ThrowawayM to Conservative · 11 months agoMartial arts competition changes rules after female fighters pull out over safety fears after facing trans grapplersnypost.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down129
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minus-squarejimbolauski@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·11 months agoIt’s not effectively a blanket ban, there’s no ban at all.
minus-squarePizzaMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoForcing people to compete with people they are unequal with is effectively a blanket ban.
minus-squarejimbolauski@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·11 months agoNot being good enough to compete/qualify is not a ban.
minus-squarePizzaMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoPlease read what I said. You’re still not understanding what I am saying.
minus-squarejimbolauski@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·11 months agoI understand just fine, you’re trying to claim that only allowing males to compete against other males is somehow banning trans females.
minus-squarePizzaMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoThat is not what I am saying. Hence your inability to understand.
minus-squarejimbolauski@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·11 months ago Forcing people to compete with people they are unequal with is effectively a blanket ban. Not being good enough to compete is not a ban of any kind. By that logic obese people are banned from Olympic sprinting.
minus-squarePizzaMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoYou’re just arguing against a strawman.
minus-squarejimbolauski@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoAre you calling yourself a strawman or your position?
It’s not effectively a blanket ban, there’s no ban at all.
Forcing people to compete with people they are unequal with is effectively a blanket ban.
Not being good enough to compete/qualify is not a ban.
Please read what I said. You’re still not understanding what I am saying.
I understand just fine, you’re trying to claim that only allowing males to compete against other males is somehow banning trans females.
That is not what I am saying. Hence your inability to understand.
Not being good enough to compete is not a ban of any kind. By that logic obese people are banned from Olympic sprinting.
You’re just arguing against a strawman.
Are you calling yourself a strawman or your position?