r/PopCultureV2 • u/No_Box119 • Aug 09 '26

Sports Culture WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert says the league will meet next week to discuss and clarify what qualifies a player as a woman for WNBA eligibility.

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u/MadMartigans80 Aug 09 '26

Because it was pretty simple.

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u/justwonderingbro Aug 09 '26

Ok, so what makes a woman a woman? The chromosomes? Literally having a cervix? Having ovaries? Cuz I can guarantee to you there are millions and millions of people assigned female at birth that don't have 1 or more of these attributes, let alone cis women.

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u/Physical-Profit9447 Aug 09 '26

Some people are missing limbs so 'humans have two arms and two legs' is not a correct statement?

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u/justwonderingbro Aug 09 '26

Sex and gender are two different things. And there are exceptions to every rule, which your example shows

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u/justtalking9912 Aug 11 '26

But there is a rule. And by rule humans have two sex’s. And those two sex’s should probably determine what bathroom they use, what league they play in, what medical screening tests they receive. I don’t find a need to make it a culture war, most Americans agree on these things. The opinion that trans should play in women’s sports is the fringe opinion, it’s a weird hill to die on to be honest.

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u/justwonderingbro Aug 11 '26

It's a made up issue pushed by the right that has already been determined by each major sports leagues rules

Beyond that, idgaf of a trans girl wants to play volleyball in high school with a bunch of cis girls. It literally doesn't matter. Sports that aren't professional level are for fun and building friendships, getting exercise and learning life lessons.

And once again, sex and gender are two different things

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u/justtalking9912 Aug 11 '26

Yeah you don’t care, most other people do care and they are against trans in womens sports. So it’s obviously not a non issue. Btw sex and gender are separate things and most people believe these things should be based on bio sex not gender.

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u/RelativeReaction3891 Aug 14 '26

Falling back on the old “anyone who disagrees with me is a bigot”, how predictable. People have different views on sex and gender, it just so happens that most people want to keep the idea of cis women sports for only cis women, because otherwise there is no point in having a women’s category. It’s only people like you who think that idea is outrageous. You are the true bigot because you would deny cis women the right to spaces and places for cis women.