Do you think a cis man would actually choose to live like this for a possibly minor advantage in women’s sports?
Google reductio ad absurdum.
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Furthermore, just because people’s intentions for transitioning now aren’t chiefly to obtain an advantage in a ball game doesn’t mean that they DON’T actually possess an advantage…
I’m all for letting trans women participate in male sports if it they’ve been in the transition period long enough that their physical capabilities don’t give them an unfair edge. I also think you’ve done me a huge disservice by claiming that I’m “trivialising” gender dysphoria when all I’ve done is use a valid argumentative technique. I only brought in the reductio ad absurdum to show that anybody can claim to be “born” that way regardless of whether or not transitioning is practical.
Whether we should segregate sports by sex instead of other considerations is a separate conversation that other people in this thread want to have, but that’s besides the point I’m trying to make.
Your original claim was that trans people are “born” that way and i disagreed. Citing that we classify these things based on sex and not gender. It’s not another discussion entirely because it’s my rebuttal to your claim.
There’s no need to make this about ad hominems or bring your emotions into this. I’ve never once claimed in this thread that trans folks should lose rights or be barred from participation in society.
Google reductio ad absurdum.
Also:
Furthermore, just because people’s intentions for transitioning now aren’t chiefly to obtain an advantage in a ball game doesn’t mean that they DON’T actually possess an advantage…
I’m all for letting trans women participate in male sports if it they’ve been in the transition period long enough that their physical capabilities don’t give them an unfair edge. I also think you’ve done me a huge disservice by claiming that I’m “trivialising” gender dysphoria when all I’ve done is use a valid argumentative technique. I only brought in the reductio ad absurdum to show that anybody can claim to be “born” that way regardless of whether or not transitioning is practical.
Your original claim was that trans people are “born” that way and i disagreed. Citing that we classify these things based on sex and not gender. It’s not another discussion entirely because it’s my rebuttal to your claim.
There’s no need to make this about ad hominems or bring your emotions into this. I’ve never once claimed in this thread that trans folks should lose rights or be barred from participation in society.