Conor McGregor‘s recent post on Twitter/X related to the top paid female athletes of the year has gone viral, and has the fans split regarding his opinion that women should be paid more.
On Thursday, “The Notorious” shared a post on X made by Forbes titled “The World’s Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2023”, which he quoted himself, stating that “Women deserve to be paid more.”
Women deserve to be paid more. https://t.co/711sbmwuoL
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 28, 2023
Some fans agree with Conor McGregor while others disagree and say its sarcasm
Equal pay in women’s sports is a sensitive topic and the community remains split regarding it. While some are vocal for the women athletes deserving high payments like their male counterparts, other advocate against it, citing reasons like the average lower revenue generated from women’s sports in general.
With no surprise, the comment section of McGregor’s post also had polar opposite responses from the netizens.
Some users agreed with what McGregor wrote:
💯 agree
— Amber Dawn 🇺🇸 + 🏴 (@scotsandlit) December 28, 2023
True
— Levgan (@levgan) December 28, 2023
However, others spoke against it, while some believed its sarcasm on McGregor’s part.
@Rich_Cooper wrote, “For what exactly, drawing in fewer crowds?”
For what exactly, drawing in fewer crowds?
— Richard Cooper (@Rich_Cooper) December 28, 2023
@wealth_turtle added, “Women get paid too much as it is”
Women get paid too much as it is
— Wealth Turtle 💰🐢 (@wealth_turtle) December 28, 2023
“This is sarcasm btw,” said @ConorsNotWoke
This is sarcasm btw
— Conor (@ConorsNotWoke) December 28, 2023
@MMACHICK_ wrote, “Then women need to watch womens sports”
Then women need to watch womens sports
— MMA CHICK🧜🏼♀️ (@MMACHICK_) December 28, 2023
@fau1in wrote, “Stop it Conor. Women deserve to be paid what advertisers will pay for the amount of views they get. Fair and free market. Serena Williams doesn’t have a pay or viewership problem. Why? Because she is a great. She did it organically. Stop it. Women deserve what they get, as men do”
Stop it Conor. Women deserve to be paid what advertisers will pay for the amount of views they get. Fair and free market. Serena Williams doesn’t have a pay or viewership problem. Why? Because she is a great. She did it organically. Stop it. Women deserve what they get, as men do
— Fau1in (@fau1in) December 28, 2023
“Woman deserve to paid in the commercial model they support. If the viewing seats are empty…who pays the owner? If they are successful, that is great for all” commented @floridanow1
Woman deserve to paid in the commercial model they support. If the viewing seats are empty…who pays the owner? If they are successful, that is great for all.
— floridanow1 (@floridanow1) December 28, 2023
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