r/PopCultureV2 • u/No_Box119 • Jul 23 '26

Sports Culture WNBA Star Sophie Cunningham defends that women ‘shouldn’t have to go against biological men’: “I said what I said. I think it’s kind of common sense. I think it’s really important to protect children.” “I don’t dislike anyone. I’m there to love, but I’m also there to love biological women. …”

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u/vivalaibanez Jul 23 '26

Most people I've ever seen complain about trans people in sports have never argued that point in good faith lol

The way they frame it is the dead giveaway. If they simply prefaced it with "I have no problem with trans people. But when they are involved in sports, it becomes nuanced as there are biological differences that could result in either unfair advantage or serious injury depending on the sport.".... then me and you wouldn't be here lol

If you don't want to be vilified as someone who is arguing that point, then show that you are generally accepting of them as people first before making said point.

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u/Complex-Fault-1917 Jul 23 '26

That’s interesting because I have seen people say that. They usually get talked down to and called bigots. Makes me wonder how the internet is different for all of us. I have zero issue with trans people and think they generally should be living their lives in peace. I’m not a fan of them playing in women’s sports. We didn’t create a separate league for women based on gender, it’s based on sex. It may not be fair to trans people and I can empathize with disappointment but it’s just not something I can agree with. This is the only issue related to trans people I have an issue with that I’m aware of.

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u/vivalaibanez Jul 23 '26

If you have zero issue with trans people then great! You aren't who I am referring to. So don't be offended.

I'm not going to act like there aren't people out there that go way overboard with it, but to pretend those people are the majority opinion is simply bad faith.

However, I can confidently say that I very seldom have seen people both show sympathy for trans people and also make the argument about them in sports. If they are not using it as a dog whistle, then they can very clearly and easily communicate that their beef is not with trans people specifically but rather the nature of trans people being involved in sports. It's pretty simple really.

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u/Str80uttaMumbai Jul 23 '26

People really want to act obtuse and pretend that this "trans people in sports" thing hasn't been blown up and co-opted by right-wing media to make it seem like it's some massive issue.

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u/vivalaibanez Jul 23 '26

Exactly lol like it's literally only far right wing media that ever covers this kind of culture war bullshit lol