Jemele Hill calls out hypocritical women’s sports defenders bashing WNBA player pay demands
Awful AnnouncingSunday, July 20, 2025 at 8:00:55 PM
Sports journalist Jemele Hill is calling out what she sees as hypocrisy among some defenders of women’s sports—people who champion equality but then dismiss WNBA players’ demands for better pay. She’s pointing fingers at those who cheer for visibility and investment in women’s athletics but balk when players actually push for a bigger slice of the revenue pie. The piece likely highlights the ongoing tension between performative support and real financial equity in professional women’s sports.
Editor’s Note: This isn’t just about basketball paychecks—it’s about how society values (or undervalues) women’s labor, even in spaces where they’re supposedly celebrated. If fans and media figures demand excellence from female athletes but shrug at fair compensation, it exposes a double standard that keeps systemic inequities in place. Hill’s critique forces a uncomfortable question: Do we really support women’s sports, or just the idea of supporting them?
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