• teslasaur@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    Stop making shit up to fit your narrative. It detracts from the actual issue.

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      15 hours ago

      We all know you what you really meant:

      “Stop drawing conclusions from empirical data, it interferes with my prejudice and bigotry.”

      Or, did you actually think you were courageously taking a stand for…what, exactly? Being a jerk?

      Did it really never occur to you that choosing to let your ignorant fear shape your perspective makes you weak??

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        15 hours ago

        Lol. There is plenty of empirical data to show that the best men are better than the best women.

        Have a gander at the records in all sports.

        If that does t cut it, how about the European studie that tested the strength and fitness of over 2 million kids. It showed that top 5% of male at birth is stronger than top 1% of at the age of 9. It gets much, much more skewed after puberty.

        https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/52/22/1445.long

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          5 hours ago

          None of this proves the op comment you replied to was “making shit up”, their only claim was that some trans women have less testosterone than cis women.

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          Please tell me you didn’t realize we’re talking about athletes that have undergone HRT and this study isn’t applicable in that case.

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          11 hours ago

          Not even the top men high school boys where better then the top female athletes.

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            There are of course differences depending on the sport. But eventually the best men are better than the best women, which is the whole issue summed up. At the very least in physical sports.

            Explosive sports exposes the issue more clearly. Which is why 15 year old boys win against the womens national team in football (soccer). 14 year olds have beat elite teams in womens hockey.

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          15 hours ago

          There is plenty of empirical data to show that the best men are better than the best women.

          Wow.

          We could pretend that you forgot to say something about “when it comes to sports” or some other kind of qualifier, but we all know that’d be a lie.

          So, thank you for proving my point. It is truly just sad and pathetic the way you try to pretend like you even know empirical data means.

          Take your bigotry and shove a back up your ass where it belongs.

          (Did you really think that quoting an extremely widely discredited study that did not involve any empirical data whatsoever was some kind of gotcha? Jesus Christ, that’s just pathetic)

          For the record, obsessing over other people’s genitalia is just fucking weird.

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            15 hours ago

            2 million people tested. Seems pretty solid if you ask me.

            We could pretend that you forgot to say something about “when it comes to sports” or some other kind of qualifier, but we all know that’d be a lie.

            Well, we are talking about sports? Are you actually trying to undermine my argument just because you can’t follow context? Stop arguing if you have nothing other than bad faith to come with.

            Give me a better study showing that the trans medication actually works. The best anyone has given so far was a study showing 15 random people of Facebook that didn’t even compete in sports.

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              14 hours ago

              Whoa. Seriously? So if we’re not talking about sports you seriously just believe men are better than women.

              Yeah goodbye. I’m done with you

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      17 hours ago

      What am I making up? This woman almost certainly has athletic advantages far greater than the vast majority of the trans athletes people get so apoplectic about.

      Stop making shit up to fit your narrative. It detracta (sic) from the actual issue.

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                6 hours ago

                They made the comment that she wasnt born tall, like an idiot. Implying that she wouldn’t have been tall naturally.

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                  Joke Explainer: When Anna Smrek was born she was not 6’ 9’', she was likely closer to 20in.

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                  5 hours ago

                  Who’s “they”? You mean me? I didn’t imply anything, you inferred that. Also, I didn’t know idiots were born tall, that’s actually really helpful information, thanks!

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                    Yes, you did. We were talking about drugging to improve at sports and the morality of it. Then you made a weird non-sequiter about her length, like it had any baring on the conversation.

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          15 hours ago

          If someone has ADHD and takes medication - as directed - to help them focus on their training regiment, would that make you as upset? It’s certainly a drug to “alter,” as you say.

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            15 hours ago

            I suppose if all could take adderall, then it wouldn’t be an issue.

            I think you are missing the point of competition though.

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              15 hours ago

              Pretty sure the point is fun and entertainment. Some people care about finding the “best,” but as the saying goes, it’s not about whether you win or lose…

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                15 hours ago

                Now there is the actual issue at hand. Of course its about competition. That is the entire crux of the issue, and you can’t just wave it of like some irreverent side matter in the case of sports.

                Kids already play mixed, since gender differences are small enough to be negligible. That is when the fun part matters the most.

                I just find it funny that people are so willing to put actual trans rights in jeopardy just for the slight inconvenience of barely a dozen trans women in the US. Or you actually think it’s ok for men to compete with women?

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                  14 hours ago

                  I’ve always thought it was strange that we separated some sports by gender, and I still do. Especially because plenty of sports don’t separate by gender, and there’s no issue.

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                    14 hours ago

                    Its not strange at all.

                    Google world records in literally any sport. There is a 10 - 30 percent difference depending on the sport.

                    Sports that are explosive in nature, like soccer or hockey are especially bad in comparison. There are countless examples of womens national teams in football(soccer) losing to 15 year old boys. That doesn’t happen in, for example, 100m dash or even longer events until about the age of 18-20.

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          15 hours ago

          Hey man if you ever find yourself in a situation where they make drugs that can make you better I think you should take them