Preamble: Why is this even a thing?
You may find it strange that there is so much overnight hot debate over trans athletes, but really it’s a media manufactured division point. Plutocrats will always invent and then ally with supposedly marginalized groups to keep the middle and lower class divided and away from united opposition against them.
The second wave of “but why tho?” after acknowledging that part of it is that it’s strange that so many people take the bait beyond general commentary of the obvious unfairness and get coaxed into really caring about this issue. Because yes, it’s biologically unfair for biological men to compete against women just by self-identifying as that gender, sure – males have weight distribution, strength points, bone density, height, weight, and testosterone producing biochemical advantages that biological women don’t. Of course that’s the case. But also: Why do you care? Beyond commenting on the unfairness of course – nothing wrong with observing the obvious against a crowd of anti-science gaslighters trying to deny it – but after the notation, then is it really anyones business other than the women involved?
Women who play sports should decide women’s sports rules.
Why should anyone have an opinion-that-matters (ie: with consequence) on an issue that doesn’t affect them? The common answer is fairness – but if women in sports don’t mind losing (and they virtually always do) to biological males identifying as women, then who are we to White Knight for them and intervene because we know so much better than these crazy dames? I’m being partially facetious only because there is no actual democracy in sports leagues and the women being put in this unfair advantage don’t actually have any say in the matter except to publicly dissent the practice and deal with the hate and backlash from the bigots on the Left or stay silent. Still – the main point that these women are the only women who’s opinion should matter appears to me to be an unassailable peace-making position.
On the other hand, I can see where it would be annoying to see the issue constantly framed in gaslight like this USA Today headline:
1- The smear signaling in the headline is false, as this isn’t a Conservative issue.
2- Their evidence is not that shaky.
(hat tip to this tweet that I couldn’t get to embed right)