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Originally Posted by johnnyrocket03
While I am totally for this and am glad that as a society, we are moving closer all the time to inclusion. I am not sure how I feel about the adult sports side of this and the effects it will have. Fans of MMA have seen the full effect of what can happen when things like this come into place. Look up Fallon Fox on YouTube and you'll see what I mean.
Fallon was a fully developed man who made the transition to a woman and I am not ashamed to admit it was a little hard to watch her last fight and how badly her opponent was beaten and hurt. I think it would be tough to watch the video and not assume there was some level of physical advantage, no?
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I think this is a valid concern when you're talking about sports where there's a potential for someone to get hurt. Someone mentioned a few posts back that said fighter had doctors who would validate the claims that the hormone therapy she was receiving nullified any physical advantage.
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The other side of the sports argument that I have a tough time with is the so called "sanctity" of sport and the record books and whatnot. Does it not diminish the accomplishments of athletes like Hayley Wickenheiser, Mia Hamm and Serena Williams to know that in the future its possible for someone who is transgender and could have the full frame and build of a male athlete to crush their records and achievements?
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This argument doesn't really resonate with me for a couple of reasons:
A) I don't think breaking records nullifies the accomplishments of the previous record holders
B) At the end of the day, it's still just sports. I get that there's money involved, but it's still just a form of entertainment.