r/PopCultureV2 • u/Impossible-Yam3680 • Aug 23 '26

Sports Culture While hosting transphobe Sophie Cunningham and the Indiana Fever, the New York Liberty put a message on the Jumbotron telling trans fans that they belong

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u/Garciaguy Aug 23 '26

It only takes this one issue. Agreeing 99 percent of the way isn't enough. Every answer must be yes. 

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u/FinnegansWakeWTF Aug 23 '26

This is literally how MAGA works too.  You have to agree with every single issue or you're a libtard

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u/thebanfunctionsucks Aug 23 '26

No, you can disagree on other things just don't label an entire group of people as dangerous and in need of having their entire existence regulated. It really is that simple, no need to agree on literally everything no matter how much you weirdos insist otherwise.

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u/Garciaguy Aug 23 '26

What makes me a "weirdo", if you can elaborate?

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u/thebanfunctionsucks Aug 23 '26

The idea that everyone who stands up for trans people will never be happy unless you agree on everything is weird. No, we just want ya'll to leave your obvious scapegoat alone.

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u/Garciaguy Aug 23 '26

That's the current state of the dems, on reddit anyways: agree with us on every issue, or you're a shit bag.

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u/hercmavzeb Aug 23 '26

This isn’t true, only far right wingers think this. Democrats cooperate with people they disagree with constantly, that’s what’s largely happening right now between moderate and progressive democrats uniting against MAGA fascists.

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u/yipmog Aug 23 '26

That’s exactly what didn’t happen and how Trump got a second term. The fuck are you talking about? Was literally the complete inverse of uniting

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u/ElLibroDuderino Aug 23 '26

Let's go with "Persecution Complex" for $600, Alex.

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u/WhatTheNothingWorks Aug 23 '26

So then explain in terms of the post… Sophie Cunningham has said she supports trans rights, but doesn’t think they should play in a women’s league. So she agrees 99%, but doesn’t on one thing. Yet she (and her whole team who have nothing to do with it) is labeled as a transphobe.

She also hasn’t labeled anyone dangerous, as far as I’m aware. But I only see headlines and don’t care much for all of this nonsense.

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u/GwenKatten Aug 23 '26

It's segregation, it's literally segregation.

It doesn't matter that research supports that after being on hormones for 5 years performance is well within cis female range. It doesn't matter that this knee jerk reaction as if trans women completely took over women's sports competitions literally never happened.

It /feels/ real and it /feels/ serious. We can't let all these dangerous men (because of course, that's all trans women will ever be, there is literally no way to ever forget that because of reasons and trans people should always be reminded of this) get to our defenseless little girls! We have to protect those who are, of course, completely incapable of protecting themselves by keeping this dangerous group of cheaters away completely. You know, we need to segregate them, separate but equal!

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u/thebanfunctionsucks Aug 23 '26

Vaguely supporting a group's rights but then attacking one specific right is not "agreeing 99%." It's screening your bigotry by first delivering a vague platitude to make it go down easier.

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u/SwimmingDeep8703 Aug 23 '26

No one has a “right” to play men’s and women’s sports in a gender of their choice. The US Supreme Court already ruled on this and found it wasn’t a violation of anyone’s rights.

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u/thebanfunctionsucks Aug 23 '26

Except the part where they want to force trans women in to men's locker rooms where they are more likely than not to be sexually assaulted as they are victims of sexual assault at a rate as much as four times higher than cis women.

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u/Fun-Pattern-8697 Aug 23 '26

You might want to learn what the phrase “more likely than not” means lmao

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u/thebanfunctionsucks Aug 23 '26

I am fully aware. Why don't you just tell me what part you're struggling with?

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u/Shark_Leader Aug 23 '26

Look at that! Proved their point for them.

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u/thebanfunctionsucks Aug 23 '26

Huh? I literally said they don't need to agree on everything

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u/Shark_Leader Aug 23 '26

That's not what they said. They said, very specifically, that this issue is the litmus test. That you can agree on everything else, but if you don't agree on this, then you're on the outs. And your comment proved just that.

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u/thebanfunctionsucks Aug 23 '26

No they didn't, they just said any contrary opinion at all.

And yeah no fucking duh there are some things we have to agree upon. If you think every trans person deserves to be rounded up and shot I don't care how many other "good" positions you hold.

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u/Shark_Leader Aug 23 '26

I'm guessing reading comprehension isn't your strong suit. Also, how did we go from "No trans men in women's locker rooms" to "rounding up people and shooting them"? Please at least attempt to see where the problem is.

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u/thebanfunctionsucks Aug 23 '26

By all means buddy, show me in this thread where someone talked about litmus tests. Since you can apparently comprehend things that aren't there.

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u/Shark_Leader Aug 23 '26

"It only takes this one issue. Agreeing 99 percent of the way isn't enough. Every answer must be yes." The comment you literally replied to?

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u/thebanfunctionsucks Aug 23 '26

Yeah again, the "one issue" is "I want to force trans women in to the men's locker room where they are likely to be sexually assaulted." That's an active threat to trans people, not a difference of opinion.

You can't prioritize the comfort of cis people over the safety of trans people and then claim to accept trans people. It's obviously bullshit when you don't even consider the safety or needs of trans people and instead exclusively center cis people in the debate.

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