As a German, I feel obliged to tell you, though, that yes, it does only concern 1%, or probably rather even 0.1%, of the population, because that is the fascist playbook. You pick out a minority and declare them the enemy, so you don’t have to solve real problems. Don’t get me wrong, there is a legitimate conflict here between the interests of cis women and trans women.
But it’s not nearly as relevant as the fascists make it out to be. And most situations can be resolved with nuance, which is something that fascists hate. For example, whether trans athletes are better at sports is only relevant when it’s about prize money. We don’t need to be bullying kids for wanting to belong into a friend group.
And you’ll find plenty trans athletes that are simply less athletic than their cis counterparts, too. I’ll gladly serve as living proof that folks with a penis in their pants can be less athletic than folks with a vagina. That’s where the real source of conflict comes from, that women’s sports is a pretty arbitrary line to draw for opening up a second league. I do think women’s sports still has merit, because again, nuance. But I really don’t think that it’s worth ruining the lives of trans women.
I too recommend John Oliver’s explanation, it really clearly shows how little those few trans people matter to sports in general and how much sports matters to those specific trans individuals.
There is a conflict here between the interests of SOME cis women and trans women. You only need look to women’s rugby or roller derby, 2 sports both very decidedly on one far end of the sports physicality spectrum, to see how little conflict is actually necessary.
John Oliver did a piece on it a while ago, which gives a pretty good overview of the situation: https://tube.fede.re/videos/watch/16650f54-3c69-4d81-b7ae-17f0a3889dbd
As a German, I feel obliged to tell you, though, that yes, it does only concern 1%, or probably rather even 0.1%, of the population, because that is the fascist playbook. You pick out a minority and declare them the enemy, so you don’t have to solve real problems. Don’t get me wrong, there is a legitimate conflict here between the interests of cis women and trans women.
But it’s not nearly as relevant as the fascists make it out to be. And most situations can be resolved with nuance, which is something that fascists hate. For example, whether trans athletes are better at sports is only relevant when it’s about prize money. We don’t need to be bullying kids for wanting to belong into a friend group.
And you’ll find plenty trans athletes that are simply less athletic than their cis counterparts, too. I’ll gladly serve as living proof that folks with a penis in their pants can be less athletic than folks with a vagina. That’s where the real source of conflict comes from, that women’s sports is a pretty arbitrary line to draw for opening up a second league. I do think women’s sports still has merit, because again, nuance. But I really don’t think that it’s worth ruining the lives of trans women.
Nice he’s great.
I agree with your second point. I think civilized literate people have to have the nuanced discussion, and I agree the rest is just a hatred playbook.
I too recommend John Oliver’s explanation, it really clearly shows how little those few trans people matter to sports in general and how much sports matters to those specific trans individuals.
There is a conflict here between the interests of SOME cis women and trans women. You only need look to women’s rugby or roller derby, 2 sports both very decidedly on one far end of the sports physicality spectrum, to see how little conflict is actually necessary.