RE: Man Named 'Tiffany' Is Dominating Women's Pro Volleyball in Brazil
February 28, 2018 at 12:47 pm
(This post was last modified: February 28, 2018 at 12:48 pm by Divinity.)
People love pointing at Fallon Fox, and saying "She's won a lot of games!" (except they'll call her a 'he' because they refuse to accept her transition. When people do that, they show it's only about their bigotry, and not their concern for fairness)
Let's look at the people she's beaten.
-Her first fight was against Elisha Helsper, who's pro record is 0-4.
-Her second fight was against Ericka Newsome, who's pro record is 0-2.
-Her third fight was against Alanna Jones who's pro record is 2-8.
-Then she fought Ashlee Evans-Smith and lost. Her pro record is 5-3.
-She did beat Heather Bassett who's pro record is 4-4.
-And her last fight was against Tamikka Brents who's pro record is 2-3.
It's a bit less impressive once you know who's she's beaten. (including two winless fighters, and a fighter with 2 wins and 8 losses)
The IOC -- who knows more about this than all the keyboard experts -- declared that transgender athletes do not have an unfair advantage. (Remember when people wondered if Jackie Robinson had an unfair advantage?) They are an extremely strict organization who banned excessive coffee drinking. Let's not forget that. So while it may not convince you that they are correct in their decision, it's certainly worth pointing out to all the keyboard experts out there.
Also it's not as if these people come in, change genders, and join the sport immediately. They have to undergo years of hormone therapy before they're allowed to join.
And people love to bring up Tennis. So let's do just that. Men have an advantage against women in tennis. Right? I mean Serena and Venus Williams can't beat the 200th ranked whatever... etc.. etc.. yadda yadda yadda. Well let's look at Renee Richards, a transgender tennis player. Male to Female Transition. As a male she was ranked 4th in the region. So it's not as if she didn't play tennis before transitioning. After transitioning, her highest rank at the end of a year was.. 22nd.
Let's look at the people she's beaten.
-Her first fight was against Elisha Helsper, who's pro record is 0-4.
-Her second fight was against Ericka Newsome, who's pro record is 0-2.
-Her third fight was against Alanna Jones who's pro record is 2-8.
-Then she fought Ashlee Evans-Smith and lost. Her pro record is 5-3.
-She did beat Heather Bassett who's pro record is 4-4.
-And her last fight was against Tamikka Brents who's pro record is 2-3.
It's a bit less impressive once you know who's she's beaten. (including two winless fighters, and a fighter with 2 wins and 8 losses)
The IOC -- who knows more about this than all the keyboard experts -- declared that transgender athletes do not have an unfair advantage. (Remember when people wondered if Jackie Robinson had an unfair advantage?) They are an extremely strict organization who banned excessive coffee drinking. Let's not forget that. So while it may not convince you that they are correct in their decision, it's certainly worth pointing out to all the keyboard experts out there.
Also it's not as if these people come in, change genders, and join the sport immediately. They have to undergo years of hormone therapy before they're allowed to join.
And people love to bring up Tennis. So let's do just that. Men have an advantage against women in tennis. Right? I mean Serena and Venus Williams can't beat the 200th ranked whatever... etc.. etc.. yadda yadda yadda. Well let's look at Renee Richards, a transgender tennis player. Male to Female Transition. As a male she was ranked 4th in the region. So it's not as if she didn't play tennis before transitioning. After transitioning, her highest rank at the end of a year was.. 22nd.
"Tradition" is just a word people use to make themselves feel better about being an asshole.