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For these kinds of prices I better be getting a free case of Bud light with each order.

@The-Spirit-of-Jazz: the whole point is you can only show a gap if you take away all nuance. As soon as you look into things like differences of career choices, taking time off for family issues, overtime, etc the gap disappears. If I'm running a company and can get the exact same quality of work from women vs men but for a cheaper price, I'm hiring all women lol. Somehow that doesn't seem to be the case. It's a great technique politically to keep people angry and riled up though. Gotta keep men and women angry at each other..

@donimo: I'm saying it's mostly men getting upset. You don't see women losing their shit because makeup tutorials have more women then men. I'm criticizing men here not women.

@p1nkbike: thank you! I'd be ok with it if there were consistency but its the changing standards that drive me crazy. If people were mad that mtb has more men than women, and mad that modeling has more women then men, I'd at least get it. Either be mad at inequity, or look into the nuances, but the picking and choosing is so annoying. You're definitely right about the whole divide and conquer. It's all about causing division and anger. Instead of men and women realizing they aren't in a battle against each other, people want to rile everyone up and keep them fighting. Heaven forbid we ever look into bigger problems, be mad at your neighbor for having slightly different beliefs.

@donimo: pinkbike, as mtb in general, is dominated by dudes. It's mainly men getting upset here. If so many women really wanted this they would go and do it, they don't need men to lead them around like children. If you look at makeup tutorials on youtube, it's mainly women. Is that some sort of a problem or maybe men and women just have different interests? The differences between men and women aren't a bad thing in the first place..

@The-Spirit-of-Jazz: even USA Today has debunked the gender pay gap myth: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/03/14/equal-pay-day-myth-truth-income-women/11464213002/ There are countless sources that have dissected the numbers (that's just the first google result lol), you can only show a gap if you take out all the variables. Ask yourself, if corporations care about profit above all else, wouldn't they only hire women for high level positions if it would cost them less? And what about medium annual income in the US, Asians make more on average than white people. So are white people being discriminated against or do you only call out certain cases of inequity?

@ak-77: so there's a gender pay gap in the Netherlands, does that mean discrimination is happening or maybe there's more to the story? Does the existence of an inequality necessarily mean something sinister is going on? What girl/woman ever thought they weren't allowed to get into freeriding? Is Rampage really making that much of a difference here? There are plenty of freeriding women on youtube, Rampage hasn't held them back. Further, every time this "issue" comes up I never see the women who are apparently the ones angry, it seems to be all men.

I don't see many women who are angry about this. It's all middle aged dudes freaking out lol.

We're not here for nuance and common sense, we're here to yell and scream and let people know we're still angry damnit!

@The-Spirit-of-Jazz: I think the women should do their own version of Rampage. They don't really need Redbull in the first place. They can go out to Virgin whenever they want, build lines, and film it. Redbull doesn't control Virgin, Utah. But the gender pay gap is a myth, I only mention it because many people are unaware of this. You can only show it if take all men/women and compare that to the total money they make. Problem is people choose different jobs, as is their right. When you control for a specific job, in many cases women actually make more. Two people may both work 40hrs a week but if one is a cashier and one is a surgeon of course they'll make different amounts. Men also tend to work longer hours and do more overtime. Just because there's a difference doesn't mean it's some evil conspiracy. For example, medium annual income in the US, Asians actually make more on average than white people. Is this a conspiracy against white people or maybe these two groups make different choices?