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Would be stuff like:

Coaches are perhaps particularly white compared to players because the players are particularly black because blacks make better athletes. But in coaching your athletic prowess is less important and other skills are more important so the proportion trends back towards the general population proportions.

Or "Women aren't in coaching as much because coaching is often about authority and respect and female coaches have a harder time commanding that".

Or "most athletes are fairly politically conservative and religious compared to the general population, and think the leagues virtue signaling is dumb". Particularly around say gay pride.

Or "Women get paid less because they are much less good at sports and thus not as many people watch".

Some of these are simple/obvious points when discussing these hot buttons topics that in some venues are rarely/never made. I am sure you can imagine others.

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Bill Burr on women’s leagues is one of the funniest bits ever: IT’S CUZ THEY DON’T SELL ANY TICKETS!!!

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