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former9thward

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38. Do you favor merging all sexes in sports?

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That would be fair, right?

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What is fair regarding transgender athletes? [View all] SarahD May 16 OP

The science does not back their claim FreeState May 16 #1

Boys vs Women's Records dwnsouth May 16 #9

You might want to review EarlG's post on the rules of the forum. Ms. Toad May 16 #14

High school boys sports records dwnsouth May 16 #16

Per EarlG (the owner of this discussion board). Ms. Toad May 16 #26

So it's a topic that can't be discussed, on a discussion board Mosby May 16 #21

Just like you can't advocate that science establishes that whites are superior to blacks on *this* discussion board. n/t Ms. Toad May 16 #25

What? Mosby May 16 #27

It's ananalogy. Ms. Toad May 16 #30

It is a BS analogy. former9thward May 16 #35

I haven't made any personal attacks. Ms. Toad May 16 #44

chiming in to say ecstatic May 17 #63

Unless every athlete who set a record is tested for testosterone levels Ms. Toad May 17 #65

The post made a statement of fact Zeitghost May 16 #52

Until it added, "You may want there not to be a physical difference, but that just isn't the case." Ms. Toad May 16 #55

Again, all facts Zeitghost May 17 #64

You are expressing an opinion ("testosterone is responsible for some of them"), not fact. Ms. Toad May 17 #67

It's not my opinion Zeitghost May 17 #74

I know. We get it BootOutTheGoons May 16 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby May 16 #51

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the post! NoRethugFriends May 16 #31

Except that it advocates a scientific basis for discriminating against trans women. Ms. Toad May 16 #43

all it does is state a fact. infer what you will from it NoRethugFriends May 17 #70

I think over emphesis on winning is a big barrier to equal access in amateur sports. Are we watching for winners or ... marble falls May 17 #81

How many of those Records were made by trans women? LostOne4Ever May 16 #23

Yes and how many of those record breakers were on hormone therapy? Voltaire2 May 17 #71

According to your logic a woman should be able to take enough testosterone rainy May 16 #2

Post removed Post removed May 16 #3

Yours is a legitimate point of view which means it will likely be dismissed out of hand here. elocs May 16 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author jimfields33 May 16 #4

You might want to review EarlG's post on this matter. Ms. Toad May 16 #15

No they aren't vercetti2021 May 16 #39

I think the governing bodies of the sports should determine what's fair bhikkhu May 16 #5

There should be no restrictions. Jirel May 16 #7

Pro Football Teams dwnsouth May 16 #11

All the major leagues are completely open (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, PGA) Mosby May 16 #32

I'm trans and I really don't care, tbh. Oneironaut May 16 #8

This! Silent Type May 16 #49

I'm too disinterested in sports to really care a whole lot personally, but as an issue of fairness for those who do... Silent3 May 16 #10

Always remember Lurker Deluxe May 16 #12

Perhaps a reminder is warranted... Patton French May 16 #13

Trans women are women and trans men are men. WhiskeyGrinder May 16 #17

So WHY are sports segregated by "Gender"? mackdaddy May 16 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity May 16 #20

If they weren't segregated, and biological cis males were allowed into one exclusively 'open' for all arena, women's' Celerity May 16 #22

and that, in a nutshell, is the very nub of the sitiuation stopdiggin May 16 #53

Do you really want to see Brock Lesnar fighting Amanda Nunes? Polybius May 17 #66

Hard to imagine anyone who has had daughters play and thrive in girls sports would make this claim Prairie Gates May 17 #80

I Don't Think RobinA May 17 #82

Stop electing people who are influenced by Alex Jones and Ben Shapiro? Initech May 16 #19

What I think would be fair would wait until their is evidence of a problem LostOne4Ever May 16 #24

Maybe fairness, or perfect fairness for all, isn't possible... And if so then RockRaven May 16 #28

Entertainment for you, not for the people participating. former9thward May 16 #37

exactly. please DO try to throw that in the face stopdiggin May 16 #54

The anthropological origin of sports is training, and a substitute, for war Ponietz May 17 #86

People suddenly care about "fairness" because it sounds like a good cover for hate unblock May 16 #29

Political disttraction IbogaProject May 16 #34

Do you favor merging all sexes in sports? former9thward May 16 #38

I didn't say that at all, and there's little "fairness" in any arrangement unblock May 16 #41

but you didn't answer the question either. stopdiggin May 16 #56

Because it's an irrelevant question and has nothing to do with me or my post unblock May 17 #61

gottcha' that's pretty straightforward and on point stopdiggin May 17 #62

Are you referring to wrestling or boxing with the 95lb to 145lb line? JanMichael May 16 #46

True- something actually relevant to those particular sports unblock May 16 #50

we have women's wrestling teams stopdiggin May 17 #59

Exactly. Voltaire2 May 17 #72

You Could Do That RobinA May 17 #84

Post removed Post removed May 16 #33

Let them play vercetti2021 May 16 #40

This! Times infinity! LostOne4Ever May 16 #42

And rules aren't even enforced for it vercetti2021 May 16 #45

Yup. Ms. Toad May 16 #58

It's easy: no genital inspections. Shame the motherfuckers for their child genital obsession. AnrothElf May 16 #47

Post removed Post removed May 16 #48

Create a new category pfitz59 May 16 #57

Trans people are like .1% of the population. Oneironaut May 17 #69

Agree Ponietz May 17 #87

You could answer the question experimentally DBoon May 17 #60

I'm staying out of this one Polybius May 17 #68

Wisdom John Shaft May 17 #73

I think it's such a rare case that it's a distraction Johnny2X2X May 17 #75

It seems odd to ask for opinions when the board has specific rules about what can be posted Prairie Gates May 17 #76

Ding Ding - we have a winner. Fix The Stupid May 17 #83

What would be fair ... Think. Again. May 17 #77

Key observation..."evidence doesn't suggest a massive advantage for trans athletes"... Rafi May 17 #78

Yes and that was pointed out to the OP FreeState May 17 #85

I believe this is a highly controversial subject Bucky May 17 #79

To those who missed it the first time around EarlG May 17 #88