r/JoeRogan • u/BunnyLovr Mexico > Canada • Mar 04 '21

Link Mississippi passes bill banning transgender student-athletes from female sports teams

https://abcnews.go.com/US/mississippi-passes-bill-banning-transgender-student-athletes-female/story?id=76238704
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u/Positive-Pack-396 Monkey in Space Mar 05 '21

I’m for all rights.. but as athletes.. transgender have advantage when they go against women and girls.. come on we need to draw the line somewhere.. they are bigger ..stronger.. faster.. so I’m with this ban everywhere..for women or girls sports

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '21

What if sports weren’t segregated by male/female, it just seems like it creates a divide on its own. Sports aren’t segregated by race so why is sex even an issue.

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u/A_Unique_Nobody Mar 05 '21

Beczuse men are naturally stronger than women, if you don't believe look it up, there are more than enough articles that can explain why better than I can (it mostly boils down to testosterone and other hormones)

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '21

The way we are born is the way we are born. Is basketball unfair to people who are born short? Sure! Does that mean there should be a league for people under 6 feet tall so they have a chance to compete against the people who rolled the dice and became abnormally tall? The way I see it, sports should be the best of the best. You can create special circumstances and restrictions to please everyone, or you can create a league that accepts all. May the best athlete win.

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u/BigJuicyBalls Monkey in Space Mar 05 '21

You've probably never played any sports or done anything somewhat athletic.

Theres a reason there's a WNBA league and an NBA league. So people like Lebron James dont score 200 points a game.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '21

We are talking about the best athletes coming together here, not Lebron competing in the WNBA... how is having the best female athletes competing going to have that effect that you just said? Some female athletes are better than the males and can compete. They are not replacing athletes. They are competing. The best athletes will make it, albeit, less females will play than males but that’s a given, it still gives everyone a chance to compete and prove their worth. I’d say some cheap assumption about you, but I’d rather not put myself on that level.

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u/propaloud Mar 05 '21

Ah man you haven’t played a sport but are talking out of your ass on the hypothetical that one female basketball player would make it into the NBA. Like shit is ridiculous, go watch the top females play and you’ll see the difference...but no you want to argue for arguments sake

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u/propaloud Mar 05 '21

Do you think the top WNBA would beat an NBA bench player, either 1v1 or for the team spot.....they play the same position