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[–]our_team_is_winning 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

<“We are opposed to World Rugby’s proposed ban of an entire population group from playing women’s rugby:>

Yes, that entire population is clearly WOMEN. By allowing men to play and refusing to acknowledge their bodies are different, you are excluding WOMEN from playing women's rugby. This is the biggest gaslighting in my lifetime.

[–]GConly 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The letter, which has been co-signed by 84 leading academics from a range of fields including sport, public health and sociology,

Notice that the people whining are not trained in relevant subjects. Sociology etc... Yeah not fit to comment.

[–]slushpilot 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

“recent research by the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found 3.4% of American school students (year 9-12) identify as trans or gender diverse, or they were ‘not sure’ about their gender identity”.

How can someone cite this with a straight face, and not recognize the number of fads that have rolled through teenage populations over the decades.

[–]threefingersam 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

These academics have never played a game of rugby/football in their lives. Have they seriously never watched players tackle each other during rugby?