The difference between the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments became a study Thursday in grossly unequal treatment. As part of the visual evidence: food that looked like it was for women. . . Just gross.
And although March Madness generates millions and millions of dollars in revenue compared to the women’s tourney, the NCAA claimed that the disparity was not about money, but a lack of space in the women’s bubble in San Antonio.
Money’s explanation seems plausible after seeing how the bubble was presented on social media. Tournament organizers have just passed the cap and things can get a lot better in a hurry. The “lack of space” excuse, on the other hand, was exposed as being weak.
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For visual proof of That, Here Oregon player Sedona Prince gives a tour of a central location in the women’s bubble. Note the shocking difference in weight training resources.
Back to food. Yes, food. Not a good look for the NCAA.
Dordash is reportedly forbidden in the San Antonio bubble.
And then the difference in swag was:
Then, one tournament drives the revenue train to a lot of intercollegiate events, men and women, while the other does not. And, to be honest, the NCAA does not require any athlete to give away free stuff. But as critics have said, it seems as if the NCAA did not notice that inequality was so widespread.
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