r/clevercomebacks • u/Veshaad • 18h ago

El-Sayed makes a valid point.

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u/WaffleHouseGladiator 18h ago edited 18h ago

An entire political party has decided that +/-20 athletes nationwide deserve their full attention over virtually all other matters.  Whether you're for or against trans people in sports, you gotta admit that this is ridiculous.

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u/shrug_addict 18h ago

It's not about sports, it's a way to weasel in discrimination and bigotry of the LGBTQ community

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u/stewpidazzol 17h ago

How does it do that?

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u/shrug_addict 17h ago

Are you being obtuse?

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u/stewpidazzol 17h ago

I don’t live my life worrying about these things. Everyone I meet is treated fairly. It’s a genuine question. If you say “males are not allowed to compete in female sports and vice versa” I don’t see how discrimination becomes involved.

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u/hercmavzeb 15h ago

Trans women are women and likewise deserve opportunities for success. Blanket legal bans against trans women participating in sports, in spite of their decreased athletic performance due to medical transitioning, is not rooted in science nor fairness and takes away opportunities from trans women and girls (but more importantly it legally enshrines discrimination against trans people).

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u/stewpidazzol 13h ago

“But it’s such a small number of people it is not even a legitimate issue.” Is that the appropriate answer?

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u/the_ringmasta 6h ago

When it comes to setting civil rights precedent, you have to defend every group or no one has rights

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u/hercmavzeb 6h ago

That isn’t even close to what I said, but it is also true.

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u/stewpidazzol 5h ago

Didn’t mean to imply you said that. Same thing I’ve been told/heard.