[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

A woman is someone with a uterus. Except for women who have had hysterectomies. A woman is someone who can produce milk. Except - men can produce milk too (look it up - they absolutely can, just not to the same extent as women). Also except for women who have had mastectomies. A woman is someone who can give birth. Except those who can't.

It still begs the question: what to "do" about it? I mean I totally get the basketball leagues situation. A man who transitions to a woman, could possibly be a foot taller than the tallest woman in the league. It can certainly be an advantage. But is it enough of an advantage that the league should actually care about it? I'm not convinced it is. But I believe it's a valid question that deserves an answer, for anyone who actually gives a crap about professional basketball.

I don't care about competitive sports at all. None of them. So I have no horse in this race. (I do like riding horses. I just don't race them because - I don't care about competitive sports.)

I think that the governing authority of each women's sports league needs to decide how much gender-switching they and their fans can tolerate. it seems like a tough decision to make. Any decision will upset some fans. ProfessionalTennis was not affected too adversely by allowing Renee Richards to play. It was predicted at the time that MANY male players would change sex just for the large prize money and the notoriety - that prediction never happened.
.......as far as the " men producing milk" I believe that NASA did some research on that general idea because in the far ahead future there may be several generational colony ships traveling to other star systems. I just mention that, but I don't really know the details. NASA does research on some unusual things.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by kkingston57

Owned two pairs and both of the pairs had problems. For some reason, shoe laces came loose no matter how hard I tied them.

You could (?) just change laces to ones with greater surface friction/abrasion.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by DAVES

That event with the Russian women had to do with drugs used for Olympic competition, there was a follow up story on them. Seems due to the drug some had gotten rare cancers and some could not have children. We all know about Lance Armstrong. In his book, It's Not about the Bike, he tells what they, doctors did to give him supernatural abilities without detected. Stuff like blood transfusions after he was tested. New abilities we need new answers. Fair? What is fair? LIFE IS NOT FAIR.

One can say that "Life is Not Fair" ......Yet this topic shows the great interest in sports. And is sports fair?
........Sports are probably the FAIREST thing that a person can encounter on a regular basis in their life. Sports equalize for a short period of time, the Prince and the Pauper. The rich and the poor. The playing field is a GREAT equalizer. You can't just brag about your skills - you must show those skills - you must PRODUCE, NOT JUST TALK.
........SPORTS must be FAIR! Fans don't want to pay to see a fixed boxing match! There are written AND unwritten rules designed to keep an event FAIR.

[Keefelane66]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

You could (?) just change laces to ones with greater surface friction/abrasion.

I have the same problem with Sperry Boat Shoes just use a little lepages stick glue on laces when new

[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

One can say that "Life is Not Fair" ......Yet this topic shows the great interest in sports. And is sports fair?
........Sports are probably the FAIREST thing that a person can encounter on a regular basis in their life. Sports equalize for a short period of time, the Prince and the Pauper. The rich and the poor. The playing field is a GREAT equalizer. You can't just brag about your skills - you must show those skills - you must PRODUCE, NOT JUST TALK.
........SPORTS must be FAIR! Fans don't want to pay to see a fixed boxing match! There are written AND unwritten rules designed to keep an event FAIR.

Well, sports are sort of fair, there is definitely a home team advantage. There are definitely officials that make "bad" calls which one side benefits from and the other doesn't. Etc.

Chess is "fairer" since there is a defined set of rules both play by, and no one making judgment calls. Should we ban trans from Chess?

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

You could (?) just change laces to ones with greater surface friction/abrasion.

Why did they sell shoes with these laces in the 1st place?

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by kkingston57

Why did they sell shoes with these laces in the 1st place?

Cheaper laces?

[PugMom]

Originally Posted by Petersweeney

Nike likes to get good social credit scores for sole purpose of stock value on Wall Street…race, gender….”equity” It’s all projection….they do something and accuse you of doing it…….you think they give a crap about humans….they moved their factories from China to other slave labor countries for profit….90% of all “American “ companies “just “ do it…… and we all love shopping at Walmart …. This is the middle of the slippery slope of global corporate domination…. Equity is also a distraction that is hiding the real quest of taking away personal freedoms….speech , privacy and the nuclear family unit…..China did this - Russia is almost there and we are next….

it's gone so far that we are hard-pressed to find anything made in usa anymore

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by PugMom

it's gone so far that we are hard-pressed to find anything made in usa anymore

I think that the US is responsible for China becoming an economic monster / giant. And now that economic Frankenstein's monster wants to eat its maker. It would NOT be easy, but we need to reverse the process. At the beginning of the pandemic, the US did not even have enough MASKS for Americans because we were OVERLY dependent on China. That is just a small example. Today it is electronic chips that are holding back the US manufacturing of vehicles.
.......US security would be improved by every factory that LEFT China and RETURNED here. The US middle class could be strengthened instead of the Chinese middle class. There are plenty of men and women in the US that do not have a College Degree and would like to work in a factory. That might even be the answer to lowering crime. Give people a purpose. And the US needs a road building and mass transit building program to accommodate all the new population. Our current road and bridge system would probably be about right for 250 million people.
.........US people fighting each other over "culture wars" issues and hating on shoe brands that advertise toward young people that routinely have little bias is just playing into China and other dictators' hands.

[Laker14]

this thread

[jdulej]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

I think that the US is responsible for China becoming an economic monster / giant. And now that economic Frankenstein's monster wants to eat its maker. It would NOT be easy, but we need to reverse the process. At the beginning of the pandemic, the US did not even have enough MASKS for Americans because we were OVERLY dependent on China. That is just a small example. Today it is electronic chips that are holding back the US manufacturing of vehicles.
.......US security would be improved by every factory that LEFT China and RETURNED here. The US middle class could be strengthened instead of the Chinese middle class. There are plenty of men and women in the US that do not have a College Degree and would like to work in a factory. That might even be the answer to lowering crime. Give people a purpose. And the US needs a road building and mass transit building program to accommodate all the new population. Our current road and bridge system would probably be about right for 250 million people.
.........US people fighting each other over "culture wars" issues and hating on shoe brands that advertise toward young people that routinely have little bias is just playing into China and other dictators' hands.

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What we should be doing (IMHO) is taking care of our friends and allies and making sure the "bad guys" know there are consequences for stepping over the line - they are not our friends, but they can be (and are now in most cases) valuable business partners.
These factories are NEVER coming back to the USA with more than a token presence. People need to get over that pipe dream and push back on any BSing politician who says they can do it.

[bark4me]

Clearly you don't follow the bouncing ball very well

[bark4me]

I'm with you

[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

.........US people fighting each other over "culture wars" issues and hating on shoe brands that advertise toward young people that routinely have little bias is just playing into China and other dictators' hands.

The US is on a dangerous path, and almost daily now I ask "who benefits by America being at war with itself". All the hate and anger. Things don't just happen. There are at least two countries that come to mind.

[naneng]

Omg, I totally agree. It’s a disgrace. I Turn it off when it comes on. Commercials and shows on TV are getting worse by the day. CRT getting shoved down ALL of out throats👎👎😡😡🤮🤮