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That's true, but there are enormous differences between those other categories compared to sexuality! For one thing, we do not know exactly which genes code for
by asdfasgasdgasdg 5y ago
That's true, but there are enormous differences between those other categories compared to sexuality! For one thing, we do not know exactly which genes code for each of these traits yet. And for another thing, the genes coding, for example, fast twitch muscles are not generally part of someone's identity the way gender is. I don't think the presence of those genes nor their uneven distribution does anything to defuse the social issue that we're talking about.
To be completely clear, in some sports there appears to be a moderate risk that elite cis-women will be completely unable to compete with elite trans-women. This is going to be visible and apparent. I don't think this will be acceptable to the most people, and they will likely look to change the system.
Nit-picking your other points: there are not really any popular rich-people-only sports any more, except perhaps auto racing. I don't think broader society is all that interested in the egalitarian properties of yacht sailing. R.e. the clothing technology: yes, and those things were banned because of the advantage they conferred. That's exactly what I'm talking about here.
- woodruffw 5y ago> Nit-picking your other points: there are not really any popular rich-people-only sports any more, except perhaps auto racing. I can assure you, from personal experience, that rowing, cycling, tennis, and lacrosse are overwhelmingly wealthy sports. You don’t have to pass a credit check to play them, but they are absolutely a class apart (both economically and racially) versus sports like baseball and basketball.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 5y agoBesides tennis, those are also not popular sports in the sense I'm discussing. And tennis is probably the least compelling of your examples.
- ako 5y agoGolf, skiing, snowboarding, windsurfing, kitesurfing, mtb-ing, street cycling, motorracing: all have thousands or even millions of participants, so can be considered popular, but require participants to spend thousands on equipment, travel, access to slopes, etc. If you can do any of these, you're considered rich.
- lenkite 5y agoIn a world with ~8 billion, a sports audience of a few million is considered quite niche.
- slipframe 5y agoEvery sport is niche somewhere. Football[soccer] is the most popular sport in the world, but in America it's niche.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 5y agoYou keep listing second and third tier sports. It doesn't really address my argument about the most popular spectator sports at all. And even if it did I don't think it would do much to defuse my main point, which is that a lot of people will not accept a situation where cis women are effectively barred from winning in any sport.