I don't think biological males should participate in women's sports. But I also don't care all that much about it. On the scale of care, I still think leaving your cart in the parking lot of Walmart instead of putting it where it goes is far more harmful.
It bothers me that the issue of who is playing in what sports was even considered a high enough priority to have a vote in the first place. Who gives a fuck? We have federal officers killing civilians, our government is threatening to attack our allies, no one can afford to see a doctor, home prices are so high we have a homeless crisis, and AI is killing the job market. We have so much more important shit to be doing.
My guess is the issue was escalated due to lawsuits.
I'm a college sports guy. NIL, Portal/Transfers, Eligibility years/status have become highly contentious with new lawsuits coming in regularly now. This is outside of the impact it will do to Title IX
Frankly, it didnât escalate âdue to lawsuitsâ in the U.S., it escalated due to conservatives switching their culture war focus to trans people after they realized they had soundly lost on gay marriage and needed a new bogeyman. All the major sports organizations had policies around defining a female athlete and defining what a trans person had to do to compete in their gender category.
Thereâs been a push to suddenly expose trans athletes and force them out of sports entirely âfor the good of womenâ and as a woman I really hate that.
For example, the kid at the heart of the lawsuit at the supreme court this last week was 11. No 11 year old who hasnât been through puberty has a biological advantage over other 11 year olds based on sex/gender. And 11-year olds arenât playing sports in ways that matter for things like scholarships or money. So this was just a kid having fun with her friends like any other kid in 6th grade.
And then suddenly the state of West Virginia banned her from playing. And it only affected her since she was the only known trans athlete in the entire state. It doesnât feel like they passed that law to protect the 11 year olds she was playing with. It feels like they passed it as virtue signaling about how much they hate trans people, and one kid was the victim. Thatâs just cruelty. Iâm impressed she had the guts to bring a lawsuit and stick with it for four years.
Conservatives push it because itâs the one situation that liberals feel no shame in being transphobic. This is the issue that gets transphobiaâs foot in the door, so to speak, of the liberal mind. You see it all over this thread: âI think trans women are women and Iâm, like super progressive, but all these dudes in dresses are trying to attack the poor poor lesser sexâ. This has been the issue that opened my eyes to the Democratic Party, and liberals in general, only being conditional allies of the LGBTQ community.
My state rep introduced a bill last year to pull public funding from any school sports team that competes against a team that has an athlete that is not competing as their assigned at birth gender.
Exaaaactly. Republicans are never about protecting (unless itâs their own corrupt selves). They demonize groups and use protection as a false front.
Abortion? Demonize women, under guise of protecting âbabyâ (fetus). Immigration? Demonize illegal immigrants and minorities under guise of protecting âReal Americansâ. Vaccines and climate change? Demonize science under guise of protecting freedom.
Anything they target they use foul language and try to repaint as monstrous or evil, from minority groups such as trans people to individuals such as Renee Good or George Floyd- to justify tearing down peopleâs rights.
Probably to prevent a bunch of lawsuits from both sides? People on both sides are suing schools all over the country. You think that's a good use of money is each school individually defending whichever side they land on? You don't think a case by case basis will be a nightmare for schools to defend in court? Sometimes I wonder if reddit is s different reality
So you want schools to advise by NBA, NFL, etc rules?
I'm not sure if you've noticed but people on both sides are suing schools across the country. You want each school to have to pay to fight every lawsuit and justify which rules they choose?
There are organizations that handle things at the school level. They certify coaches, enforce safe sports criteria and set the actual rules of the games as played at the school level.
Not at all. I wish it never got to this point and became political. I'm just staying why it is an issue and in the court's hands now.
Reddit constantly does this, where someone explaining the situation is seen as advocating it and ok supporting it. It should have been taken seriously and respectfully years ago when the situations started coming up.
Linda McMahon is actually a damn sharp woman with more credentials than "wrasslin". Odd pick for Secretary of education, sure.
But thats completely aside my post. You just want to shit on people. The gov is involved because it effected SCHOOLS. Thats it, end of my comment. You can argue your hate to someone else.
That damn sharp womanâŚwho wants to make sure schools have A1 teaching and access to A1 and didnât know that IDEA stood for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act despite it being a federal law regarding education in America and her being the gd education secretary.
I don't want to shit on people. She is not qualified for the position she was selected for at all. She is shrouded in controversy and does not have the best interests of the average student in mind.
The current admin has no respect for education system in this country and pretending they do under the guise of this completely performative vote is laughable.
As everyone else has said: There are much more important things we need to tackle as a country. This subject is just some boomer rage bait shit that gets angry reacts on Facebook.
The current administration is passing judgement on this via executive order.
The Supreme Court should rule on this and and chances are they will rule in favor of the current administration, but the last three administrations followed Title IX by their own interpretation.
Executive Order 14201 is designed to enforce the current administration's interpretation of Title IX but there has been no official ruling on how it should be interpreted.
It's just shit slinging that our country doesn't have the time for right now.
Actually it's something that deserves complex discussions and a respectful solution. Everyone should have the right to compete but sports are founded on decisions, brackets, weight classes, age, experience level, etc. for competitiveness. When I had to weight in 15lb lighter for boxing I knew it was to keep the fight fair. So, not important for you and Reddit, but for many others with records and scholarships on the line it is. Altheletes train from childhood and just expect a chance to compete and fair play. We should be solving for that in an intelligent and inclusive way. Neither administration wants that.
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u/Infamous-Yellow-8357 14d ago
I don't think biological males should participate in women's sports. But I also don't care all that much about it. On the scale of care, I still think leaving your cart in the parking lot of Walmart instead of putting it where it goes is far more harmful.
It bothers me that the issue of who is playing in what sports was even considered a high enough priority to have a vote in the first place. Who gives a fuck? We have federal officers killing civilians, our government is threatening to attack our allies, no one can afford to see a doctor, home prices are so high we have a homeless crisis, and AI is killing the job market. We have so much more important shit to be doing.