[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

The "which is wrong" part is judgmental. It is a judgment based on ideas from the 1950s. The world has moved on to more GENDER FLUIDITY. Our own medical expert has explained all of this in a prior post.

Well, I have enjoyed your posts on this topic (as well as others). But, I will take a slight exception here, the "1950's". Today's changes and opinions about sexuality, privilege, etc. are engrained based on thousands (if not millions of years) of male dominance. Originally for some reason, humans split responsibilities between males and females.

The 2 sex model is primarily a religious doctrine and not so much a scientific one, and with between 65% and 90% (depending on which poll you believe) of Americans believing there is a God, it is not surprising that sexual fluidity is on an uphill path, that there is significant resistance to that change.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by jimbomaybe

The complexity is in the nature of what can go wrong, the possibilities of maladjustments , biological, phycological are of course endless. The reason for the genetic differences, male/female has been shown to offer great advantages as has been shown by many millions of years of evolution, and clearly those differences have a profound, pervasive effect that can not be wished away. It is not hate or intolerance to state a fact

When genetic differences prove to be positive.......that is called evolution.

[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by spd2918

Companies should stay out of politics. Pandering to a small group of radicals (whatever the issue) will cost them profits.

Get woke, go broke.

And you say this based on years of experience running a multi-billion dollar international business?

[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Altering testosterone levels in an adult has ZERO effect on the physiological changes that have already occurred if the transition occurs after puberty...

And that is what is happening...

Very true today, time marches on and technology improves. No telling what tomorrow will bring. If there is money to be made, someone will make it. Morals, ethics, and religious beliefs all take a back seat to profits in our society.

Not saying that is a good thing, actually, I believe it is a bad thing, it just is what it is.

[MartinSE]

This thread seems to be about a couple of things - only loosely related.

As far as the problem of sports, I have for a long time thought the "solution" to this whole drug/sex/enhanced thing was pretty simple. Just follow the drag racing model - pure stock, modified, and super modified.

I seem to recall that prosthetics are no longer allowed - like running leg replacements because real legs can no longer compete. Hmmm, seems like a modified class would solve that.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Yes... But high tops don't really do anything as far as ankle protection goes...

High tops make a fashion statement. They are practical, comfortable, and WAY cool!

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Oh, I used to have my pic in my profile...

It's just that my dog is much cuter than I am...

And who says you're not a bigot?


P.S. YOU'RE opinion doesn't count...

Good choice the dog IS cute. And he does NOT even look opinionated.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

The "which is wrong" part is judgmental. It is a judgment based on ideas from the 1950s. The world has moved on to more GENDER FLUIDITY. Our own medical expert has explained all of this in a prior post.

"Our Own" medical expert? Bwahahaha!

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

It's much more than that. Billy Gene King in tennis proved that. As a society moves forward it CONFERS THE BLESSING of freedom onto its 2nd class citizens.........because of race or because of being women. At this point in history, the US should move FORWARD toward equal pay for women in sports and everywhere. Or we could go "Handmaiden's Tale" back to burkas and women not being allowed to drive cars. That is unlikely but, it is done now in Afghanistan and the US has some responsibility for that pathetic development. GENDER issues are important issues worldwide!
.........It would be nice if mothers and female power put a stop to autocracy in Russia soon!

What did "Billie" "Jean" King prove? When she played, women's tennis was a fledgling market, no where near as popular as men's tennis.

Now, she did help promote women's tennis (as did Chris Evert), and women's purses have increased exponentially. Williams sisters are the most recent one's to keep the increased interest going...

Wimbledon's purses are the same for men vs women...

The US Open pays the same... As do the French and Australian Opens...

The WNBA can't draw flies... It is subsidized by the NBA. Without that subsidy, the league would fold...

US Women's World Cup is popular here, but women's soccer on a global basis pales in comparison to men's soccer...

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by billethkid

Given the extremely small percentage of the total population I do not view the participating companies as "marketing" anything.
They are promoting a specific attribute of the special interest group to the masses.

Therein lies the core problem.....pandering to the special interest groups ignoring/trampling the rights of the majority.

Addidas and Nike have simply made a PR decision that most of their customers are young. Young customers spend the "BIG BUCKS" and DRIVE the fashion TRENDS - so the shoe companies advertise toward their YOUNG PROGRESSIVE ideas and not the older retired generation. The BABY BOOMER GENERATION types are passe, non-entities to those advertisers that are watching customer trends. Sorry, Charlie Boomer-person, you no longer rule - it's just Capitalism's door smacking you on your way out. So sad, too bad, you have been had by Great Father Time!

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Good choice the dog IS cute. And he does NOT even look opinionated.

Her preferred pronoun is "She". Don't you dare assume her gender!

And don't be fooled, she is quite judgmental...

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Capitalism has plenty of flaws. It just beats out all the other systems.

So very true

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

The "whataboutism" is strong in this one...

That is actually funny....an allusion to "Star Wars".
......A thousand monkeys on typewriters can even come up with something good once in a while!

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by DrBrutyle109

Men make more because sponsors are willing to pay more. A lot of woman’s sports don’t draw the TV revenue. That’s not anyones fault. As far as a teacher needs to make more……where would the money come from. Maybe they can wear clothes with sponsors on them. Your comparison is just off base

There is plenty of money to pay teachers. It's just that the school boards can't run their finances properly...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by MartinSE

Well, I have enjoyed your posts on this topic (as well as others). But, I will take a slight exception here, the "1950's". Today's changes and opinions about sexuality, privilege, etc. are engrained based on thousands (if not millions of years) of male dominance. Originally for some reason, humans split responsibilities between males and females.

Oh, I don't know... Maybe that innate "survival of the species" trait?