Why WA voters rebuffed Dems on I-638, even in blue wave election
www.seattletimes.com
As a blue wave washed across the U.S., Washington voters passed an initiative that the state’s Democratic Party opposed. There are multiple ways to understand why.

Opponents say [Washington state] voters were persuaded at least partly because the initiative and its boosters exploited deep-seated prejudices and misunderstandings about transgender people to erode their rights.

  • Vespair@lemmy.zipEnglish
    34·
    8 hours ago

    I guess I just don’t understand why the biological difference between Muggsy Bogues and Shaq aren’t a problem and they can play in the same league but the difference between Joe and Mary are a problem. I see your viewpoint, it’s just that the way I see it sports have always been about biological differences - some sports already deal with this with things like weight classes, but for those that don’t, how can you justify Muggsy and Shaq in the same league while talking about unfair biological differences?

    • Phanlix@lemmy.zip
      5·
      7 hours ago

      Again are you seriously suggesting we what? Merge the WNBA with the NBA? There would be no women players that could field against the male athletes dude, that’s the entire point.

      Again, Venus and Serena the GOATed all time tennis players doubted they could compete in the top 1000 if the women’s league were merged with the men’s. Is that what you want? Women to get absolutely dominated by men all the time in sports? I can say it’d be huge for right winged men’s mental health and feeling superior I guess if nothing else.

      • Vespair@lemmy.zipEnglish
        34·
        6 hours ago

        I’m not suggesting anything at all except that sports are not so sacred that we need to literally legislate the issue at a government level for the same reason we don’t have laws about Candyland.

        • Phanlix@lemmy.zip
          31·
          5 hours ago

          Apparently we do, and there are potentially millions of dollars in sports, and while fairness and equality may not be important to you they are to me, and trans people I feel violate that. I also believe in a sanctity of sports and place a high value on competition where we all agree on and can follow rules while doing something physical and having fun, I believe learning those skills are central to society.