Megan Rapinoe supports biological males in girls' sports because "your kid's volleyball team isn't that impor

Ouchie logic wrote:

So you rebutted "entire women's soccer team" with "a guy"?

Precious Roy wrote:

She is right in a number of ways. We take high school sports way too seriously in the US. It is no wonder that there are so many problems with athlete burnout and suicide in college. Kids are training like pros from the time they are in middle school. It is ruining scholastic sports which are really supposed to be able building character and learning about teamwork. Instead, every kid goes through some variation of a Bela Karolyi system for their sport. It is then no wonder that parents and students completely lose it at the idea of a trans girl competing on a girl's team. Being inclusive of trans girls is way more important than whether Brittany's softball team makes it to state.

Precious Roy wrote:

She is right in a number of ways. We take high school sports way too seriously in the US. It is no wonder that there are so many problems with athlete burnout and suicide in college. Kids are training like pros from the time they are in middle school. It is ruining scholastic sports which are really supposed to be able building character and learning about teamwork. Instead, every kid goes through some variation of a Bela Karolyi system for their sport. It is then no wonder that parents and students completely lose it at the idea of a trans girl competing on a girl's team. Being inclusive of trans girls is way more important than whether Brittany's softball team makes it to state.

fada tyme wrote:

comedyrelieff wrote:

Ever heard of intramurals? That is the intent of intramurals. It's disrespectful towards female athletes to denigrate their sports the way you are. I don't hear you making arguments that male sports should have to make similar concessions.

...or Recreational leagues at younger ages. The argument that "we" take any level of sport too seriously makes no sense since we take it seriously and thus should create rules which honor those who participate in the two categories which currently divide sporting groups...girls and boys. Let males who want to play girls sports play JV if necessary. That might not work as well because JV coaches...often varsity assistants....may not play those not eligible for the next level per the instructions of the varsity coach which will give the Rapinoe's of the world something else to cry about.

Lenny Leonard wrote:

Double standard wrote:

I wonder how she would feel if the entire woman’s soccer team was made up of biological males?

That has never and will never happened. You’re upset about something your mind made up. You’re acting like a toddler.

Lenny Leonard wrote:

malarko wrote:

I see two big problems with the issue as currently framed by trans activists:

(1) "It's only a few people, it doesn't matter." Yes, it does matter. Take it to its absurdest possible conclusion. "Most soccer teams aren't putting an elephant bigger than the entire goal in at goalie, to just sit there and make it impossible to score, so who cares if one team decided to do it?"

you know how I know that the trans activist argument is a good one? Because the only retort you have for it is: “WhY nOt LeT aN eLePhAnT pLaY gOaLiE?!?! 🤪🤪🤪”

We’re talking about human beings.

Precious Roy wrote:

She is right in a number of ways. We take high school sports way too seriously in the US. It is no wonder that there are so many problems with athlete burnout and suicide in college. Kids are training like pros from the time they are in middle school. It is ruining scholastic sports which are really supposed to be able building character and learning about teamwork. Instead, every kid goes through some variation of a Bela Karolyi system for their sport. It is then no wonder that parents and students completely lose it at the idea of a trans girl competing on a girl's team. Being inclusive of trans girls is way more important than whether Brittany's softball team makes it to state.

Lenny Leonard wrote:

malarko wrote:

I see two big problems with the issue as currently framed by trans activists:

(1) "It's only a few people, it doesn't matter." Yes, it does matter. Take it to its absurdest possible conclusion. "Most soccer teams aren't putting an elephant bigger than the entire goal in at goalie, to just sit there and make it impossible to score, so who cares if one team decided to do it?"

you know how I know that the trans activist argument is a good one? Because the only retort you have for it is: “WhY nOt LeT aN eLePhAnT pLaY gOaLiE?!?! 🤪🤪🤪”

We’re talking about human beings.

Armstronglivs wrote:

Lenny Leonard wrote:

That has never and will never happened. You’re upset about something your mind made up. You’re acting like a toddler.

If it is wrong if the whole women's team is made up of males - which you say will never happen, so I assume you would be opposed to it if it was - then what makes it acceptable of some of the team are males, or even just one or two?

Armstronglivs wrote:

Lenny Leonard wrote:

That has never and will never happened. You’re upset about something your mind made up. You’re acting like a toddler.

If it is wrong if the whole women's team is made up of males - which you say will never happen, so I assume you would be opposed to it if it was - then what makes it acceptable of some of the team are males, or even just one or two?