Olympians are turning to OnlyFans to fund dreams as they face a 'broken' finance system

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

My bedwench crush ain't got those problems

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

They need to improve the marketability of track and field so they can make more money off their likeness

They need to make a Track and Field 2k game, pay the olympians a bit of money for their likeness. Release it annually (or at least every four years) like NBA25.
That would be an added revenue stream and i would enjoy a sports game with a bunch of mini games in it like that. I used to play tf out of this game when i was a kid. Was like having 6 sports games in one.

Also they need to re-evaluate the uniforms and make a product that fans of the athletes can buy. People will buy hockey jerseys, Baseball, Football, basketball, even Olympic basketball jerseys, but nobody cops track and field jerseys. why when its literally the same design as a basketball jersey,

Because they too abstract and don't advertise the player enough.
they come off as generic USA brand gym clothes rather than an inconic uniform.
Use more traditional color schemes and place and emphasis on the player name and number actually on the jersey. ( i think the Olympics just tapes a piece of paper with the person name on top of the uni) and you will sell more.

you can cop a jordan Olympic jersey but not a shacarii richardson jersey

they wouldn't get the funds of endorsement like a league artist. it's not the same

even the most popular athletes in olympics usually being in track and field are mostly invisible to the average spectator up until they have a viral moment or towards the olympics

they don't have daily/weekly fanfare. not as marketable. only the top get good endorsements the rest of the field is fighting for support to train year round. having financial backing for training and not having to hold down a job as well is what most hope for. it's pretty hard to expect that situation to be easy and lucrative when you can train for 4 years to go bust on the big stage as often happens. the investment is a gamble. maybe you pick up prize money at some world events, maybe not.

 

[TEH]

Things aren't serious enough for them to resort to OnlyFans. It's absolutely disgusting to see Olympians doing this. The world feels more messed up and disturbing than ever.

 

[Pull Up the Roots]

comparing this to slavery is insulting and destroys any sympathy i could've had.

It's not a literal comparison to historical chattel slavery. It is a rhetorical device meant to emphasize the extreme imbalance in power and how the foundation of the Olympic system - the athletes - are being exploited, hence "modern-day slavery." They generate billions for these organizations but many of them are still struggling to make ends meet. It's akin to the "wage slave" metaphor. It's a critique of the exploitative dynamics of capitalism.

 

[MacNCheese]

They're framing this like something has happened in recent years that made Olympians not able to support themselves just with their winnings, but generally they've always worked normal 9-5 jobs. Unless you're competing for a country like China that pays athletes just to be athletes, you've had to work another job too. Or you could just have rich parents, which is the case for pretty much every winter Olympian.

 

[Doctor Doom]

They're framing this like something has happened in recent years that made Olympians not able to support themselves just with their winnings, but generally they've always worked normal 9-5 jobs. Unless you're competing for a country like China that pays athletes just to be athletes, you've had to work another job too. Or you could just have rich parents, which is the case for pretty much every winter Olympian.

Exactly lol

 

[Json]

Footclan and dirty panties dudes would definitely support these female athletes

 

[maxamusa]

I'll never understand why olympians aren't well compensated.


It took forever for college athletes to get paid 2.



This should be criminal and is a poor reflection on the USA to have them doing this type of shyt.

 

[maxamusa]

They're framing this like something has happened in recent years that made Olympians not able to support themselves just with their winnings, but generally they've always worked normal 9-5 jobs. Unless you're competing for a country like China that pays athletes just to be athletes, you've had to work another job too. Or you could just have rich parents, which is the case for pretty much every winter Olympian.

Does that make it right?

 

[Uachet]

It's not a literal comparison to historical chattel slavery. It is a rhetorical device meant to emphasize the extreme imbalance in power and how the foundation of the Olympic system - the athletes - are being exploited, hence "modern-day slavery." They generate billions for these organizations but many of them are still struggling to make ends meet. It's akin to the "wage slave" metaphor. It's a critique of the exploitative dynamics of capitalism.

No, it is not like "modern-day slavery" because "modern-day slavery" actually exists. People are still being enslaved, meaning forced to work for free against their will. What this is more like is "modern-day Indentured Servitude". Where the person knowingly allows themself to be used, for the perceived benefits they will receive from it. "Modern-day slavery" does not give the person a choice.

I am amazed at how you would defend the analogy, but then again I am not really surprised as I think about it more.

 

[Secure Da Bag]

They need to improve the marketability of track and field so they can make more money off their likeness

They need to make a Track and Field 2k game, pay the olympians a bit of money for their likeness. Release it annually (or at least every four years) like NBA25.
That would be an added revenue stream and i would enjoy a sports game with a bunch of mini games in it like that. I used to play tf out of this game when i was a kid. Was like having 6 sports games in one.

Also they need to re-evaluate the uniforms and make a product that fans of the athletes can buy. People will buy hockey jerseys, Baseball, Football, basketball, even Olympic basketball jerseys, but nobody cops track and field jerseys. why when its literally the same design as a basketball jersey,

Because they too abstract and don't advertise the player enough.
they come off as generic USA brand gym clothes rather than an inconic uniform.
Use more traditional color schemes and place and emphasis on the player name and number actually on the jersey. ( i think the Olympics just tapes a piece of paper with the person name on top of the uni) and you will sell more.

you can cop a jordan Olympic jersey but not a shacarii richardson jersey

That's an excellent idea. But for some reason the stigma of "they're not in a pro league so they shouldn't get money" still exists for terrible reasons.

 

[Pull Up the Roots]

They're framing this like something has happened in recent years that made Olympians not able to support themselves just with their winnings, but generally they've always worked normal 9-5 jobs. Unless you're competing for a country like China that pays athletes just to be athletes, you've had to work another job too. Or you could just have rich parents, which is the case for pretty much every winter Olympian.

Exactly lol

It seems like you're missing the main criticism being made. It's not just that athletes have always struggled financially, it's that the system itself is broken. They generate billions of dollars in revenue from tv rights, sponsorships, ticket sales, and so on, but the vast majority of that money stays at the top. It only benefits the IOC and other organizations rather than the athletes who make the Olympics possible in the first place.

We should all see this as unfair. It shouldn't be acceptable, especially when the profits are so massive. It's the same with every system under capitalism where all the profits and rewards are concentrated at the top while everyone else is left to fend for themselves. The Olympics is supposed to be about celebrating athletic excellence, and if the IOC really believe that, then they should ensure that those profits are distributed more equitably to support the athletes who make the games great.

 

[The_Sheff]

They need to improve the marketability of track and field so they can make more money off their likeness

They need to make a Track and Field 2k game, pay the olympians a bit of money for their likeness. Release it annually (or at least every four years) like NBA25.
That would be an added revenue stream and i would enjoy a sports game with a bunch of mini games in it like that. I used to play tf out of this game when i was a kid. Was like having 6 sports games in one.

Also they need to re-evaluate the uniforms and make a product that fans of the athletes can buy. People will buy hockey jerseys, Baseball, Football, basketball, even Olympic basketball jerseys, but nobody cops track and field jerseys. why when its literally the same design as a basketball jersey,

Because they too abstract and don't advertise the player enough.
they come off as generic USA brand gym clothes rather than an inconic uniform.
Use more traditional color schemes and place and emphasis on the player name and number actually on the jersey. ( i think the Olympics just tapes a piece of paper with the person name on top of the uni) and you will sell more.

you can cop a jordan Olympic jersey but not a shacarii richardson jersey

It’s not about the sports you are mentioning. It’s the sports that people don’t care about like diving, shooting, archery, etc…. Those athletes end up struggling bad. I read an article where one of our women’s shooters won the gold and was living out a trailer in the woods because she couldn’t afford to both work a legit job and train in her sport.

This country likes to celebrate these people every 4 years or talk trash about them when they do poorly but we do almost nothing to support them financially so they can continue to compete.

 

[Luke Cage]

It’s not about the sports you are mentioning. It’s the sports that people don’t care about like diving, shooting, archery, etc…. Those athletes end up struggling bad. I read an article where one of our women’s shooters won the gold and was living out a trailer in the woods because she couldn’t afford to both work a legit job and train in her sport.

This country likes to celebrate these people every 4 years or talk trash about them when they do poorly but we do almost nothing to support them financially so they can continue to compete.

Not every sport has a big enough market for people to make money on. But the track ones has genuine star potential they could capitalize more on

 

[Taharqa]

Dr X is a straight up prophet. I remember when he said nikkaz was going to start selling ass.

Bro was losing it towards the end, but he wasn't wrong on this front