Men need a new type of courage. How is it that we'll walk into bullets if society demands it of us, but we won't stand up for ourselves? We've been so conditioned to defend and protect women that we won't call them on their bullshit on issues like this. The male tennis players should refuse to play more than 3 sets, because that's all they are paid for. Of course, they won't speak up or they would be subjected to extended media hysteria. At least a bullet is quick.
Now, I fully agree that pro athletes are entertainers and in that sense it doesn't matter to me that men are physically stronger and more capable than female athletes. In sports where women maintain their femininity (unlike basketball and some others), I've watching. When I watch Maria Sharapova play, I'm highly entertained - albeit in a way probably unintended by the All England Tennis Club. I like it that women have their own sporting events and we should encourage them to participate. This is one of the few areas I strongly disagree with Dr. Evil about. In fact, I think that calling for the elimination of women's sports in events like the Olympics damages us and generates sympathy for the poor victims of our terrible oppression. If I had a daughter I'd want her to be strong and coordinated, and I'd be happy if she had an interest in sports. That women are not as good as men is not something we need to constantly throw in their faces.
That said, I consider it completely absurd that women (driven by years of feminist influence) consider it discriminatory if female tennis players are paid less for playing fewer sets. Sure, they provide entertainment, but only about 3/5ths as much. Often times less than that. Aren't they capable of playing 5 sets like the men? Of course they are. Female runners wanted the right to participate in marathons because they claimed they had just as much endurance as men. When women demanded their own marathon, they didn't demand a marathon that was 15.7 miles instead of 26.2 miles.
This issue of paying equal amounts to both male and female tennis players is the result of the non-stop onslaught of feminist propaganda. It's part of the "comparable worth" concept that justifies equal payment for lower levels of contribution. To any men who actually buy into that, you may as well have your testes removed cause they're just dead weight you're carrying around.
And to Maria Sharapova who supports equal pay for fewer sets of tennis, yes you are really cute, but in this case you are completely full of bullshit. I am not entertained.