Don Lemon was criticized by the female co-hosts of “CNN This Morning” for claiming that men’s sports garner greater interest than women’s. Recently demoted Lemon was outnumbered and out-woke in his argument. They all but accused him of being ‘sexist’.
In response to a claim that the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) made more money from the men’s 2022 FIFA World Cup than from the two women’s competitions it had previously attended, Lemon expressed his disagreement. Since the public shows a greater interest in the men’s division, Lemon stated that the men’s team should be compensated more if they earn more money.
“The men’s team makes more money, if they make more money, then they should get more money,” Lemon said. “The men’s team makes more money because people have more interest.”
Co-host Poppy Harlow blamed Big Tech and the media for not investing enough in women’s sports and advertising. According to her, people would be more interested if they only knew.
But Don just couldn’t stop putting his foot in his mouth.
“You guys, I am not sexist,” Lemon continued. “I grew up the only boy in a family of all women. I understand what you’re saying. But not everybody, honestly, has the same skill, not everybody has the same interest in the sport and I think women should be paid more, I do. But if the men—”
“You’re right that not everybody has the same skills because the women have better skills,” co-host and former Daily Caller reporter Kaitlan Collins interjected.
When Lemon added that competing against men will prevent women from achieving their recent successes, Harlow and Collins retaliated right away. After restating his initial claim that people are less interested in women’s sports, the discussion went on.
“Just go to a sport’s bar, guys, am I wrong?” Lemon said. “Or you just don’t want to say anything. But I go to a sports bar, if there’s a women’s basketball game on, I’m just being honest…”
Guy… Lemon just made the same argument that we have had over trans-men in women’s sports. Does this make Donny a “terf”? LOL
