That ain't no woman, it's a man, man!

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
  • BigPiney
    Huge Member
    • Nov 2008
    • 12323
    #1

    That ain't no woman, it's a man, man!

    It will be interesting to see how transgender athletes will affect women's sports.

    This article about the Montana runner that recently transitioned is interesting.
    The Debate Over Transgender Runners Is More Complex Than It Seems
    https://www.outsideonline.com/2401736/juniper-eastwood-transgender-runners
    Unsurprisingly, the implications of this debate ripple far beyond the sport


    We will see how this year plays out for her. This is a case of someone that was fairly elite as a man, took the year off that the NCAA requires with hormone therapy, and is now just starting competition.
    Tags: None
    • Bo Diddley
      Senior
      • Jul 2012
      • 18721
      #2
      Originally posted by BigPiney View Post
      It will be interesting to see how transgender athletes will affect women's sports.

      This article about the Montana runner that recently transitioned is interesting.
      The Debate Over Transgender Runners Is More Complex Than It Seems
      https://www.outsideonline.com/2401736/juniper-eastwood-transgender-runners
      Unsurprisingly, the implications of this debate ripple far beyond the sport


      We will see how this year plays out for her. This is a case of someone that was fairly elite as a man, took the year off that the NCAA requires with hormone therapy, and is now just starting competition.
      Why don't men and women compete against each other? Is it a psychological thing, or is there a physical difference? Pretty sure men and former men have a competitive advantage.

        Comment

        • All-American
          Right, as Usual
          • Nov 2008
          • 15640
          #3
          Originally posted by Bo Diddley View Post
          Why don't men and women compete against each other?
          I thought you were married?
          τὸν ἥλιον ἀνατέλλοντα πλείονες ἢ δυόμενον προσκυνοῦσιν

            Comment

            • Katy Lied
              Senior Member
              • Dec 2008
              • 9435
              #4
              they should throw everyone into a big pool together. men, women, trans, whatever. women dont need their own divisions and trans people are just outlining the fact. silly that they divide some athletic events, dont divide other athletic events, and never divide academic events.

                Comment

                • BigPiney
                  Huge Member
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 12323
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Katy Lied View Post
                  they should throw everyone into a big pool together. men, women, trans, whatever. women dont need their own divisions and trans people are just outlining the fact. silly that they divide some athletic events, dont divide other athletic events, and never divide academic events.
                  Can we wait till after my daughter gets an athletic scholarship (knock on wood)?

                    Comment

                    • CardiacCoug
                      вот так штука
                      • Nov 2008
                      • 11013
                      #6
                      The social conservatives and social liberals are both science deniers. Gender differences are real (not just regarding athletic prowess but in a multitude of other ways) and denying the science of gender differences is one of the preferred ways the social liberals are science deniers.

                        Comment

                        • Jeff Lebowski
                          Corporate lackey for Jesus
                          • Nov 2008
                          • 69501
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Katy Lied View Post
                          they should throw everyone into a big pool together. men, women, trans, whatever. women dont need their own divisions and trans people are just outlining the fact. silly that they divide some athletic events, dont divide other athletic events, and never divide academic events.
                          This is crazy talk.
                          "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                          "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                          "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

                            Comment

                            • Pelado
                              Bald not naked
                              • Sep 2010
                              • 21095
                              #8
                              Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
                              This is crazy talk.
                              Afraid to compete with the lady folk on equal footing, eh?
                              "I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
                              - Goatnapper'96

                                Comment

                                • Lost Student
                                  BAND!
                                  • Nov 2008
                                  • 4324
                                  #9
                                  Idaho recently passed the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, which prohibits biological boys and men from participating in girls or women’s sports teams in all public schools, colleges, and universities. Apparently it was the first of its kind in the US.

                                  Idaho governor signs two bills limiting transgender rights
                                  https://www.jurist.org/news/2020/03/idaho-governor-signs-two-bills-limiting-rights-of-transgender-people/
                                  Idaho Governor Brad Little signed two bills into law Monday that limit transgender individuals' rights. House bill 509 prohibits transgender people from making changes to the biological sex recorded o...


                                  Yesterday the ACLU (or as grape would call it, the Anti-Christian Lawyers' Union) sued Idaho over the new law.

                                  Little v. Hecox | American Civil Liberties Union
                                  https://www.aclu.org/legal-document/hecox-v-little-complaint
                                  Lindsay is a college student at Boise State University. She wants to run on the track team so she can form friendships with other girls. A new law in Idaho would ban her from doing so because she is transgender.
                                  "Seriously, is there a bigger high on the whole face of the earth than eating a salad?"--SeattleUte
                                  "The only Ute to cause even half the nationwide hysteria of Jimmermania was Ted Bundy."--TripletDaddy
                                  This is a tough, NYC broad, a doctor who deals with bleeding organs, dying people and testicles on a regular basis without crying."--oxcoug
                                  "I'm not impressed (and I'm even into choreography . . .)"--Donuthole
                                  "I too was fortunate to leave with my same balls."--byu71

                                    Comment

                                    • Walter Sobchak
                                      Adventurer
                                      • Oct 2009
                                      • 3815
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Katy Lied View Post
                                      they should throw everyone into a big pool together. men, women, trans, whatever. women dont need their own divisions and trans people are just outlining the fact. silly that they divide some athletic events, dont divide other athletic events, and never divide academic events.
                                      Other than mixed doubles (in tennis, volleyball, *cough* figure skating) not sure what athletic events aren't divided by gender. Quidditch?
                                      You're actually pretty funny when you aren't being a complete a-hole....so basically like 5% of the time. --Art Vandelay
                                      Almost everything you post is snarky, smug, condescending, or just downright mean-spirited. --Jeffrey Lebowski

                                      Anyone can make war, but only the most courageous can make peace. --President Donald J. Trump
                                      You furnish the pictures, and I’ll furnish the war. --William Randolph Hearst

                                        Comment

                                        • old_gregg
                                          scaly man fish
                                          • Nov 2009
                                          • 16915
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by Walter Sobchak View Post
                                          Other than mixed doubles (in tennis, volleyball, *cough* figure skating) not sure what athletic events aren't divided by gender. Quidditch?
                                          football, wrestling
                                          Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est.

                                            Comment

                                            • BigPiney
                                              Huge Member
                                              • Nov 2008
                                              • 12323
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by old_gregg View Post
                                              football, wrestling
                                              wrestling is separated in california and in college

                                                Comment

                                                Previous template Next
                                                Working...