BellCurious7703BtoOlympics@voyager.lemmy.ml•Title IX is a reason why American women performed well at the Olympics, but America’s obsession with (American) football is also a reason why the men underperformEnglish
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2 months agoBrother I’m like 80% sure it’s just the fact that U.S. women get more resources and athletes than other countries’ female athletics programs lol
I think what you’re missing is that resources don’t cause exponential growth. Resources cannot overcome the differences between the Canadian and Moroccan soccer teams, because despite having less money, the Moroccans are simply better at soccer.
The idea that the American obsession with Football is holding them back in other sports doesn’t really make sense, because they dominate Track, Swimming, Basketball and other categories every year.
U.S women having more resources comes more from many parts of the rest of the world valuing female athletics muuuuch lower than male athletics. It’s not just money, it’s the culture of encouraging sport.
Men are not discouraged from athletics anywhere in the world, therefore if a man or a group of men are dedicated and passionate enough, they will succeed in finding a stage to perform on. The same cannot be said for women across the world.