Anti-trans Republicans don't give a damn about women's sports

[j brown's body]

In his proclamation, DeSantis insisted that he was acting "to preserve fair opportunities for female athletes," and that "women have fought for decades to have equal opportunities in athletics." What he failed to mention is that in those fights, historically the right has often been on the other side.

That has been especially true when it comes to Title IX, an amendment signed into law 50 years ago. ...In the years that followed in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s (before DeSantis, now in his early 40s, was on the scene), Title IX became a focal point for conservatives who felt that equal opportunity protections for women athletes, rather than being a cause of celebration, was in fact robbing men of their opportunities. The pages of conservative magazines like National Review were full of articles attacking the law as an affirmative action program that harmed male athletes.

Nor was Title IX the only site of contention. As recently as the last few years, when soccer's US Women's National Team began calling for equal pay, the right had nothing but mockery. The idea that women should not only have equal opportunity but equal pay seemed laughable. Never mind that the women's team had a better record and brought in more revenue than the men's team.

It was only once the right realized women's sports could be a useful cudgel in anti-trans politics -- nicely packaged as a rallying cry on behalf of America's daughters -- that they began to argue that this long fight for equality was, in fact, an honorable struggle, and that access to sports was key to women's ability to thrive in both high school and collegiate settings.

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Men on top, women beneath them, trans out of sight.

 

[Bullseye]

In his proclamation, DeSantis insisted that he was acting "to preserve fair opportunities for female athletes," and that "women have fought for decades to have equal opportunities in athletics." What he failed to mention is that in those fights, historically the right has often been on the other side.

That has been especially true when it comes to Title IX, an amendment signed into law 50 years ago. ...In the years that followed in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s (before DeSantis, now in his early 40s, was on the scene), Title IX became a focal point for conservatives who felt that equal opportunity protections for women athletes, rather than being a cause of celebration, was in fact robbing men of their opportunities. The pages of conservative magazines like National Review were full of articles attacking the law as an affirmative action program that harmed male athletes.

Nor was Title IX the only site of contention. As recently as the last few years, when soccer's US Women's National Team began calling for equal pay, the right had nothing but mockery. The idea that women should not only have equal opportunity but equal pay seemed laughable. Never mind that the women's team had a better record and brought in more revenue than the men's team.

It was only once the right realized women's sports could be a useful cudgel in anti-trans politics -- nicely packaged as a rallying cry on behalf of America's daughters -- that they began to argue that this long fight for equality was, in fact, an honorable struggle, and that access to sports was key to women's ability to thrive in both high school and collegiate settings.

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Men on top, women beneath them, trans out of sight.

You don't speak for "anti-trans Republicans". You're just spewing Progressive Poppycock.

 

[Craig234]

That's their standard approach. If it gets them votes so they can help the rich - they like it.

 

[Grim17]

In his proclamation, DeSantis insisted that he was acting "to preserve fair opportunities for female athletes," and that "women have fought for decades to have equal opportunities in athletics." What he failed to mention is that in those fights, historically the right has often been on the other side.

That has been especially true when it comes to Title IX, an amendment signed into law 50 years ago. ...In the years that followed in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s (before DeSantis, now in his early 40s, was on the scene), Title IX became a focal point for conservatives who felt that equal opportunity protections for women athletes, rather than being a cause of celebration, was in fact robbing men of their opportunities. The pages of conservative magazines like National Review were full of articles attacking the law as an affirmative action program that harmed male athletes.

Nor was Title IX the only site of contention. As recently as the last few years, when soccer's US Women's National Team began calling for equal pay, the right had nothing but mockery. The idea that women should not only have equal opportunity but equal pay seemed laughable. Never mind that the women's team had a better record and brought in more revenue than the men's team.

It was only once the right realized women's sports could be a useful cudgel in anti-trans politics -- nicely packaged as a rallying cry on behalf of America's daughters -- that they began to argue that this long fight for equality was, in fact, an honorable struggle, and that access to sports was key to women's ability to thrive in both high school and collegiate settings.

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Men on top, women beneath them, trans out of sight.

The title of your op makes no sense. How could you or anyone else possibly know if anti-trans republicans, anti-trans democrats, or anti-trans independents, do or do not give a damn about women's sports?

What we can say for sure is... Anyone who supports trans women competing in women's sports, doesn't give a damn about women's sports, and women in general. If they did give a damn about women, they wouldn't be shitting all over them by supporting biological men embarrassing them in competition and robbing them of the accolades and possible financial endorsements they worked so hard to achieve.

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[RIP U.S. Democracy]

In his proclamation, DeSantis insisted that he was acting "to preserve fair opportunities for female athletes," and that "women have fought for decades to have equal opportunities in athletics." What he failed to mention is that in those fights, historically the right has often been on the other side.

That has been especially true when it comes to Title IX, an amendment signed into law 50 years ago. ...In the years that followed in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s (before DeSantis, now in his early 40s, was on the scene), Title IX became a focal point for conservatives who felt that equal opportunity protections for women athletes, rather than being a cause of celebration, was in fact robbing men of their opportunities. The pages of conservative magazines like National Review were full of articles attacking the law as an affirmative action program that harmed male athletes.

Nor was Title IX the only site of contention. As recently as the last few years, when soccer's US Women's National Team began calling for equal pay, the right had nothing but mockery. The idea that women should not only have equal opportunity but equal pay seemed laughable. Never mind that the women's team had a better record and brought in more revenue than the men's team.

It was only once the right realized women's sports could be a useful cudgel in anti-trans politics -- nicely packaged as a rallying cry on behalf of America's daughters -- that they began to argue that this long fight for equality was, in fact, an honorable struggle, and that access to sports was key to women's ability to thrive in both high school and collegiate settings.

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Men on top, women beneath them, trans out of sight.

As has been said about the fascist Republican GQP Party many times.....the cruelty is the point.

And some foolish Independents and moderate Democrats think this party is going to clean up its act with Trump out of the picture. LOL, what are they smoking.

 

[NatMorton]

Men on top, women beneath them, trans out of sight.

Not always on top, no.

 

[Athanasius68]

In his proclamation, DeSantis insisted that he was acting "to preserve fair opportunities for female athletes," and that "women have fought for decades to have equal opportunities in athletics." What he failed to mention is that in those fights, historically the right has often been on the other side.

That has been especially true when it comes to Title IX, an amendment signed into law 50 years ago. ...In the years that followed in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s (before DeSantis, now in his early 40s, was on the scene), Title IX became a focal point for conservatives who felt that equal opportunity protections for women athletes, rather than being a cause of celebration, was in fact robbing men of their opportunities. The pages of conservative magazines like National Review were full of articles attacking the law as an affirmative action program that harmed male athletes.

Nor was Title IX the only site of contention. As recently as the last few years, when soccer's US Women's National Team began calling for equal pay, the right had nothing but mockery. The idea that women should not only have equal opportunity but equal pay seemed laughable. Never mind that the women's team had a better record and brought in more revenue than the men's team.

It was only once the right realized women's sports could be a useful cudgel in anti-trans politics -- nicely packaged as a rallying cry on behalf of America's daughters -- that they began to argue that this long fight for equality was, in fact, an honorable struggle, and that access to sports was key to women's ability to thrive in both high school and collegiate settings.

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Men on top, women beneath them, trans out of sight.

The objection to Title IX was that it in order to demonstrate compliance, schools often wound up cancelling mens' sports so as to equal out the numbers of womens sports being being offered.

With regards to the national soccer teams, even though the womens team had much greater success, the mens team was financially more valuable, which explains the disparities.