AIBU to be disappointed that not every ( active ) member of MN has not taken part in the Olympic committee's trans policy poll thread?

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It would take two minutes & you have 3 choices - support, protest. abstain.

What's stopping everyone taking part?

Trans fatigue. Bloody sick to death of the sight of the word trans in every other bloody thread title.

If MN had a block filter I would block out the word and never have to see it again on here.

And quite aside from which, a pole of anonymous usernames on a site where people can name change as often as they like has no meaning anywhere other than to the one individual who started it. If people want a genuine pole then start a petition where people have to use actual names. For all we know there might only actually be ten people on that thread with a hundred usernames each.

Even if you are uninterested in sport, do you not think sport is important all the same?

I just don't care that much.

Not important to me at all

Could also cc to Nicky Morgan (Women & Equalities min), Kate Green (shadow min for W & E), & Maria Eagle (shadow min for Culture & Sport).

Costa I wasn't being patronising; I didn't know if people had avoided reading about the issue, altogether

Jolly good

I don't think people should be questioned on

a) why they haven't signed
b) why won't they sign
c) if people say they don't care to be continually told 'do you realise what it means'

Shortcut it's statements like "this could be the beginning of the end for women's sport" - statements deliberately framed to cut short any sensible debate - that makes me disinclined to participate.

FWIW I competed in a physical sport (climbing), at a fairly high level, and it was always clear to me that women's "disadvantage" was primarily a social and aspirational one. This has been borne out by subsequent developments in the sport. Of course, there are other sports where there are genuine physical barriers. It would be interesting to debate this, but MN isn't the place.

And Maria miller who is determined to trample women's rights.

No Costa, I don't expect sport to be important to you as an individual; but all the same don't you think its important? Nationally? Internationally? Culturally? For health reasons? For women's aspirations? For equality?

(Oo glen, that reminds me - theres a thread in site stuff asking for maria miller on for a webchat)

It's none of your fucking business why people aren't interested.

It absolutely is patronising to start a thread touting for more attention. If folks want to post, they will if they see the title.

Shortcut it's statements like "this could be the beginning of the end for women's sport" - statements deliberately framed to cut short any sensible debate - that makes me disinclined to participate.

I agree

Misti have you watched the fight between Fallon fox and Tamika Brents?

No not particularly - I avoid organised 'sport' like the plague. Anyone who's interested can discuss it all day - great - I have not one tiny weeny little bit of interest in it at all - never have, never will

Ah I see Voyage, so it's to prove to MNHQ that people are interested in the issue more than anything else.

No Costa, I don't expect sport to be important to you as an individual; but all the same don't you think its important? Nationally? Internationally? Culturally? For health reasons? For women's aspirations? For equality?

I'm sorry but it is coming accross as you are trying to guilt people into participating.

If people want to they will if they don't they won't.

Yes. I understand.

But that doesn't make it something i want MN to take an official position on.

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Even if you are uninterested in sport, do you not think sport is important all the same?

Nope. Exercise is important for us as humans. That is a given. I like exercising. We should all exercise however we like. Watching other humans sport so that they can continue to sport and make millions selling us bank accounts and Quorn couldnt be less interesting to me. Watching people sport isn't something you absolutely imperatively have to do...

I'm not trying to guilt anyone into anything not. I've just never met anyone who thought sport was totally irrelevant

Maybe watching is of no interest, but high level competitive sport is a great aspiration for many young girls

Well you learn something new every day

Not the slightest bit interested. Like others on here, heartily sick of the word trans, and won't be participating. So if you want to know why OP, that's the reason.