CunningCanuk
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Yes we know how these threads never waiver from the intended subject ………
Fascism and the Republican Party
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Budley Doright
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I think these questions re trans participation in sports can be open to honest discussion, but only within the confines of those actually involved is it meaningful and productive, that have skin in the game so to speak. It wasn’t a long time ago when girls were not playing in boys hockey leagues, yet now it is common and normalized. Girl hockey players kick ass 
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Roger A. Shrubber
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my only, and i do mean only concern, is that if trans athletes have a physical advantage, then it hardly seems fair for them to compete against biological women. the story Canna posted seems to settle that issue, even though i wouldn't mind seeing some raw numbers to back that up, i tend to trust the aclu if it makes a claim that could put them at legal risk if proven false.I think these questions re trans participation in sports can be open to honest discussion, but only within the confines of those actually involved is it meaningful and productive, that have skin in the game so to speak. It wasn’t a long time ago when girls were not playing in boys hockey leagues, yet now it is common and normalized. Girl hockey players kick ass
hanimmal
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I figure it is also a really good time to talk about making sports operate outside of education.I think these questions re trans participation in sports can be open to honest discussion, but only within the confines of those actually involved is it meaningful and productive, that have skin in the game so to speak. It wasn’t a long time ago when girls were not playing in boys hockey leagues, yet now it is common and normalized. Girl hockey players kick ass
We spend way too much on them (facilities/insurance/etc) and that money would be better spent on educational Improvements, building improvements, technology, and staffing.
Roger A. Shrubber
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yes...i don't give a fuck if kids can play ANY sport...they should get a break during the day, to exercise or not, up to them, and the rest of the day they should be in a chair listening to someone, or asking questions about what they just listened to...
"Ironically, despite the United States having the best-surveyed education system on the globe, U.S students consistently score lower in math and science than students from many other countries. According to a Business Insider report in 2018, the U.S. ranked 38th in math scores and 24th in science. Discussions about why the United States' education rankings have fallen by international standards over the past three decades frequently point out that government spending on education has failed to keep up with inflation."
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/education-rankings-by-country
38th in math scores, and 24th in science. but we need to spend more on hiring armed guards in our schools...
pretty soon, companies will be hiring token Americans..." Yeah, his math skills are shit, but we get a break on our taxes for hiring the handicapped."
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
The amount of money that passes through collegiate sports is a disincentive to those eminently reasonable suggestions. $>1 billion annually.
NCAA generates record US$1.16bn revenue for 2021 - SportsPro
US college sports body the NCAA sees its income bounce back from pandemic to grow from US$519 million in 2020.
www.sportspromedia.com
Roger A. Shrubber
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i understand that in an academic way...you would have to pay me to attend any kind of sporting event, and pay me well...but your crank is spun by what it is spun by. i wonder how much of that 1.1B gets spent outside of the athletics departments? while America is 38th in math scores and 24th in science scores, world wide?...The amount of money that passes through collegiate sports is a disincentive to those eminently reasonable suggestions. $>1 billion annually.
NCAA generates record US$1.16bn revenue for 2021 - SportsPro
US college sports body the NCAA sees its income bounce back from pandemic to grow from US$519 million in 2020.
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
I am sports-illiterate. I’d probably watch Formula 1 if it were free.
As for our poor ranking, much of that has to do with the gutting of our public schools. And there is simply more money in sports than STEM.
Budley Doright
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Wait!!!! No more dodge ball? You communists 
Roger A. Shrubber
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kids are such pussies today, wondering around looking at their phones, i'm amazed there aren't more incidents of them walking into traffic. hit one of them with a dodgeball to the nards and they'd fold up like an origami buttplugWait!!!! No more dodge ball? You communists
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
The means of athletic competition belong to the people!Wait!!!! No more dodge ball? You communists
Budley Doright
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Post or pre-op? Asking for a friend. The nerds I mean.
hanimmal
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I would note the common scam that these kind of articles make in using “revenues” when they suit them while not discussing “profits”.The amount of money that passes through collegiate sports is a disincentive to those eminently reasonable suggestions. $>1 billion annually.
NCAA generates record US$1.16bn revenue for 2021 - SportsPro
US college sports body the NCAA sees its income bounce back from pandemic to grow from US$519 million in 2020.
College sports are a money sink hole that is a big part of the increased costs to tuition.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/hidden-figures-college-students-may-be-paying-thousands-athletic-fees-n1145171
Budley Doright
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No I don’t think that story proves anything really. And I agree with you that it would “seem” that there would be an advantage. But my opinion is just that, an opinion based on observation, nothing else. As for statistics, given the small number of trans participants it should be easy to see if there is an advantage. If the small number of Trans participants are in fact the more successful group consistently then it could be surmised there is an advantage. But I say again, my thoughts do not mean anything in this subject as it does not affect or matter to me. It does matter to the actual participants of the sport though. Trump, MTG and the others should shut the fuck up about it and stop with the vitriol IMO. Their using it to appease the dumb.
Budley Doright
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I’m still trying to figure out WTF they believe in
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cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
taking over.I’m still trying to figure out WTF they believe in