Well stated, Fabrice. Our community and the Democratic party need to rethink our strategies and set ourselves up for meaningful, lasting impact in the years ahead.
Over a decade ago when I still had a platform, I told everyone who would listen that trans women athletes were indefensible. There’s no way that someone like me, an Army retiree, or a Navy Seal like Kristin Beck (now back to Chris Beck and in the arms of ADF) can compete against cisgender women after going through a male puberty and decades of exposure to testosterone. The charade only lasted as long as it did because nearly all self-respecting trans women bowed out of participating in women’s sports. It’s taboo for us to say this, but I don’t care. My reputation is already trashed and I’m free to say the words.
As management lost a string of court cases and saw the writing on the wall, they’ve switched tactics and now sell trans girls who had their puberty blocked. It too will eventually fail. They still have the Q-Angle hip problem, etc.
Regarding why we lost, I have my own theories, and it wasn’t trans athletes being anywhere near the top of the list. First, I think the Democrats underestimated how sick Americans are of the illegal immigration problem. I am, too. It’s unsustainable across the board. Second, I recently witnessed firsthand a phenomenon that never occurred to me. I was staying in a motel and had become friendly with a 74-year-old Hispanic woman that operated the breakfast area. Usually the TV was on the Weather Channel to prevent arguments about politics, but that morning, I had changed it to ABC. And as soon as a news clip about Kamala Harris began, the normally pleasant, grandmother-like woman unleashed a diatribe that twice featured the N-slur. “That (insert N-word) isn’t going to do anything for us poor people,” she hissed.
I had an awakening at that moment. Race relations in America are still very unwell. Getting exposed to that incident made me realize that some Hispanic voters were not going to vote for Harris just because she’s black.
So, yeah, I too am all for some new leadership that operates with common sense for the greater good. Take, for example, two trans women that are in prison. Both need gender-affirming surgery. One is a white-collar criminal whose crimes would make the public shrug. The other one raped an underage youth. We all know which one the current management would choose to inject into a high-profile lawsuit.
Well stated, Fabrice. Our community and the Democratic party need to rethink our strategies and set ourselves up for meaningful, lasting impact in the years ahead.
Over a decade ago when I still had a platform, I told everyone who would listen that trans women athletes were indefensible. There’s no way that someone like me, an Army retiree, or a Navy Seal like Kristin Beck (now back to Chris Beck and in the arms of ADF) can compete against cisgender women after going through a male puberty and decades of exposure to testosterone. The charade only lasted as long as it did because nearly all self-respecting trans women bowed out of participating in women’s sports. It’s taboo for us to say this, but I don’t care. My reputation is already trashed and I’m free to say the words.
As management lost a string of court cases and saw the writing on the wall, they’ve switched tactics and now sell trans girls who had their puberty blocked. It too will eventually fail. They still have the Q-Angle hip problem, etc.
Regarding why we lost, I have my own theories, and it wasn’t trans athletes being anywhere near the top of the list. First, I think the Democrats underestimated how sick Americans are of the illegal immigration problem. I am, too. It’s unsustainable across the board. Second, I recently witnessed firsthand a phenomenon that never occurred to me. I was staying in a motel and had become friendly with a 74-year-old Hispanic woman that operated the breakfast area. Usually the TV was on the Weather Channel to prevent arguments about politics, but that morning, I had changed it to ABC. And as soon as a news clip about Kamala Harris began, the normally pleasant, grandmother-like woman unleashed a diatribe that twice featured the N-slur. “That (insert N-word) isn’t going to do anything for us poor people,” she hissed.
I had an awakening at that moment. Race relations in America are still very unwell. Getting exposed to that incident made me realize that some Hispanic voters were not going to vote for Harris just because she’s black.
So, yeah, I too am all for some new leadership that operates with common sense for the greater good. Take, for example, two trans women that are in prison. Both need gender-affirming surgery. One is a white-collar criminal whose crimes would make the public shrug. The other one raped an underage youth. We all know which one the current management would choose to inject into a high-profile lawsuit.