Transgender Olympics. Gay or straight doesn't matter.
First we need to look at why there are women competitions in the first place. It was because men dominates the sport and audiences wanted to see women compete too. Then they made an exclusive competition played by women only so men can't dominate it.
Therefore, if turned out transgenders are dominating the women only sports then they should make another women only sport, this time really women only, transgenders not included, when people demands it.
Now, it's not as clear cut as this, because sometimes there were sexist reasons as well. I think if some women (or transgenders, or whatever) can and are competitive in the highest levels it shouldn't be stopped to join the men sports.
Some sports allows that. Rally racing, for example had a female racing driver competing in the world class beating men drivers left and right. All non-contact non-team sports should do this, like tennis, golf, etc.
Even acting should not be separated by sex / gender because why? Can't actresses be better at acting againts actors? There is no best female director category at the Oscars. There is no best female composer category. There is no best female special effects category. Why are there best female acting categories? Because sexist Hollywood doesn't want a woman to be able to beat a man in acting. At least a man will always win the best actor. So ridiculous!
Anyhow, to make it really fair, sports should just do free-for-all top level competitions where everyone can play as long as they have the skillz.
The ones that can't compete at the highest level can make their own competitions limited by whatever arbitrary criteria. For example, by body weight class, women-only, transgender-only, women and transgenders allowed (no-men only), paraplegic only, seniors only, youth only, kids only, Americans only, etc.
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OnanTheBarbarian (10774)
2 years ago
Even acting should not be separated by sex / gender because why? Can't actresses be better at acting againts actors? There is no best female director category at the Oscars. There is no best female composer category. There is no best female special effects category. Why are there best female acting categories? Because sexist Hollywood doesn't want a woman to be able to beat a man in acting. At least a man will always win the best actor. So ridiculous!
I see your point but I have to disagree with you there. Obviously a director is a director and to have a best female director and a best male director would be blatantly sexist. Gender has no bearing on directing. The same is not true in acting.
I applaud the differences between men and women. I love it. (Otherwise what's the point in being gay or straight?) And that's why it's absurd for transwomen, biological males, to compete against women in sports. But you can't extrapolate that to acting, since most acting roles have gender written into the character.
But I fear that soon the gender neutralists will try to eliminate the difference between best actor and best actress as well. I think that's foolish.
Sexual equality - YES. Transgender rights - don't discriminate based on gender choice alone. But lets be real and accept the biological differences between males and females.
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actionkamen (23176)
2 years ago
since most acting roles have gender written into the character.
That's the most pretentious bollock I've ever read.
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OnanTheBarbarian (10774)
2 years ago
Really? Say you're casting for a remake of "Basic Instinct" about a married man who has an affair with a woman who begins stalking him. Can a woman play the "married man"? Yeah, sure, it's possible. But are you really gonna cast a woman for that role? The script specifies a man.
If you change the whole story around and have a man stalking a woman, or a woman stalking her lesbian lover, that changes the script.
Movie roles have gender.
You're confusing jobs like director and composer which have no gender, with onscreen roles which can and usually do specify a male or a female.
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123Guy (6362)
2 years ago
Wtf? Dumbest thing I read this morning! Hahahaha probably the winner today too!
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