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  • I guess I just don’t understand why the biological difference between Muggsy Bogues and Shaq aren’t a problem and they can play in the same league but the difference between Joe and Mary are a problem. I see your viewpoint, it’s just that the way I see it sports have always been about biological differences - some sports already deal with this with things like weight classes, but for those that don’t, how can you justify Muggsy and Shaq in the same league while talking about unfair biological differences?


  • Obviously trans people should have full rights and opportunities to participate in society in any way the rest of us can.

    But beyond and aside from that, I will never understand why we have to act like sports are some sacred thing whose purity must be protected. It’s people playing with a ball. I genuinely can’t imagine why this issue has ever been anything other than “yes let whoever wants to play with the ball play with the ball.”

    It is truly weird to me how we not only accept the sports cult, but literally never even scrutinize the field. It’s grown-ups playing children games; it’s definitely not that serious