Great. Do you have information that shows that though? I don’t pretend to know everything, but I’ve never heard of any governing body that allows transgender competitors, that also requires that they have gone through some minimum percentage of hormonal replacement therapy to reduce muscle mass and testosterone. …

Not Bethesda’s problem. And I don’t see why it should.

It was a rhetorical question for the most part. The greater point I was trying to make is that if they are transgender when they could still have a marked advantage because they still have the muscle mass and testosterone, then people who make the rules across various competitions would need to account for that. I…

It reminds me of those obvious questions asked to politicians when they reply: “I’m really glad you asked that question...” and then proceed to give a canned answer to a canned question. When you can unwittingly do that to a political adversary, then you know you’re a moron of the highest order.

You could not have lofted a softer pitch across the heart of the plate. Thank you Mr. Cruz. You’re either secretly a liberal, or just a really stupid fucking person.

I can’t fucking wrap my head around people who are so near sighted. Why does it take something like this to happen to you before you realize shit can happen to anybody? That hard working people can lose their jobs through no fault of their own, and need some assistance to get back on their feet? That helping them…

Of course. And I despise bullying. Which is why I look at the behavior at alot of these things with pure disdain. NONE of that shit should be allowed. But for some reason it is. But if you want people to stop feeling like victims, you need to stop treating them like victims.

People have said it’s more about letting women play without having to deal with shitty men. But I’ve heard some pretty fucking rank smacktalk from women while playing online. You’re just encouraging women to feel like victims if you treat them like one.

As others have said, you’re confusing sex with gender. Now having said that, I don’t see a problem with them separating based on biological sex. It’s their tournament, they can do it how they want.

Good point. Rules are created to engender (no pun intended) a fair playing field for as many people as possible. And as such, as many loopholes that can be removed need to be. If you allow trans people, than do they need to prove they’re trans? Do they need to be past a certain point of replacement therapy? Are…

Save environment? What are you talking about? Are you afraid that women are gonna be beat up? Harassed? Not that I agree with the behavior at these things, but it’s pretty common for shit talking to go on regardless of gender. Shit, I’ve been pretty well harassed by women online playing CS:GO. Do I need a safe…

Ahh yes. Because people disagree with you, you automatically play the transphobe card. People can have a reasoned debate with opposing opinions without that bullshit.

Not to mention trans people who haven’t gone through replacement therapy yet. Who still have a clear advantage? Some people just can’t get into their head that rules are created to create as even a playing field for as many people as possible. And as such, need to have as many loopholes removed as possible.

ok. but are you still considered trans if you haven’t gone through the replacement therapy yet and still have the muscle mass? Where’s the line that needs to be drawn?

That’s IF they go through the therapy. Are you not trans if you don’t go through it? I’m betting you your answer is that they are. Rules are made so that they hopefully create an equal playing field in as many ways as possible. Would you be fine with a pre-hormone replacement therapy woman competing against other…

Those things are toxic period. You telling me you never saw toxic behavior towards people who weren’t trans?

If I was a woman, I would love to play against dudes. Because it’s basically a no-win for them. If they win, it was because I was a girl. If I win, they just lost to a girl. That kind of psychological bullshit can go both ways.

Agreed. This is just silly bullshit that makes women out to be these fragile flowers that need sheltering. And when you treat them that way, they begin to act that way. Should we start an all-asian NBA league because some might feel intimidated by black athletes? /facepalm.

This is just silly. If it was important enough to have a separate tourney for women, then whatever that reason was, needs to apply equally. Do we need to have a separate asian NBA because some might feel intimidated by black athletes?

Black fragility: You can’t even use the word in a discussion about the word, without idiots losing their minds.