John Oliver discusses why trans athletes seem to be at the center of U.S. politics right now, the nuances around competition and safety, where the conversation could be headed, and what The Rock would do in a barre class.
Trans Athletes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Another excellent post, but you need time to listen to the whole rant (and a very good rant it is).
As I asked a MAGAt, one day, “Have you ever met a trans person,” he said no. So I asked, “Then why are you so upset there are trans people in the world?” He never answered me. I tried again, “Has a trans person ever you why they want to be Trans?
“Because they want to beat girls in sports when they can’t win against boys.”
My next question got him, “So you are saying girls transition to boys in order to get beaten by the boys?
He had no answer. So I went on. “Tell me. Do you really think a boy is going to become a girl just to win a race? What about when they cannot race anymore? They still have the rest of their lives to live as a girl just because they wanted to win that race? Doesn.that sound crazy to you? Who would do such a thing? Would you?” He never finished that conversation.
I can’t remember when that was, months ago at least. Then out of the blue he commented on a different blog, though I can’t remember the subject of the post, “See, you guys and I have something in common!””
Too bad my memory is so deteriorating. But he was now looking not to argue about, but to find something to agree on. Step 1.
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