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  1. Inertial theory - ideas that never seem to gain momentum. Hysterectomy - the panic you feel just before you fart in front of a bunch of people. Transistor - a nun who's had gender reassignment. Momentum - the truth about all those bad things Mo said about you. Elementary particles - the dreams that stuff is made of.
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  2. To your first line - excellent choice. The days I've waded through parts of this thread actually left my thinking more clouded than it was before. To the next line - trans kids are a tiny percent of kids. Hard to have a trans team at Podunk High, composed of one or two kids. And how would kids feel about being off in some "special" category, and how would that foster acceptance by all those cis-kids? Childhood, as some of may recall, involves being pretty tribal, forming in-groups and out-groups.
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  3. Your view is consistent with what I understand to be the standard view, adopted by the main Christian denominations - and any Christian with half a brain.
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  4. No. It’s an example of you refusing to discuss issues in good faith. You suggested I could change the situation by having some backbone. I asked you to elaborate, and here we are. You either can’t, won’t, or simply disrespect me so much you’re not willing to show me any courtesy whatsoever or even try. This isn’t just an academic exercise. Children are being hurt by this.
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  5. Right. And given that I’ve already confirmed that I have a spine, I remain ready to hear precisely what else you suggest. Citation needed.
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  6. The phrase “become transgender” is problematic. I’m not sure it’s something you “become” Is that how trans people describe it? Are you presenting a scenario where someone who is not trans pretends to be? i.e. they are trying to cheat? No, that’s not a true statement. Men, on average, are stronger. But that statement is assuming there are just the two gender categories. Anyway https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbt-rights/four-myths-about-trans-athletes-debunked/
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  7. Apparently, little kids who choose gender-inapproriate games deserve to be disappointed.
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  8. Bingo!!! On the first paragraph at least in my country, women do accept that sex segregation is necessary in certain sports of heavy contact and big hits like the rugby codes. That won't change any time soon, thankfully. The NRL and other rugby code in Australia, already have cautionary rules for the rare situation of transgenders, based on scientific and medical advice, and as detailed in a previous post re the NRL rules charter. Of course it is unworkable as you state in your third paragraph. It's unworkable because females generally speaking will not match the weight, skill, speed, toughness, durability, aggressivness, and ability to absorb big hits. The average weight of a rugby league prop forward is 110 kgs on average, of muscle. Like it or not, that's the state of the nation, and the reason that sex segregation will certainly remain in certain sports. We also as I linked earlier, (strangely no comment on) have the case of some bum tennis player, ranked at about the 203 mark, beating both the William sisters quite easily. "From the standpoint of values internal to competitive sport, the issue of gender identity is for the most part a non-starter. The purpose of dividing competitions into separate men's and women's events is to minimize the role of insuperable physical disparities in determining outcomes".(WIKI) To harp on merrily and claim sex segregation is a denial of rights, is an example of going from the sublime to the ridiculous. Segregation is generally seen rightly as abhorent, but the fact that men and women are different in size, aggressiveness, etc, means that in certain sports, it is desirable and essential to avoid injury and uneven competitive results. Another valid point.
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  9. I can't believe stars are other suns because I have seen a star stop shining in front of my eyes.
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  10. So? More males compete then females. Why? Perhaps males are more aggressivley competitive. Is that wrong? Boys generally play with trains or fire trucks...girls play with dolls and prams. Viva la difference indeed! 🥱 Because its fact? And as I discussed and showed with relation to rugby league and union. It is not an assumption though, as generally speaking women would not be able to compete with men in the rugby codes at most levels...under 10's yes, juniors, seniors and professional ranks, NO. Like I said the average weight for a rugby prop is around 110 kgs of muscle. Yes, I mentioned that earlier...spectators want fairness and close competitions. It's similar in many ways to your unworkable 'no jails" and sympathies for criminals arguments that you employed in other threads. It won't happen...it's an unreal situation...men are able to absorb big hits that would seriously injure a female. The average rugby prop is around 110 kgs, some much heavier...fit, muscular, professional, and aggressive. You find me a women to compete to equally compete. Is that the "public" as you say, or just another peculiarity re American politics? The NRL already has a code attributed to rare circumstances of trans kids and transgenders of any age, on medical and scientific advice. If it is just a peculiarity re American politics, then you being an American, need to do something about it. More wise words. Thanks. I also gave an example back a couple of pages re some bloke, ranked 203, beating both William sisters, one after the other...quite easily to I might add. 😄 Yes, I also raised that highlighted bit, but again, like a few other of my valid points, was not commented on. On the first statement, quite commendable of you, but its not about your peers disapproving, its about whether it is workable or not, and whether it is simply superfluous and merely another example of PC gone mad....similar to the Sydney council wanting to eliminate "merry christmas" and install "happy holidays" because it may offend non christians. The second statement, no, its not about bias, its about the observed fact that in some sports, women generally can not compete with men at senior and professional levels. The onus of course is on you to show where women can compete equally with men at a professional level.eg: please show me a 110 kgm female front rower, who is all muscle and would compete with a male of similar size in aggression, toughness, absorbing and giving big hits, speed, etc. And of course the women that play rugby league at the professional level in Australia gratefully agree with that.
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  11. I'm an Aussie on the other sode of the world matey. Is this an example of what we call passing the buck? But I'll help you out some....there are some obvious actions you can take, like starting a petition, canvassing your local congessman, voicing your protest, marching on some government building, etc etc etc. It's been discussed among some of our professional women rugby players. No I can't direct you to any actual quote, but likewise, you cannot show me any argument by any female professional sports woman asking to compete with men on their level. I'll leave you to it. Lighten up matey!!! Being a reasonable and fair man iNow, I will modifiy that for you...I should have said "And of course generally many of the women that play rugby league at the professional level in Australia gratefully agree with that" A photo of the NRLW (National Rugby League for Women) Jilarroo/Australian side along with their male coach....... Personally, I would love to play against them! 😁
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  12. Did I say that? Or is this your bias rearing its ugly head? Read the NRL rules I referenced earlier.
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  13. Who gives a flying fig about your NRL? And why do you expect them to?
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  14. You (whoever) can play your red neg games to your heart's content. It changes nothing.🙄
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  15. No I didn't. I used the phrase back bone referring collectively not singling you out particularly. Have you forgotten already? What would you like me to do? What sort of courtesy are you expecting? Can you show me where I have been discourtious to you? Note: I do have a habit of giving back what I get. You know my thoughts on this, stop pretending I'm pushing something else. The situation is rare and applicable to recent times. The NRL and their rules are fair, comprehensive and cautionary. Oh, and perhaps you missed this bit.....
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