>>80216907For a variety of reasons, mostly related to lower athleticism requirement.
Take volleyball, for instance. Women volleyball ended up not facing the same resistance for two obvious reasons
1) it’s a no contact sport, making “bulkiness” not a requirement
2) as a consequence, very feminine very attractive and yet athletic women are capable of being competitive
That made it both a pleasant sport to watch AND one parents are proud to enroll their girls and see them into a competitive league
Basketball, American football, association football, rugby (to name a few) are contact sports meaning it favors a type of physique that is not attractive on women.
Feminists are right about this for once, it’s all about “the male gaze”, nobody wands to watch a bloodied butch chick but everybody loves a toned feminine athletic one.
And, likewise, for as much as faggots overestimate their numbers by being obnoxious online, nobody really wants to watch an “anime catboy” being gay and playing video games badly.
It’s not even a hard concept to grasp.