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<blockquote data-quote="die_mole" data-source="post: 1182503" data-attributes="member: 73648"><p>pretty much spot on. You have to have a balance between "no ethical consumption in capitalism" and "I won't consume anything that is bad". One is lazy and one will drive you insane.</p><p></p><p>on the trans women in sport debate. It appears that many sportswomen are <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/68564019" target="_blank">scared to talk bout the subject.</a> I remember 6 years ago the tide seemed to be that women's sport needed to be inclusive and there was no reason to not let transwomen compete. Now after transwomen have competed in some sport things have shifted the other direction. There's been a period of time where we can actually review the data on the performance effects of going through male puberty (which actually support the idea of longer bans for those who are caught doping if you hate fun). I empathize with the transwomen in this as it does suck. It makes a shitty situation worse but that's just how life is sometimes. Going through male puberty appears to be an irreversible advantage and rules will be crafted to ensure fair competition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="die_mole, post: 1182503, member: 73648"] pretty much spot on. You have to have a balance between "no ethical consumption in capitalism" and "I won't consume anything that is bad". One is lazy and one will drive you insane. on the trans women in sport debate. It appears that many sportswomen are [URL='https://www.bbc.com/sport/68564019']scared to talk bout the subject.[/URL] I remember 6 years ago the tide seemed to be that women's sport needed to be inclusive and there was no reason to not let transwomen compete. Now after transwomen have competed in some sport things have shifted the other direction. There's been a period of time where we can actually review the data on the performance effects of going through male puberty (which actually support the idea of longer bans for those who are caught doping if you hate fun). I empathize with the transwomen in this as it does suck. It makes a shitty situation worse but that's just how life is sometimes. Going through male puberty appears to be an irreversible advantage and rules will be crafted to ensure fair competition. [/QUOTE]
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