Trans athletes could improve their cred if the chopped their bits of and returned to the ring or the pool or the wrestling mat as "women" competing against men. That would show em. Makes about as much sense.
I kinda preferred your old sig video.Gee, what could make these female athletes so uncomfortable ....
This quote should be a Terb sticky.Funny how the term Transphobic is misused at every opportunity to leverage an agenda, the second someone's opinion doesn't suit the transgender narrative they are branded labeled, and shamed as transphobic and not worthy of being heard or even considered.
Just as your parting sentiments conveniently show, imagine our world where differences of opinions are silenced, what a brilliant evolutionary idea.
I won’t engage with comments that are transphobic virtue signalling ,,,,,,yawn
... An SP I used to chat with told me a story of a guy would used her services to be degraded and humiliated. He would wear a diaper…. Blah blah blah, you get the drift. One session, he had a heart attack, while in a diaper, and 9/11 needed to called, and that’s how he was taken to the hospital.
Turns out he faked the heart attack because the humiliation of the 9/11 responders, and trip to the hospital in the diaper was exhilarating...
Actually, the women in professional tennis don't have to work as hard as the men to receive equal pay. Men's matches are three out of five sets, and women's are two out of three. Men's tennis is also much more aggressive; many points are won on service aces and forced errors resulting from the players using the whole court. Women's tennis is often volleying from the baseline, and hoping that the opponent can't return the ball over the net within the boundary lines.I wouldn't be surprised if trans start showing up in pro tennis, a big money sport.
Back in the day, prize money was divvy up based on revenue generated. Since the men's draw generated more revenue, the men's prize money was a larger pot.
Billie Jean King complained "NOT FAIR", all revenue generated should go into one pot and then split equally between the men and the women.
Political Correctness Is...This guy (yes, I said guy) isn't a transexual.
He's male and he knows he can't compete against other male athletes and win, so he's taken the "I am a transwoman" route. I would call him a "shemale". Sorry, I know that's politically incorrect, but it describes him much better than a male to female transexual.
Now if on the other hand he wanted to have the necessary surgeries (breast implants, genital removal and reconstruction to female genitals, etc.) then I would be more open to calling him a woman. But will not do that because he knows all he has to do is stop taking his testosterone suppressing drugs and he will revert back to being his old self. If he wants to be a trans woman, then he needs to commit to the program.
Until then, he's just a drag queen.
To me transphobia is referring to Lia as a man. I welcome discussions (and disagreements!) if someone can manage to not be a twerp about it. Not agreeing with me isn’t transphobia. I frankly welcome discussions and as an ex competitive swimmer have a personal interest in how the introduction of non cis athletes play out!
Cis women still own the sport, and podium placements have very little trans athletes. I find it’s easy to use someone who isn’t considered “passing” as an example to argue against trans athletes competing in their respective category. I never see anyone hold issue with trans men (biologically female) athletes competing in the mens category because they have a deemed disadvatage.
I truly do not believe people would fake being trans and face this level of scrutiny, and extensive testing and investigations to earn the chance at the podium. As iiiiif their competition doesnt execute their own investigations to remove them from competing??
No female professional athlete wakes up and says oh gosh darn those trans people make my dreams pointless. I will admit I know nothing of Lia’s competition history though— my point is she has the right to compete as a woman.
Re: the locker room, i do not doubt that it’s a shock, undoubtedly everyones first encounter, and this will be navigated over time.
In the end i’m genuinely interested in a mature discussion that doesnt take the easy way out pandering to disagreeing with me being “politically correct”. I’m reading eagerly and learning all the same as you grinches!
I know this post may upset some and I won’t engage with comments that are transphobic.To me transphobia is referring to Lia as a man. I welcome discussions (and disagreements!) if someone can manage to not be a twerp about it. Not agreeing with me isn’t transphobia. I frankly welcome discussions and as an ex competitive swimmer have a personal interest in how the introduction of non cis athletes play out!
Cis women still own the sport, and podium placements have very little trans athletes. I find it’s easy to use someone who isn’t considered “passing” as an example to argue against trans athletes competing in their respective category. I never see anyone hold issue with trans men (biologically female) athletes competing in the mens category because they have a deemed disadvatage.
I truly do not believe people would fake being trans and face this level of scrutiny, and extensive testing and investigations to earn the chance at the podium. As iiiiif their competition doesnt execute their own investigations to remove them from competing??
No female professional athlete wakes up and says oh gosh darn those trans people make my dreams pointless. I will admit I know nothing of Lia’s competition history though— my point is she has the right to compete as a woman.
Re: the locker room, i do not doubt that it’s a shock, undoubtedly everyones first encounter, and this will be navigated over time.
In the end i’m genuinely interested in a mature discussion that doesnt take the easy way out pandering to disagreeing with me being “politically correct”. I’m reading eagerly and learning all the same as you grinches!
Was that selfie on ??I kinda preferred your old sig video.
It's not. He's a man. He found a loophole to exploit which also makes him a POS.To me transphobia is referring to Lia as a man.
Ummm, relevance to trans athletes?Back in the day, prize money was divvy up based on revenue generated. Since the men's draw generated more revenue, the men's prize money was a larger pot.
Billie Jean King complained "NOT FAIR", all revenue generated should go into one pot and then split equally between the men and the women.
I wouldn't be either since tennis was possibly the very 1st sport in which this issue of trans players came up (I'm guessing mid-70's) and was highly publicized. I believe that the person involved was a doctor.I wouldn't be surprised if trans start showing up in pro tennis, a big money sport.