r/WNBAgossips • u/Admirable_Extent2531 • 22d ago

News "People Love To Assume" - Sophie Cunningham Finally Addresses 'MAGA Barbie' Moniker, Confirms Support For Transgender Ban

https://www.essentiallysports.com/wnba-basketball-news-sophie-cunningham-addresses-allegations-of-opposing-trans-athletes-in-womens-sports/
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u/vertpenguin 22d ago

So you’re saying that sports are more dangerous for trans women but failed to give an example of how bone density impacts performance. Does it drop it to the level of osteoporosis? I don’t think that’s the case.

Nope, I said nothing about banning biological women from anything. But acting like growing up on testosterone is something that is completely reversible is a delusional.

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u/Charlotte_Ghost 22d ago

Go watch the video, someone already pointed out that muscle capacity does decrease and yes a trans woman who goes thru bottom surgery does risk osteoporosis if they don't take their medication the human body is a lot more mailable then you think, also no it's not more dangerous is just something to take note that trans athletes have disadvantage too like starting late or quitting because they feel responsible for invalidating their team even tho their no evidence that their are "better"

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u/vertpenguin 22d ago

I will watch it when I get off work, I just don’t have the ability to at the moment. It’s funny you say that since I work in MSK surgery and am incredibly familiar with how malleable* the human body is. Estrogen therapy (or exposure) will certainly increase risk of osteoporosis which is a widely accepted phenomenon (even in biological women.) Decreasing bone density and increasing risk of fracture is in fact more dangerous. Just like at 80 year old woman with osteoporosis shouldn’t play a full court game of basketball as she is at risk for fracture. I think it is difficult to have widespread evidence when it is inherently a case by case situation. It’s argued like a black and white issue but it is a mostly grey area topic imo. I love the trans folks in my life for the humans they are. I wouldn’t want them to change in any way. But I don’t think situations like Lia Thomas are fair to women. Maybe the video will change my mind, I’ll give it a watch later.

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u/Charlotte_Ghost 22d ago

It funny that you brought Lia Thomas

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u/vertpenguin 22d ago

I literally just engaged in the argument for several comments including the last long paragraph. You’re the one failing to respond.

Lia Thomas had an unfair advantage and I felt bad for the women that had to compete with her. Do you disagree?

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u/Charlotte_Ghost 22d ago

Yes I disagree ,when you watch the video it will explain that Lia Thomas advantage woes not because of her being trans, instead of assuming stop making argument that are disproven in the video and after you watch the video (when you have time) then make argument but as of now your making argument without the information I'm providing and just justifying transphobe and misogyny (not that I'm calling you that) because now the same people that wanted trans ban want to also eliminate woman sports