Transgender runner wins regionals by over a minute

This is completely incoherent whatabout nonsense. This is a simple issue: no males should compete against females because it is unfair.

Why do you think the winner is female?

He is male.

You should change your username to 'misogynist old man'. Disgraceful the way you dismiss girls and women again and again on here. You are in no way wise. You can't even imagine the female experience, old sexist man.

"Women just need to stop feeling like they can "win""

There we have it lol, trans activism at its core.

They're just gaslighting these high school girls and college women when they say things like this. They pervert a maxim reserved for certain situations, like, I don't know, someone didn't tip me at work or a teacher doesn't like me so I got a B instead of an A, to justify the imposition of ideological outcomes on these young girls and women.

Toxic relationships are no different. The abuser is forced to abuse due to what the victim has brought on themselves... well, at least from the perspective of the abuser.

There’s definitely a misunderstanding. But, it’s not what you think it is.

Yes, sorry to hurt your feelings. Not everybody can win at everything. Some people are better at things than other people. There are a lot of things to do and be good at. Isn't this what you right wing people keep saying? You certainly don't seem to mind dismantling affirmative action.

Affirmative action is based on the premise that blacks CAN'T do things as well as whites, and since they can't we need to set aside spots for them. Anyone who supports this premise, and for the most part it's "progressives" who do, is a racist disguising him/herself as someone who cares.

That’s the argument it always comes down to.

Accepting someone’s gender identity makes me the “dumbest person on LRC.” There has never been a valid argument against transgender athletes participating in their gender because the root of the opposition is that it is impossible for someone to change genders.

You’re wrong. Most everyone disagrees with you.

It seems we agree. You seem to be making my point. But you don't make the connection.

That’s not what affirmative action is in reaction to.

Wow, so much vitriol. My opinions on this topic are well informed by the women my in my life. In my neck of the woods, you are the misogynist. Full stop.

Typical LRC parent, “Somebody trip that f’in boy. Yeah, get off the course, BOY!! I’d tackle him if I was fast enough to catch him!! My daughter was entitled to silver! She has been robbed of her dignity, her identity as a runner….as a human. She may not even be able to walk on at Maine Community College now that she got bronze instead of silver!! Daughter, you should be furious at what’s been done to you, and clearly there was no point in trying any longer when this sort of thing is allowed in the sport. Why don’t you just quit, the sport is overrun with trans athletes making a mockery of our values.”

Wise Old Parent, “Soren ran within the rules and has every right to run in the race. Her or their presence in the race did not interfere with your ability to do your very best and put all of your hard work and training to the test. Congratulations on getting bronze. You ran a great race and I’m proud of you. The difference between silver and bronze or 10th or 100th is not how you validate yourself or validate the work you did this season. If it is you are in for a lot of disappointment going forward in this sport. Who knows, if you train wisely this summer you might be able to break 19:00 on this course someday.“

Why can't transgenderism be illegal?

I hope you are a troll - if so 10/10 because it got me riled up.

Your portrayal of the “Typical LRC Parent” is an obvious straw man. Has anybody in this thread suggested violence towards the trans person who won the race? No. Nobody has said anything about 2nd place being “robbed of her dignity”. This was all made up by you, a mentally ill person.

Why shouldn’t athletes derive validation from their finishing place in a cross country race? The higher up you finish in a race, the better your performance. Achieving a high performance level in any sport is admirable and something to be proud of. It is even more admirable when an athlete improves their performance as measured by finishing higher up in the race from year to year.

For some people, 20:30 may actually require some work to achieve - not every girl who comes out for cross country walks around in sub 20 5k shape.

All in all, you are a deranged individual with an idiotic perspective on the world. Women and girls should be allowed to compete against women and girls.