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Originally Posted by Steve
I remember when Annika Sorenstam competed against the men in a couple of PGA tour events and was applauded for doing so. She was competing UP, and I say good for her. But if Rory McIlroy wanted to compete in an LPGA event that would be grossly unfair--even if he wore a skirt. That's exactly what these transgender athletes want to do, have an unfair advantage. Like the transgender swimmer who defeated the best of the women swimmers...what has he/she (?) really accomplished? He couldn't b
eat his male counterparts but he beat the female swimmers. So what?
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Interesting, that this does not seem to be too much of an issue among the top performers of whatever sport is in question, except when there are big bucks to be made in these male vs. female deals such as the one quoted about Annika Sorenstam, Venus & Serena Williams, etc. The fringe participants? Another story...
I strongly doubt that sports competition, or whatever advantage one does or does not have, is the real issue here. Like all too much in our society today, IMO, the bulk of this is about MeMeMe. Attention. Your name in this-or-that publication. An interview or two for middling dollars. Maybe a paperback book sold for a ridiculous price at airports or in the $5 bin at Barnes & Noble. And maybe--just maybe--if you make enough noise--an appearance on Oprah. Or some such.
And we buy into the hype: not in any way legitimizing it, but we surely do encourage it.