That's fair, and I appreciate the response. I guess I just wish that that point had made it into the episode as you've written it here (explicitly coming at it from the more persuasive angle despite there being a more fundamental one).
I've actually had more success in my IRL discussions by framing it as a human rights issue, because I co…
That's fair, and I appreciate the response. I guess I just wish that that point had made it into the episode as you've written it here (explicitly coming at it from the more persuasive angle despite there being a more fundamental one).
I've actually had more success in my IRL discussions by framing it as a human rights issue, because I couldn't convince people that the competitive advantage was a lie. They see a Lia Thomas and know that that it's possible for a trans woman to win, so they follow that to its extremes and a potential future where trans women win every race, despite acknowledging and accepting how rare it is in the present. But then again, I'm dealing with people who never believed it was an epidemic to begin with, so they are more open to the discussion. So I get trying to bust down that wall first. I just wish it was done with a bit more acknowledgement of how this approach can still hurt the greater point.
That's fair, and I appreciate the response. I guess I just wish that that point had made it into the episode as you've written it here (explicitly coming at it from the more persuasive angle despite there being a more fundamental one).
I've actually had more success in my IRL discussions by framing it as a human rights issue, because I couldn't convince people that the competitive advantage was a lie. They see a Lia Thomas and know that that it's possible for a trans woman to win, so they follow that to its extremes and a potential future where trans women win every race, despite acknowledging and accepting how rare it is in the present. But then again, I'm dealing with people who never believed it was an epidemic to begin with, so they are more open to the discussion. So I get trying to bust down that wall first. I just wish it was done with a bit more acknowledgement of how this approach can still hurt the greater point.