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xocetaceans

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16. As I said, you and I don't have apparently any sort of similar definition of sports or of competition.
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 05:20 PM
Jul 24

Sports and competition are (at least to me and I believe generally) about what I stated before, but especially about fair play. The principal objection that a lot of people have is that what you are suggesting seems to violate the idea of fair play in at least a few cases. That is the general default view, I think. That is why I cannot see why you still dodge my earlier question. I am asking it as a way to show that fairness can exist in principle. Why you refuse to address that is beyond me, but what do I know?

The way you are currently arguing your point will never convince people who are using different definitions from those which you are using. Basically, you are ignoring their positions and insisting that you are correct. Has sheer insistence ever convinced anyone to alter their views? If at all, very slowly and very seldomly. I saw your "If I could only live long enough to see things change" type of post. If you really want change in the near term, change how you are arguing your point. But again what do I know? Either way, good luck.

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This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba Jul 22 #1
Transgender women participating in sports is a complicated issue. TomSlick Jul 22 #2
Caitlyn Jenner won the men's decathlon at the 1976 Olympics Shrek Jul 24 #14
only applies to the USA team, cannot stop other nations. what, is there a flood of transgender ppl joing olympic teams? msongs Jul 22 #3
How about Transgender men ? JI7 Jul 22 #4
Does that even ever happen? I've never heard of a transgender man achieving success in a men's sporting event. At... xocetaceans Jul 22 #5
Winning isn't the point of thls Oeditpus Rex Jul 23 #7
Why aren't there any transgender men competing in men's sports? pcdb Jul 23 #9
Rhetorical question? Oeditpus Rex Jul 23 #10
What makes you think that there aren't any? Jose Garcia Jul 24 #15
Competition in a sport is about winning. I think you might mean participating and not competing, but even then, sports xocetaceans Jul 23 #11
No, competition in anything is about Oeditpus Rex Jul 23 #12
As I said, you and I don't have apparently any sort of similar definition of sports or of competition. xocetaceans Jul 24 #16
If by 'earlier question' Oeditpus Rex Jul 24 #18
Unfortunately, that was a question that someone else posted. I asked if there had been any trans men who had had... xocetaceans Jul 24 #19
The article touches on this a bit Shrek Jul 24 #13
There's no such thing as "men's" sports Seeking Serenity Jul 24 #17
What about Intersex? maxsolomon Jul 23 #6
I wish I could be alive Oeditpus Rex Jul 23 #8
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