Do away with gendered leagues and put it into a multi-tiered system when people compete for positions in different tiers, and potentially have multiple paths so that people can see games of sheer power or precise technique and there’s never a situation like three Pats or the Yankees where money is what buys the best team (all players in a tier would have similar performance).
I’ve been under the impression that the top leagues NFL, MLB, NHL, etc… aren’t necessarily gendered, but women just can’t compete. That’s why they have women only leagues so they have a place they can compete. Am I wrong about this?
There are sports where women have reached or surpassed men’s records, for example long-distance endurance races or some accuracy-based competitions. Anything where raw explosive strength or size isn’t the main deciding factor. There are examples in history where women have been banned from participating in specific sports because they have been able to win in competition with men.
I think, for the leagues you listed, size, strength and speed are often key, and as such most men have an advantage over most women. I don’t doubt there could be exceptions to that rule.
I have asked people like this multiple times if the best WNBA player is better than the worst NBA player, and they usually say yes without having any possible way to know that.
Ah yes, the Air Bud rule of women in men’s sports.
Do you think any woman would have a chance in those leagues? The minute they even tried, they would start getting so much shit.
Jackie Robinson was one of the bravest men who ever lived. He was far from the first to try to break the “unwritten” color barrier in baseball. Everyone else who tried had been driven off before they could even start. And I’m guessing he wasn’t getting the rape threats any woman who wanted to try would get.
Of course not. Do you think all the black men who tried to break the color barrier before Jackie Robinson weren’t brave enough?
Saying, “this isn’t worth me putting up with” when you have to put up with death threats or rape threats for something like being on a sports team is not cowardice.
This is like claiming that a black family who moves out of town after a cross is burnt on their lawn are cowards. I sincerely hope you don’t believe that.
I didn’t say you made that claim. Hence my using the word “like.”
And how am I backpedaling at all? You asked me if I thought they were cowards and I said no and explained why. That’s literally the opposite of backpedaling.
Did you just not bother reading anything I wrote before responding?
How many trans athletes do you think there are that there’s enough for leagues? Some states have like single digits. It’s ridiculous. The fact that a president is spending time on this is absurd. This is a local school district issue if that.
I don’t know what you’re trying to do here but it doesn’t feel nice. The comment was “Sounds like we need trans leagues.” And I said that’s the only thing that’s “fair”.
Because I don’t think it’s fair to have trans people play with the cis genders. On the other hand, I want them to have the ability to play. Although with the current landscape of hate and useless discussions, that seems to be only possible in their own leagues.
Compromises need to be made and people don’t realize that.
Because I don’t think it’s fair to have trans people play with the cis genders
Why?
On the other hand, I want them to have the ability to play.
Which specific sport do you want them to play? There are not enough trans athletes for any team sport to make up a league. Should they all be forced to play a singles sport or no sport at all?
Sounds like we need trans leagues.
Edit: I thought it was obvious, but apparently it wasn’t. This is not a serious comment.
Do away with gendered leagues and put it into a multi-tiered system when people compete for positions in different tiers, and potentially have multiple paths so that people can see games of sheer power or precise technique and there’s never a situation like three Pats or the Yankees where money is what buys the best team (all players in a tier would have similar performance).
I’ve been under the impression that the top leagues NFL, MLB, NHL, etc… aren’t necessarily gendered, but women just can’t compete. That’s why they have women only leagues so they have a place they can compete. Am I wrong about this?
There are sports where women have reached or surpassed men’s records, for example long-distance endurance races or some accuracy-based competitions. Anything where raw explosive strength or size isn’t the main deciding factor. There are examples in history where women have been banned from participating in specific sports because they have been able to win in competition with men.
I think, for the leagues you listed, size, strength and speed are often key, and as such most men have an advantage over most women. I don’t doubt there could be exceptions to that rule.
I have asked people like this multiple times if the best WNBA player is better than the worst NBA player, and they usually say yes without having any possible way to know that.
Ah yes, the Air Bud rule of women in men’s sports.
Do you think any woman would have a chance in those leagues? The minute they even tried, they would start getting so much shit.
Jackie Robinson was one of the bravest men who ever lived. He was far from the first to try to break the “unwritten” color barrier in baseball. Everyone else who tried had been driven off before they could even start. And I’m guessing he wasn’t getting the rape threats any woman who wanted to try would get.
So you’re saying that women just aren’t brave enough?
Of course not. Do you think all the black men who tried to break the color barrier before Jackie Robinson weren’t brave enough?
Saying, “this isn’t worth me putting up with” when you have to put up with death threats or rape threats for something like being on a sports team is not cowardice.
This is like claiming that a black family who moves out of town after a cross is burnt on their lawn are cowards. I sincerely hope you don’t believe that.
I didn’t make any such claim. You did. Now you’re back peddling, so I guess there wasn’t any point to your previous comment?
I didn’t say you made that claim. Hence my using the word “like.”
And how am I backpedaling at all? You asked me if I thought they were cowards and I said no and explained why. That’s literally the opposite of backpedaling.
Did you just not bother reading anything I wrote before responding?
How many trans athletes do you think there are that there’s enough for leagues? Some states have like single digits. It’s ridiculous. The fact that a president is spending time on this is absurd. This is a local school district issue if that.
No, I don’t think there is enough. That’s the joke.
Fewer than 10 nationwide playing in college and that probably includes ftm.
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5046662-ncaa-president-transgender-athletes-college-sports/
Only thing that is fair imo.
Fair to whom?
Everybody. It eliminates any sort of discussion.
Discussion about what? And what is wrong with discussion?
About gender and strength and everything.
What’s wrong with discussing such things?
I don’t know what you’re trying to do here but it doesn’t feel nice. The comment was “Sounds like we need trans leagues.” And I said that’s the only thing that’s “fair”.
Because I don’t think it’s fair to have trans people play with the cis genders. On the other hand, I want them to have the ability to play. Although with the current landscape of hate and useless discussions, that seems to be only possible in their own leagues.
Compromises need to be made and people don’t realize that.
Why?
Which specific sport do you want them to play? There are not enough trans athletes for any team sport to make up a league. Should they all be forced to play a singles sport or no sport at all?