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To think womens sport is screwed?

88 replies

CosmicCanary · 09/12/2018 19:11

This year we have already had the WOMENS world champion track cyclist Rachel McKinnon here

Now we have Hannah Mouncey playing in the world WOMENS championship handball here

Sportswomen must feel so silenced and powerless Sad

The powers that be have decided these males who identify as women can fairly compete in womens sport and to protest at against males will result in action against you with the risk you will be banned from your sport...

If you see this as a fair and level playing field on a biological level ( by that I dont mean saying TWAW and expecting me to accept that as an answer) then can you explain why?

I am very sad tbh that we are losing something we fought so hard for.

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kittencatmeow · 11/12/2018 22:11

When it was just females in women's sports- we worried about eating disorders

It's not now though 😰

Datun · 11/12/2018 22:21

Hang on, have I got this right? Mouncey is criticising the fact that the authorities think they have an advantage due to their male puberty induced size advantage, by pretending its dangerous to criticise women for being overweight?

sackrifice · 11/12/2018 22:44

Cheesus H Christ.

And people are falling for this complete gaslighting bullshit?

randomchap · 11/12/2018 23:06

There's also Trans Fighter in Boxing

The trans fighter had been on hormones to make their testosterone levels similar to a normal bloke and did beat their opponent. Should transmen be stopped from competing against men? Even though this trans fighter won, others could be putting themselves at risk following that example.

GaraMedouar · 11/12/2018 23:16

I sent some of those pics to a male work colleague who thinks the world's gone mad. I would like to see a Wimbledon women's final with Serena Williams vs Andy Murray with a long swishy blonde wig, or maybe the next Olympics with Usain Bolt in the women's final (identifying as a woman with a long squishy blonde wig). I think it needs something to make people sit up and take notice. As i said my male colleague thought it was ridiculous, but it doesn't really affect most males unless for example they had a daughter who was being disadvantaged or something so they needed to get involved.

busybarbara · 11/12/2018 23:39

Rachel and Hannah sound like women to me.

Anyway, women's sport isn't screwed because of trans people but because hardly anyone watches it and so the money isn't there - see women's football for example

Datun · 12/12/2018 02:02

Rachel and Hannah sound like women to me.

What do women sound like?

Anyway, women's sport isn't screwed because of trans people but because hardly anyone watches it and so the money isn't there - see women's football for example

Of course people watch women's sport, what a ridiculous thing to say. Serena Williams, Jessica Ennis, Kelly Holmes, Paula Radcliffe, etc, All heroes and role models to girls. And generating millions.

And if you have a horribly sexist attitude to professional sport, perhaps you can spare a thought for girls at school, county sport, club sport and sports day.

Idiocy.

sackrifice · 12/12/2018 06:38

The trans fighter had been on hormones to make their testosterone levels similar to a normal bloke and did beat their opponent.

I know nothing about the barbaric sport of boxing...but some men actually don't feel comfortable punching women.

I know, right.

Do we know if this man punched this woman as much as they would normally punch a male opponent?

Voice0fReason · 13/12/2018 21:45

Rachel and Hannah sound like women to me.
Would that be the make-up or the long hair?

busybarbara · 13/12/2018 21:49

What do women sound like?

Well I've never heard of a man being called Rachel or Hannah Hmm

Rufusthebewilderedreindeer · 13/12/2018 21:53

Well I've never heard of a man being called Rachel or Hannah

Wow

Its so simple

Womans name =women

Mans name = man

Unisex name = errmmm, nope im stuck now

Gogreen · 13/12/2018 22:16

I couldn’t care less about transgender, we are a generation bought up all about tolerance and anyone can be what they want and that’s fine, colour, race, sex....not bothered, a person is a person none the less.....but even I can see men competing women’s sports like this is madness!!

starcrossedseahorse · 14/12/2018 12:00

But in this brave new world these men are women complete with their female penises.
It is utterly horrifying and stupid.

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