^ absolutely spot on.
People will find it offensive but be absolutely and completely unable to say why.
For some reason, those opposed to males in female sport have been forced down a cul-de-sac of explaining the blindingly obvious. But here’s the thing.
If you think “women” are an idea that male people can have and claim to literally be, and you think that women’s existence *as* female people, with their own needs, experiences, politics is somehow an abhorrent idea, then it doesn’t matter that you formed your view based on what the progressive left says -you are an active sexist.
Trans activism is the only civil rights movement that demands recognition and acceptance not as what they are - trans people - but as something they aren’t; members of the opposite sex. The mental gymnastics to pretend that laying claim to the opposite sex *isnt* what’s happening is laid bare in the issue of male people in female sport, and a lot of people on this thread who, based on their usual posting, aren’t stupid, need to have a word with themselves.
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let em compete, that's what I say
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 29 Jun 2021, 16:48,
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I don't care that much about it. Ive known a fair few trannies over the years, though oddly more in melbourne and brasil than in my years in london. maybe different scenes?
I'm happy to call them women and use female pronouns as it seems polite and is no skin off my nose, but it's with the understanding that the label is kind of a shared fantasy. they are what they are, as we all are, and I take them on their merits. It doesn't make them better or worse. But sport is different, and I reckon it shouldn't need to change itself and deny women a shot at gold in order to extend that fantasy just because they would like to join in as women. It's like the door-hating pistorius, people tolerated him bouncing around on pogo legs as long as he didn't win gold. if this kiwi trannie wins, it'll be the first and last I reckon
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 29 Jun 2021, 16:32,
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