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Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming (www.theonion.com)
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[–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I don't think people care in friendly matches, but people forget how many young girls' lives are impacted through scholarships or grants given through high school sports. When these competitions can change the course of your life, perceived fairness becomes much more important, not just for the athletes but their families as well.

My experience has been that even suggesting that someone might not be a hateful monster for questioning trans involvement in competitive sports, gets you banned from communities, and labeled a transphobe on Lemmy.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    People aren't losing their scholarships to Trans women. This is a scenario you made up in your head.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago

    Maybe they are. You accuse me of making the scenario up, but you literally just did the same thing. You can't possibly know they aren't. If I were a college that wanted to show how inclusive we were, I would absolutely pick a trans athlete for a scholarship, and since there isn't an infinite amount of money and scholarships available each year, it comes at the cost of someone else.

    Since they don't tell us who they don't grant things to, there's no particular person who could ever claim victimhood, but it did cost someone who wouldn't have otherwise lost the spot. And not surprisingly, it breeds resentment towards trans athletes, which hurts the movement a whole. It's shitty all around.

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