so prevalent. We'll just call it a non-heterosexual male stigma. It also applies to male cheerleaders though every school has them. Mine did. Competitive cheerleading is a team sport, though, and the base is best off being male. The ones flying through the air doing acrobatic feats like tumbling, stunting, and so on have obviously traditionally been female.
better than being the dumbest poster on the board
