A lot of female athletes don't think it's that simple.
The problem with your "all or nothing and you're a bigot if you disagree" approach is that we're talking about something that's very new and is this far unsupported by much evidence.
You're saying "Anyone who says they're a woman is a woman and everyone has to accept it with no condi…
A lot of female athletes don't think it's that simple.
The problem with your "all or nothing and you're a bigot if you disagree" approach is that we're talking about something that's very new and is this far unsupported by much evidence.
You're saying "Anyone who says they're a woman is a woman and everyone has to accept it with no conditions right this minute!" I was raised to treat people with respect, so I'm fine with that right up to the point that it starts causing problems for others. So sure, I'll use your preferred pronoun, support your right to use the bathroom of your choice, and stand up for you when the right wing dipshits take their shots.
But when you decide to play sports and compete against biological females I start to have questions and concerns. It's not a hard no, but I'm going need more information. If that makes me a bigot in your eyes then so be it, but I think that you're being extremely unreasonable and that your rigidity and disinclination to consider the views of others will ultimately do more harm than good.
People used to argue that it was unfair to white athletes to have to compete against Black athletes or for straight women to compete against gay women.
Right. Of course. It's prejudice. It's always prejudice. Nobody but you even cares about fairness. The rest of us are just transphobes trying to hide behind concern about competitive advantages. I'm deeply ashamed. Far too ashamed to continue beating my head against the wall.
A lot of female athletes don't think it's that simple.
The problem with your "all or nothing and you're a bigot if you disagree" approach is that we're talking about something that's very new and is this far unsupported by much evidence.
You're saying "Anyone who says they're a woman is a woman and everyone has to accept it with no conditions right this minute!" I was raised to treat people with respect, so I'm fine with that right up to the point that it starts causing problems for others. So sure, I'll use your preferred pronoun, support your right to use the bathroom of your choice, and stand up for you when the right wing dipshits take their shots.
But when you decide to play sports and compete against biological females I start to have questions and concerns. It's not a hard no, but I'm going need more information. If that makes me a bigot in your eyes then so be it, but I think that you're being extremely unreasonable and that your rigidity and disinclination to consider the views of others will ultimately do more harm than good.
People used to argue that it was unfair to white athletes to have to compete against Black athletes or for straight women to compete against gay women.
Have you noticed that nobody is concerned about transgender men competing against biological men? Why do you suppose that is?
Same reason people normally have a bigger issue with gay men than gay women.
Right. Of course. It's prejudice. It's always prejudice. Nobody but you even cares about fairness. The rest of us are just transphobes trying to hide behind concern about competitive advantages. I'm deeply ashamed. Far too ashamed to continue beating my head against the wall.