It was mean-spirited because he is correct that prefacing an opinion with "I think" is very common, and he never claimed his comment was anything other than opinion.. However, "just an opinion" is a bad faith tactic for dismissing as opinion without making any attempt to dispute it. He cited the Penn swimmer to support his opinion. What do have to support your dispute?
He also stated he has no problem with everyone playing together recreationally, but wonders about elite sports citing Jenner. You could make an effort to answer the implied question instead of mean-spiritedly bringing up his daughter.
Strawman. Neither he not I have characterized what he said as anything other than opinion. The new context into which you put his comment about his daughter was mean-spirited.
Fact: In the 2018–2019 season she was, when competing in the men's team, ranked 554 in the 200 freestyle, 65 in the 500 freestyle, and 32 in the 1650 freestyle. In the 2021–2022 season, those ranks are now, when competing in the women's team, 5 in the 200 freestyle, first in the 500 freestyle, and eight in the 1650 freestyle.
It was mean-spirited because he is correct that prefacing an opinion with "I think" is very common, and he never claimed his comment was anything other than opinion.. However, "just an opinion" is a bad faith tactic for dismissing as opinion without making any attempt to dispute it. He cited the Penn swimmer to support his opinion. What do have to support your dispute?
He also stated he has no problem with everyone playing together recreationally, but wonders about elite sports citing Jenner. You could make an effort to answer the implied question instead of mean-spiritedly bringing up his daughter.
Strawman. Neither he not I have characterized what he said as anything other than opinion. The new context into which you put his comment about his daughter was mean-spirited.
Fact: In the 2018–2019 season she was, when competing in the men's team, ranked 554 in the 200 freestyle, 65 in the 500 freestyle, and 32 in the 1650 freestyle. In the 2021–2022 season, those ranks are now, when competing in the women's team, 5 in the 200 freestyle, first in the 500 freestyle, and eight in the 1650 freestyle.