5 biological men roster wins Australian women's soccer league title & also undefeated this season

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I note the Rawlsian second level objection is that even “hard work” has a genetic component. As a classical liberal myself, I’ve never been able to answer that objection to my own satisfaction

I further note however few are willing to admit the role luck plays so I give you kudos for being so forthright and a good faith player. It undermines the notion that there is virtue to sports. That athletics is about merit.

As illustration the pga case is commonly used in philosophy and jurisprudence courses. The question went to scotus over whether the pga should be forced to provide a golfer with walking disabilities a golf cart. The pga argued part of the game of golf is walking and carrying your clubs. The golfer argued no golf is about wacking the ball (which the pga took exception to because it weakened the case golf is even a sport). So scotus was forced to weigh in on what is the nature, or telos, of golf.

Here the difference is we have different ideas on what is sports. Most people are either hard core merit or hard core luck. Your position is much more nuanced which is fascinating.
Ps there’s a case making its way up which is the inverse of this which is even more fascinating. In recent years, bevcart girls have become a phenomena. Bevcart girls typically sell alcohol at private clubs to older men making their way around the course. These bevcart girls generally make excellent money in tips and are routinely young, beautiful, bubbly and more often than not blonde. Discrimination claims have been filed by older women and men saying they have been discriminated from these “lucrative” roles (though we know they probably won’t pull in as much by tips as the bev cart girls). So the main purpose of the lawsuits is basically to just shut the practice down. The legal question turns on what exactly the bev cart girls are selling: are they selling the experience of flirtation and a fun time on the course (often times the carts are decorated in girly colors for example) or are they just mobile bartenders. What is the purpose, or telos, of the bev cart girls? I fear, at least in the U.S., the bev cart girls are not long for this world.
 
Have to say its fascinating the conversations that have sprung from a rec league in a suburb of Sydney Australia. I'm unsure that it's quite the ripple into (female) worldwide sports that its seems to be getting here!

For ref, the mega team won the final 5-4 - but they did dominate the (small) league games.
 
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I note the Rawlsian second level objection is that even “hard work” has a genetic component. As a classical liberal myself, I’ve never been able to answer that objection to my own satisfaction

I further note however few are willing to admit the role luck plays so I give you kudos for being so forthright and a good faith player. It undermines the notion that there is virtue to sports. That athletics is about merit.

As illustration the pga case is commonly used in philosophy and jurisprudence courses. The question went to scotus over whether the pga should be forced to provide a golfer with walking disabilities a golf cart. The pga argued part of the game of golf is walking and carrying your clubs. The golfer argued no golf is about wacking the ball (which the pga took exception to because it weakened the case golf is even a sport). So scotus was forced to weigh in on what is the nature, or telos, of golf.

Here the difference is we have different ideas on what is sports. Most people are either hard core merit or hard core luck. Your position is much more nuanced which is fascinating.
Is it really anything other than a different form of the "nature vs nurture" argument (luck aside)?

I'm generally a very "black and white" person, but nothing is without variables(nuance). I try to play the best odds, so to speak. There is pure luck and then there is luck "when preparation meets opportunity".
 
Again that doubles down on the Rawls objection. If it is a rich man’s game, there is no merit to sport.
It depends on the level, in this instance its rec level, so its about max participation for health and wellbeing I'd imagine. The league has teams from littles to adults and a turnover that would be eclipsed by clubs in SoCal or even AZ.
 
Apparently, she believes that there are other chromosome combinations than xx and xy which would be news to the scientific world. Or that's at least her implication since she doesn't believe xx and xy is a binary equation. Are there individuals that have some form of intersex/DSD conditions? Yes, they represent 0.016% of the population. There are individuals that have all sort of genetic shortcomings that prevents them from competing at a high level of athletics that represent a significantly higher percentage than those with intersex/DSD conditions.

In reality, an xx and xy standard is far more inclusive than any other standard. There are xx athletes like Caster Semenya that can't compete as a woman because they fail the testosterone test. What are the odds that Brittany Griner would have very elevated levels of testosterone? Reality, not philosophy, is the most reliable standard for athletic competition.
Also recognized by experts in genetics (I am not one of those but my Genetics professor at SDSU is) are X, XXX, XXY, and XYY. Other factors may enter into the development of persons with these aneuploidies, such as interaction with the influence of the other chromosomes in the mix.
 
Is it really anything other than a different form of the "nature vs nurture" argument (luck aside)?

I'm generally a very "black and white" person, but nothing is without variables(nuance). I try to play the best odds, so to speak. There is pure luck and then there is luck "when preparation meets opportunity".
The diff in the last 20 or so years data has emerged that a lot of things are connected to genetics (though we aren’t allowed to talk about it if it comes to race or in some cases like math gender). In the entire nature v nurture debate nature is not just winning it, but it’s a complete route. Throw in what thinks’ argument about financial resources and your point about luck and mine about that a lot of this is the function of arbitrary rules and the merit deflates from sports

It’s the same with accommodations such as testosterone suppressants for the mtf or enhancers for the ftm btw. We thought science could correct for puberty. It turns our no puberty is a lot stronger than originally thought.
 
The diff in the last 20 or so years data has emerged that a lot of things are connected to genetics (though we aren’t allowed to talk about it if it comes to race or in some cases like math gender). In the entire nature v nurture debate nature is not just winning it, but it’s a complete route. Throw in what thinks’ argument about financial resources and your point about luck and mine about that a lot of this is the function of arbitrary rules and the merit deflates from sports

It’s the same with accommodations such as testosterone suppressants for the mtf or enhancers for the ftm btw. We thought science could correct for puberty. It turns our no puberty is a lot stronger than originally thought.
"It turns our no puberty is a lot stronger than originally thought."

It looks like your thoughts were derailed there.
 
"It turns our no puberty is a lot stronger than originally thought."

It looks like your thoughts were derailed there.
Just my typing. You know I suck at it and am moving fast. Edit: “it turns out puberty is a lot stronger than originally thought”. —^
 
Why would you assume my comment was negative? It's fantastic that, not only this forum, but society on aggregate is becoming gheyer and gheyer. Our children are going to look back on these conversations with horror. "How could @focomoso be so presumptuous, close minded and backwards?" You are not an ally. You are an enemy to everything our great nation and this forum stands for. Be better.
I've never heard the word "ghey" used in a positive context, so forgive me if I got that wrong.

I certainly do hope that my children and grandchildren will think of me as "presumptuous, close minded and backwards" (my 2nd child already does...). That means we're moving forward.

What do you think our "great nation" stands for that I'm an enemy to?
 
Also recognized by experts in genetics (I am not one of those but my Genetics professor at SDSU is) are X, XXX, XXY, and XYY. Other factors may enter into the development of persons with these aneuploidies, such as interaction with the influence of the other chromosomes in the mix.
x, xxx is female, xxy and xyy are male. It's still binary male or female. x or y.
 
There is no evidence that they in fact had a Y chromosome. It’s speculation. We do know they had some condition. There are other conditions that can produce male puberty or high testosterone including xx women with certain rare hormone conditions. Plus we’ve been through this once before: your rule isn’t as simple as you’d like either because the ftm could compete with the women which is a result you didn’t like either. Your answer has always been throw everyone else (ftm mtf intersex) into the m pool which is not acceptable due to the question Watfly can’t answer.

Yes I did several times. Again reading comprehension. My test for who can play in the women’s league is anyone who has not gone through male puberty plus those permitted by the questions.
I sort of agree with this. But the issue I have is transitions before 18 years of age since puberty starts way before children become adults. How do you let a child determine this when their brains are not fully developed and they may well be socially conditioned and indoctrinated by the public school system to transition. There are many cases of kids transitioning before 18 and regretting it later which comes with a whole slew of new psychological problems. The fairest and simplest way to go about this is just open up a cisgender woman category for sports. Trannies, non-binary and all the other pseudo genders can compete in the women's category. This is what they want right? To be eligible to compete in the women's category cause I don't see them trying out or wanting to be part of the male category. And for the ones that do, they get my respect as the male category should be opened to anyone outside of cisgender women.
 
There are. Look it up. There are as you say xx athletes that can’t compete because of testosterone or that are on testosterone suppressants. To my knowledge there hasn’t been a comprehensive study done among female claiming athletes but my guess is the incidence runs higher than the general pop. I agree however even among athletes it is a small problem. But you’ll still have to deal with it. You can’t just ignore it. That why after all we have a court system in society to deal with civil (not just criminal) matters…most of the time things chug along fine but every once in a while you have to deal with these problems…and it’s those little problems that make law. Now we’re not just into philosophy but the theory of jurisprudence: rules will always be pushed by and have to account for the hard cases. Indeed law school education is made up of only such hard Cases
In the case of the XX female that produces natural testosterone levels within the 300 - 1000 ng/dl XY male range they should not be allowed to compete in cisgender XX female category because its the same thing as doping. @Grace T. Have you ever been hit by an individual with high testosterone levels? Go ahead and try it out and then you may change your mind. This female will need to lower her T levels before competing. The physical strength advantages are no joke.
 
When your kids become soccer parents, or maybe their kids, if this site is still up, they'll look back at these conversations with horror. "How could otherwise nice people be so dismissive of the struggles of a margenalized group?" It's like my grandparents' racism or my my dad's "light homophobia".

Times change. On aggregate, society has been moving toward being more tolerant and accepting of the gray areas. This can only be good.
This is the sure way to demoralize society and destroy female sports. I have no problem with marginalized groups having their rights but not at the expense of shitting on cisgender women. Democracy must stand and laws need to favor the majority especially when it comes to competitive sports and the attempt to make things fair. Like I mention before, with all the indoctrination happening in the last 20 years by the public school system, there are plenty of trannies and non-binaries now to have their own category. They want to be recognized in society as a new gender then open the new category in sports call it non-binary et al. Their seems to be a double standard when it comes to these issues. They want these rights under their pseudo genders but not when it comes to sports... they hide under the womens category since its convenient.
 
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I've provided a clear standard which answers your question. A cheek swab would tell us that both boxers have a Y chromosome, which means they would be eligible for the men's leagues.

You have not answered my question. Supposing someone manages to jump through all your hoops. Who is allowed to play in the women's league?
I see you came out to help with this great divide and this is 100% something we both can agree on, just like me and RFK Jr. Is here a better way to know 100% besides the cheek swab?
 
When your kids become soccer parents, or maybe their kids, if this site is still up, they'll look back at these conversations with horror. "How could otherwise nice people be so dismissive of the struggles of a margenalized group?" It's like my grandparents' racism or my my dad's "light homophobia".

Times change. On aggregate, society has been moving toward being more tolerant and accepting of the gray areas. This can only be good.
I know it's tough when your son comes out and says, "I am a woman now dad." This can be hard on every parent and I 100% empathize with you. However, your son or those you support who are men but now want to play against the real girls is a big fat, "no" when it comes to GIRLS ONLY sports.
 
Have to say its fascinating the conversations that have sprung from a rec league in a suburb of Sydney Australia. I'm unsure that it's quite the ripple into (female) worldwide sports that its seems to be getting here!

For ref, the mega team won the final 5-4 - but they did dominate the (small) league games.
I can't let the cat out of the bag right now, but I know of one dude that has tricked many. It's a biological advantage 99% of the time for the MTF. Those that are "sus" are still packing a pistol and that right there is disqualification. Maybe if the man cut it off already there can be a discussion based on many factors. Case by case after the penis is 100% gone.
 
I can't let the cat out of the bag right now, but I know of one dude that has tricked many. It's a biological advantage 99% of the time for the MTF. Those that are "sus" are still packing a pistol and that right there is disqualification. Maybe if the man cut it off already there can be a discussion based on many factors. Case by case after the penis is 100% gone.
Ohh no we can't have another case like the Lia Thomas case of a man with a mental disease packing a pistol in his pants in cisgender women sports 🤣 could you imagine him walking around with no under pants in the women’s locker room. IMG_0359.jpeg
 
Ohh no we can't have another case like the Lia Thomas case of a man with a mental disease packing a pistol in his pants in cisgender women sports 🤣View attachment 22855
That's it right there. Many women like Riley and a few others find it uncomfortable and maybe dangerous from a woman's perspective to have a grown man with his one eye snake out for a walk and looksee👁️ This is insane if you have a dd to protect Veritas. The one's I have heated debates with on this topic all have MTF sons, that are transitioning to female, and dad is usually protecting his son and are offering their support, and I can respect that. I disagree and I believe 99% of the time the MTF has a biological advantage over a bilogical female, regardless of Charlie's feelings. Charlie just can't become Charlene because he feels like a woman. This is wrong for females with a vagina only sports league, especially in kickboxing. JFK and RFK all loved robust debate, and this issue is big time so we shall all discuss openly.

"I am a gay man and do not support a transgender man becoming a female playing women sports." David, a friend of crush
 
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