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DixonHur

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  1. I think calling it a "national issue" is a bit hyperbolic. As far as I can tell, it's had more legs here than anywhere else. But, to your questions: When did you start feeling strongly about women's sports? Why? I don't I feel strongly about women's sports, nor do I think you need to. To me, this isn't sports issue, per se, it's a boarder philosophical exercise. Did you think transgendered individuals didn't exist before? I had a trans professor at UT, so yes, I was aware of the existence of trans people. But are you suggesting that trans women were participating in HS and College athletics before say 10 years ago? How many people do you think this affects? Define "affects"? There are about 8.5 milllion HS and collegiate athletes in the US. So, if roughly 3% of the population identifies as either trans or intersex, that's about 255k. But there seems to be less of an issue with female to male trans, so cut that in half and call it 125k. If you're talking about the "potential" of the US (not even gonna contemplate the world)... there are about 33 million biological males between the ages of 10 and 24, so that's just under a 1 million. Do you think that sports bodies are incapable of developing rules to cover these very niche situations? No. Lance Armstrong out front shoulda told you Do you really think this is important enough that state and national legislation needs to be involved? No, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be addressed or discussed in public. My solution is quite simple and certainly not new. Plato designed an entire republic on a similar concept. Eliminate gender segregation in sport. Qualifications would be based on something akin to a SPARQ score.
  2. If you believe this you may be as, if not more, narrow minded than those you are attempting the castigate. You're basically telling people that they either think like you or they are bigoted. How is that constructive to the debate? More to the point, how does that leave any room for debate? Believe it or not, two things can be true. Some, maybe much, of the push back against trans women competing against cis women might be a result of bigoted thinking. That doesn't mean all of it is. Nor does it mean it shouldn't be discussed.
  3. Not to mention bring home the hardware with the Davey O and H-Tro's La Jolla yeets the rock
  4. So, you're saying it will win the Oscar for Best Picture?
  5. He's a symptom, not the problem. This has been going on since the explosion of TV coverage. All these broadcasters need a catchphrase, so they just throw out random shit like tuddy and dinger. The genesis for me was Chris Berman's pathological need to make up nicknames for players.
  6. Your post, and that of many I've read on this thread, seem to be conflating results with process.
  7. I've been deathly ill all week so I'm just catching up on all things Surly, and whoo boy is this thread a doozy. Just finished the thread and here's my hot take... Y'all can bash @52-80, but from my unbiased perspective he's been one of the more reasonable posters in this thread... along with @troph. Although, I think her proximity to the issue clouds her at times. I think we can all agree that nobody gives a shit about rec sports, so let's put a pin in that one. That leaves competitive level sports. So, the question is, when does rec sports become competitive? IE what it the definition of competitive level sports? Is it simply based on average talent level? Age? Or does sponsorship money, or the potential for sponsorship money (NIL, pro sports, etc.) need to be present?
  8. Wait, you've got indoor plumbing? Lucky bastard!
  9. Bobo is a shit OC. That was a terrible play call after you've watched Beck trying to throw to that side all night.
  10. This game deserves OT
  11. We're set at WR. Spend that $5mil elsewhere
  12. I'm going to go out on a limb here, but this Williams kid might be pretty good
  13. Talk about a tale of two halves
  14. Their DBs have been committing holds and PI all game, but the refs have only called about 10% of them
  15. Why didn't Beck throw that? The RB was wide open when he released
  16. Bobo
  17. It's either Georgia or the THC... too close to call
  18. Georgia is playing the role of the Washinton Generals pretty well
  19. They actually tried to go for 2 after their first TD, but there was a penalty
  20. Beck should have about 6 INT
  21. Someone's had their fee-fees hurt.
  22. It's fucking 3 weeks away. And no, I couldn't give less of a fuck what time the game is on. I'm watching regardless.
  23. You just know that guy's been buying beer with fake ID since the 6th grade
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