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[–]emptiedriver 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I've seen pro trans people say that they wouldn't accept trans sports leagues, but they'd be fine with "transphobic" teams starting on their own - meaning that for women who don't want to compete against men, it would be seen as politically hateful to join such a group, and therefore many young female athletes would feel peer pressured to compete in the broader "women and trans women" group, even if trans women seemed to win at a much higher rate than their percentage of that population would predict. Maybe there would be a tipping point if it became too obviously dominated by second tier male athletes, but I don't know that women would find it feasible to separate to a biological-only group before that, just due to the way it would be represented.

[–]wristaction 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Isn't the appropriate venue for trannies the Special Olympics?

[–]nuhuhno 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No coercion in that at all. "Let us beat you or get labeled." /s

Bet female athletes would go that route just for the sake of getting to do sports without the risk of serious injuries!

[–]SilenceThem_Consume 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

hey'd be fine with "transphobic" teams starting on their own - meaning that for women who don't want to compete against men, it would be seen as politically hateful to join such a group, and therefore many young female athletes would feel peer pressured to compete in the broader "women and trans women" group, even if trans women seemed to win at a much higher rate than their percentage of that population would predict.

'Just get 3 billion dollars and start a new league so that trans women can feel nice'