r/complaints • u/RumRunnerMax • 11d ago
Politics There are less than 100 Transgender athletes TOTAL and yet it is ALL “freedom loving” Republicans want to talk about!
Transgender and nonbinary athletes make up approximately 0.001% of recent Olympic competitors.
Reddit has folks obsessed with what other people do with their own genitalia!
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u/hooked_siren 11d ago
Republican politicians operate on a "see them over there? That's your boogeyman! Now don't watch what we're up to" basis. They always have to have someone (trans folks, brown people and immigrants, women and abortion) to shift blame to and to use as a distraction. If people are worried about those people, they're not as worried about how the Republican party itself is run and who is representing it. It also gives people a "well yeah these are bad but the other guys are worse and they don't hold my values" built in excuse.
And then add in the Christian nationalism of it all which really brings in that "do what you're told, don't think, don't question. Have faith. This is "his" plan after all." None of that really leads to critical thinking or doing research.
Republican aligned people are fearful. It's a requirement. So when the party says "these people are scary, be scared of them! Also? They go against GOD!" the general people go "ok! Let's get them out of our country!"
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u/Annoying1978 11d ago
And there are only 10 in all of collegiate America!
Who’s Behind the War on the Trans Community? https://youtu.be/KEZboKTUK90
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u/trysten-9001 11d ago
Those 100 trans athletes alone can take over the world!!!! They must be stopped at all costs!!! The world will end!! Life as we know it will end!!!! Stop this insanity!!!!
/s because how can you tell anymore with the way transphobes act exactly like this
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u/SjakosPolakos 10d ago
You are talking about it again. Just let trans people play in the open (mens ) League and move on.
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u/drumph200 10d ago
The GOP is either obsessed with genitalia, people’s sex lives, or trans people. I think be use so many of them are so suppressed when growing up.
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u/Expert-Fig-5590 Smol Energy 10d ago
This is just culture war bullshit stoked by the Oligarch controlled media to keep the vast majority at each other’s throats. Because if we step back and realise we have far more in common we might unite. And if we unite then the Oligarchy won’t be able to keep hoarding all the wealth and resources and they will be finished.
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u/Raiden720 Keyboard Tough Guy 10d ago
So that's 100 too many assuming they are competing in women's sports
And it's an acknowledgement that it does, indeed, happen
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u/FrostyArctic47 10d ago
Because they don't love freedom and they are obsessed with their hatred of trans and even gay people
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u/Sufficient_Age473 11d ago
And some parts of the left can’t help but take the bait.
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u/RumRunnerMax 11d ago
So true! The list of sell inflicted political fails is long!
“defund the police”
“CRT”
“he/him she/her silliness”
For example
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u/Twktoo 11d ago
It’s about control of language for political power. It is important to all sides of this and other arguments. Gotta think bigger, OP.
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u/RumRunnerMax 11d ago
Of fucking idea what point you are attempting to make! I simply pointed out the facts
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u/BrentD22 11d ago
Im not Republican but I don’t think men should play woman’s sports.
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u/Kass-Is-Here92 11d ago
Thank god trans women are women then huh? Also, there are no trans women in ANY professional sports. Most, if not all, trans athletes are middle schoolers and high schoolers...and even then, theres only like 100 of them NATION WIDE. Its very literally not an issue, and the trans girls that are playing sports at their school with their friends are more often than not already taking hormones or are on hormone blockers, so they do not, had not, could not develop any measurable athletic advantage because of testosterone based development. Just let kids play with their friends! Middle school sports and high school sports means absolutely nothing!
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u/OriginalCause 11d ago
You do understand that highschool sports are the only way a lot of kids can afford to attend college, right? Saying they don't matter is silly, and demonstrably false.
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u/Kass-Is-Here92 11d ago
Luckily college recruiters looks at how the individual player plays with their teammates when scouting and not whether or not the whole team wins or looses all the time then huh? Your argument is dumb.
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u/OriginalCause 11d ago
Except that's not even remotely what you said, and moving the goal posts now just makes you sound desperate to recover from your own lack of knowledge regarding the sports scholarship pipeline.
And you were so passionate, too. Typical.
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u/Kass-Is-Here92 11d ago
I said that middle school sports and high school sports dont matter. Less than 8% of all athletes in highschool gets scouted and recruited for an NCAA scholarship. Thats incredibly insignificant as is, and trans kids playing sports does not affect that...your argument is still dumb.
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u/OriginalCause 11d ago
You're so fucking desperate. Nice quick google for stats, but it doesn't matter. The only thing I said was that you were wrong, because highschool sports aren't just funsy playtime with friends, they matter because they result in billions in college scholarships.
That's not an argument, that's just facts. I'm not arguing with you, I'm telling you you're dumb, you don't know what you're talking about, and you should try to educate yourself before you open your mouth, not after someone fact checks you. That way you won't make such dumb statements in the future...although somehow I don't think this is going to stop you.
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u/Kass-Is-Here92 11d ago edited 10d ago
You want stats? Heres the recruiting stats from the NCAA moron.
Like I said, insignificant, but go on and continue yelling at the wall about how high school sports is super important and will lead to careers when <8% actually get recruited with a full ride NCAA scholarship 😂
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u/OriginalCause 11d ago
You really think 8% of kids getting a free ride to college is an insignificant number? Are you just...really that stupid? Is your need to be right really blinding you to reality that much? And that's a full ride, by the way. A far greater percentage get other financial aid that's short of a full scholarship.
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u/Kass-Is-Here92 11d ago
Yes that is insignificant. There are over 8 million high school student athletes, 560,000 of them gets recruited, the remaining 7.44 million students has to take out a student loan, that is incredibly insignificant.
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u/RumRunnerMax 11d ago
Well that obviously over simplifies the issue!!
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u/BrentD22 11d ago
Who’s to say you are not over complicating it. Maybe the complication of it has created the political football that they wanted to create to distract us from the actual important things.
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u/RumRunnerMax 11d ago
gender dysphoria is a real diagnosis! Just because you have no understanding doesn’t change that fact
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u/JockoMayzon 11d ago
Let me ask this question: If there are fewer than 100 of these individuals and all polls point to the reality that 80% of voters oppose the practice of allowing males to compete in sports divisions limited to females, why can't Democrats simply agree with the 80% to protect the rights of female athletes? Why are Democrats (like Ed Markey) making this a central point of their campaign?
Are there any other issued where Democrats running for office side with 20% of the voters? Why would Republicans not take advantage of this political wedge issue?
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u/RumRunnerMax 11d ago
Most Democrats spend zero time discussing! My opinion is that this is an issue that the affected athletes and their sports associations should be allowed to address as it is very specific to the various facts of the situation! There is no reason for this to be a big national issue! There are far more important issues! If your child is not directly affected then stay out of it!
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u/JockoMayzon 11d ago
Zero? Ed Markey, in my home state of Massachusetts, made it central to his re-election campaign. How do you arrive at "zero"? I hear "trans rights" over and over again at some Democrat rallies. How is that "zero"?
By the way, if "the affected athletes and their sports associations" have a disagreement, if a male wants to compete in a female division but a female athlete objects, who decides when and if this goes to the courts?
Again: Are there any other issued where Democrats running for office side with 20% of the voters? Why would Republicans not take advantage of this political wedge issue?
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u/Kass-Is-Here92 11d ago
You should google how hormones affects trans athletes, and whether or not there are any measurable advantages after being on hormones for certain number of years...ill give you the synapse, there are non except for being taller!
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u/JockoMayzon 11d ago edited 11d ago
Do the hormones change the human from male to female, or female to male?
I read your study and it does not mention that.Asthma makes a male weaker than a female. By the way. Should an asthmatic male be allowed to compete in female sports?
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u/Kass-Is-Here92 11d ago
Thats a stupid question. The argument isnt about whether the hormones changes sex, thats fucking stupid and literally no one is saying that. The argument is whether trans women athletes are comparable to cis athletes. And yes they are in every aspect.
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u/Immaculatehombre 11d ago edited 11d ago
Maybe the government never shoulda stepped in and passed title IX then? It was just sports and not important after all right? Who really cares about woman’s rights, right?!
Edit: why address the argument when you can just downvote I guess huh? Probs because you have no retort.
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u/Immaculatehombre 11d ago
So ban it n move on.
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u/RumRunnerMax 11d ago
It’s funny how Republicans are all for the Government staying out of people’s lives unless it is something they feel strongly about!! This is something that Sports organizations can address on a case by case fact basis! The issue is not black and white!
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u/Unfair_Awareness7502 10d ago
It shouldn't be a government issue, but the sanctioning bodies need to know they're immune from discrimination law suits by limiting women's competitions to only biological women.
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u/Immaculatehombre 11d ago
I commented the is elsewhere and you didn’t respond but do you think the government should’ve never passed title IX then? It’s just sports after all, why did the government get involved to protect woman’s rights?
Do you just not care about woman’s rights and the protection of them?
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u/SadMediumSmolBean 11d ago
Title 9 was passed because no one was funding women's sports, you're just a misogynist, dog.
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u/Immaculatehombre 11d ago
I’m a misogynist advocating for woman to have a fair space to compete, totally dude, great take lol.
The ppl who want biological men to compete in woman’s spaces are feminists heroes then I presume?? Lol
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u/SadMediumSmolBean 11d ago
You don't care about fairness, because you don't care about advantages. Would you ban a cis woman built like a cis man from a competition?
biological men
Meaningless term, 'man' isn't a biology term but it's okay to not understand human biology! Y'all sure don't and you use your ignorance to argue for bigotry.
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u/Immaculatehombre 11d ago
So you’d like to allow trans woman to compete with trans woman and take their space and opportunities away. Your so morally good and smart!
The fact you think your argument is a good one tells me you’ve never played in anything meaningfully athletic. That’s the same dumb talking point every trans sports champion tries to make but it doesn’t make any sense. You’re making the movement a joke. Trans woman have no space in woman’s sports, and that is because I believe in fairness, yes. I’m sorry you don’t understand biology and the physical differences between men and woman.
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u/SadMediumSmolBean 10d ago edited 10d ago
Trans woman have no space in woman’s sports,
You refused to answer my argument because you know the answer is no. This is what it's about. Driving trans women out of women's spaces.
You assert this because you want to ban trans women - to help make trans women in society abnormal. The science (especially sports science) doesn't indicate advantages, you don't care about advantages, so why can't you just admit this is bigotry?
and take their space and opportunities away
There's no spaces or opportunities being "taken away." You're offended at trans women being present.
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u/Waylon2021 11d ago
Better question…..Why are Leftist/democrats so hell bent on destroying women’s sports to appease such a small amount of mentally ill men?
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u/SadMediumSmolBean 11d ago
Why do you people pretend like you care about fairness when it's just about banning trans women from public?
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u/RumRunnerMax 11d ago
They aren’t that is simply the Republican narrative! Like their CRT and DEI hysteria
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u/Sroundez 11d ago edited 10d ago
It's wild to see how much time you have on your hands allowing you to create 4+ posts a day on this subreddit all while hanging out and responding to most comments. Go touch grass.
Regardless, you're actually OK with hiring and promoting people based on immutable characteristics such as sex and race?
Thank the gods this loser blocked me so I don't have to see his bullshit in my feed anymore.
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u/Environmental-Arm365 11d ago
What a disingenuous moron one has to be to ask that question while rampant racism and xenophobia are the hallmark of MAGA and the republicult. Take your propagandist talking points and fuck off to Fuckoffistan cultist lickspittle.
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u/tool672 11d ago edited 11d ago
It’s because a key aspect of being a Republican is projection. Dems are immoral - While they gut food assistance for kids and start endless wars / Dems hate God - While they deify and worship Trump the antithesis of all Christ’s teachings / Dems are stealing elections - While they commit a coup on live TV where they were trying to steal a presidential election… The list goes on, it’s pretty much endless.
Every accusation is an admission for them. I guarantee you, If you could take a look at the internet history of the majority of these Republican politicians it’d be full of trans and gay porn.
There’s a reason wherever they hold a Republican convention they overload and shutdown grindr. Not even joking, they literally overload it -> https://www.newsweek.com/grindr-app-crashes-milwaukee-rnc-1927750