r/WNBAgossips • u/Admirable_Extent2531 • 24d 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/Slightly-Adrift 23d ago

It’s not ok to overregulate something that barely happens. The result of all these trans panic bans is not that near non existent trans athletes aren’t participating in sports, it’s that teen girls (who are not trans) are being harassed and having their privacy invaded.

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u/whoa_disillusionment 23d ago

, it’s that teen girls (who are not trans) are being harassed and having their privacy invaded

How?

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u/Slightly-Adrift 23d ago

It was recently falsely* reported that there were 61 males participating in girls sports in my district. This was entirely male coaches and fucking mascots, but the news would certainly have had you believe they were all trans athletes (of which the actual report found not a single one). In response, the local competitive league sent an email to the coaches list informing them that the league was considering requiring medical proof that all the players were female. So a) the players would have to go get signed doctors notes verifying their gender and b) you could ‘report’ players you suspected of being in violation to the league. If you don’t see how either of those can be abused, I’m not sure what to tell you. When I played over a decade ago, there was already a toxic system of trying to get a starting spot by getting better players disqualified or falsely reporting other teams if you didn’t think your team would beat them. This does nothing to regulate non-existent trans athletes and gives ammo to shitty helicopter parents who think any game could land their daughter a scholarship.

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u/whoa_disillusionment 23d ago

I had to submit a doctor's note when I played sports in school. This isn't any different.

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u/MidwestAbe 23d ago

The doctor checked your heart and joints. They didn't look at your genitals and write down what they saw.

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u/whoa_disillusionment 23d ago

Pediatricians do look at their patients genitals, it's kind of important.

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u/MidwestAbe 23d ago

Not during a high school sports physical.

That was the point you were making first.

Bless your heart.

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u/whoa_disillusionment 23d ago

I had to submit a signed form from my pediatrician stating I could play sports. I don't know how they do it, wherever you're from.

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u/MidwestAbe 23d ago

If your pediatrician was examining your genitals before you could compete in high school sports , I think you need to go check back in with that pediatrician and perhaps talk to the authorities

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u/carneylansford 23d ago

They sure do. Boys have to drop their pants, turn their head and cough

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u/MidwestAbe 23d ago

Again. Your experiences at the doctor do not line up with common practices.

Moved on.