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Originally Posted by jammies
Although it's not my intention to Sliver the thread here, if I was in Flames management I'd definitely value my male fans more than female, because there's more of them. (Anecdotally invalid evidence ahead) Of guys I know, almost everyone loves hockey, and of women, maybe half. When I go to a game, it's around two thirds guys in attendance. When I watch on TV, the majority of ads are clearly aimed at men, for manly stuff like greasy burgers, trucks, and sprays designed to minimize or mask dude-stank.
Pretty well all professional team sports are the same - played by men, watched by men more than women. I doubt that will ever change unless women's team sports become as popular as men's. A young girl might idolize a player, but a young boy can (however unrealistically) dream of BEING that player, which has a far more profound appeal.
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Not arguing that point at all. In fact agree with everything you've said. It's a man's world. You don't have to tell me, I live in it.
However should one fan be more important than another? Does my money not spends as well as a male's? In my opinion the Flames are only pandering to male sex appeal when they employ the F&I girls and it doesn't really seem necessary at a hockey game for people of all ages and genders.
Would it not be smarter to engage all the fans instead of (using your numbers) leaving out a third that paid to sit in those seats?
I honestly don't care if the F&I girls are there. Like I said before they don't deter me from going to the dome. I just don't enjoy them and therefore I ignore them when I can. They are a lot easier to ignore than the Cowboy's girls "bouncing" down the narrow concourse when I just need to get to the ladies room.