Why are people trying to put words into my mouth? I didn’t say that at all.
Once again, my point is quite simple and that is that this seems to be a silly thing to be upset about. Here’s why...
First off, it affects such a small group of people. I don’t know how many transgender athletes there are but I am pretty sure statistically speaking it’s a very small group compared to all athletes.
Secondly, I don’t see a path for males who aren’t transgender to be able to abuse it or simply say they are transgender in order to play against the women. Actual transgender people usually do get sex change operations and I don’t see many straight guys lining up to lose their pecker. I also don’t think many straight males are willing to live the lifestyle of a female in order to play against the women.
Third on the list is the fact that women often do compete against men in sports such as basketball for example. I know the Purdue women’s team has chosen to practice against straight men for more than 20 years now. If some of you have daughters who you fear will be forced to play against men and they choose to play college basketball, are you okay with them practicing against men?
Finally, there are groups of professional women both present and retired who are addressing this issue and trying to find a compromise that allows discrimination to be eliminated while also not putting women at a disadvantage while competing against transgender athletes. They are looking at different tiers of competition, separating transgender athletes into their own group or possibly creating a league just for transgender athletes. I trust that they will eventually find a compromise that works for all.
To summarize, I don’t see it as a problem due to the small size of athletes that will be affected and as of today there is no set in stone rule that orders girls to play against men. It’s a situation that is fluid and will eventually get worked out. The posts I take issue with are those who act like every single girl is going to be forced to play against transgender men as that is nowhere close to the truth. I also take issue to those who say men will act as if they are transgender in order to play against women. That is also false and I find it difficult to take those predictions seriously because of what it would entail for a male to be convincing enough to be allowed to play against the women. Nobody is going to go to the lengths it would take to pull that off.
I do believe that there are people who feel they were born one gender but are actually the opposite. I don’t act like I am in any way able to know how that feels or that I know the answers to their dilemma. I do know that creating an avenue that eliminates discrimination is a good thing and I often wonder why anyone would want to push back against equality for all?
I highly doubt there is a single person posting on this board that has a daughter who is being forced to compete against males in sports however. I am also not surprised that when I say this seems to be a silly thing to be upset about, I get numerous roosters trying to put words into my mouth while parroting talking points. I guess that’s where we are as a nation. So divided and instead of thinking for ourselves we hear what we want to hear and then we parrot it to others while attacking anyone who may feel differently. I am surprised when I see Purdue grads parroting talking points. I always felt we as a group were more informed and/or educated and that we were less likely to be influenced by group think or political talking points. But, as can be seen here in this thread, I was attacked by those who assume I think there daughters should have to compete against men when all I said was that it seems like a silly thing to be upset about, which it is since it hasn’t actually happened. Once again, it reminds me of the bathroom laws amd how it was predicted that we would have men in every girls bathroom waiting to take advantage of the law in an effort to assault young girls. That didn’t happen of course but the talking points were exactly the same as well as being pushed by the same group who of course has an agenda and that is to divide.
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