dbanderson
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You know what really prevents gender sandbagging, not just in disc golf but in any sport?
The notion that a man would voluntarily transition to female, live as female pretty much forever, go through the medical hassle of hormone therapy, watching his (deleted) shrivel up like a Vienna sausage and a pair of old raisins, growing breasts, having to go through the hassle of changing his legal documentation with dozens or hundreds of companies and government agencies, and immediately joining the ranks of one of the single most despised and discriminated-against minorities, being a social pariah, facing ostracization from his peers and family, and all that. . .
Just to win some disc golf trophies.
Yeah no. There's a reason gender sandbagging isn't a thing. The boogey-man (no pun intended) of some guy just dropping everything and playing as a woman for the lols falls apart with more than a moment's casual thought.
Not picking on you, Chuck, just running with the topic since you mentioned it. <3
You know what really prevents gender sandbagging, not just in disc golf but in any sport?
The notion that a man would voluntarily transition to female, live as female pretty much forever, go through the medical hassle of hormone therapy, watching his (deleted) shrivel up like a Vienna sausage and a pair of old raisins, growing breasts, having to go through the hassle of changing his legal documentation with dozens or hundreds of companies and government agencies, and immediately joining the ranks of one of the single most despised and discriminated-against minorities, being a social pariah, facing ostracization from his peers and family, and all that. . .
Just to win some disc golf trophies.
Yeah no. There's a reason gender sandbagging isn't a thing. The boogey-man (no pun intended) of some guy just dropping everything and playing as a woman for the lols falls apart with more than a moment's casual thought.
Not picking on you, Chuck, just running with the topic since you mentioned it. <3
You know what really prevents gender sandbagging, not just in disc golf but in any sport?
The notion that a man would voluntarily transition to female, live as female pretty much forever, go through the medical hassle of hormone therapy, watching his (deleted) shrivel up like a Vienna sausage and a pair of old raisins, growing breasts, having to go through the hassle of changing his legal documentation with dozens or hundreds of companies and government agencies, and immediately joining the ranks of one of the single most despised and discriminated-against minorities, being a social pariah, facing ostracization from his peers and family, and all that. . .
Just to win some disc golf trophies.
Yeah no. There's a reason gender sandbagging isn't a thing. The boogey-man (no pun intended) of some guy just dropping everything and playing as a woman for the lols falls apart with more than a moment's casual thought.
Not picking on you, Chuck, just running with the topic since you mentioned it. <3
The notion that a man would voluntarily transition to female, live as female pretty much forever, go through the medical hassle of hormone therapy, watching his (deleted) shrivel up like a Vienna sausage and a pair of old raisins, growing breasts, having to go through the hassle of changing his legal documentation with dozens or hundreds of companies and government agencies, and immediately joining the ranks of one of the single most despised and discriminated-against minorities, being a social pariah, facing ostracization from his peers and family, and all that. . .
It's entirely fair to require that they be post surgical before playing in the other division. This prevents a lot of the things people have concerns about.
Some of us never knew the former policy existed.
While what you say is correct in that this has not happened in DG, we are a small sport that is only now starting to attract high level athletes. Sure, there have been a handful of high level athletes in the past and they dominated co-dominated the game.
Take any of the MPO players that have at least 1 x by their title and gender reassign them. Not only would they have a higher percentage of fast twitch muscle and long bone structure, they also have hard wired neurological advantage on being able to judge spatial coordances and to be more co-ordinated.
So much is focused on hormones, bones and muscles, yet very little is being said about how the brains of males and females physically differ and much of this structure is already in place in the womb.
The males brain is specialised to have increased spatial awareness, increased reactions, better co-ordination and a higher ability to focus, whilst the female brain is better at tasks that require multitasking, communication and memory.
The physical brain and nervous system will still be whatever it was before gender reassignment.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hope-relationships/201402/brain-differences-between-genders
You know what really prevents gender sandbagging, not just in disc golf but in any sport?
The notion that a man would voluntarily transition to female, live as female pretty much forever, go through the medical hassle of hormone therapy, watching his (deleted) shrivel up like a Vienna sausage and a pair of old raisins, growing breasts, having to go through the hassle of changing his legal documentation with dozens or hundreds of companies and government agencies, and immediately joining the ranks of one of the single most despised and discriminated-against minorities, being a social pariah, facing ostracization from his peers and family, and all that. . .
Just to win some disc golf trophies.
Yeah no. There's a reason gender sandbagging isn't a thing. The boogey-man (no pun intended) of some guy just dropping everything and playing as a woman for the lols falls apart with more than a moment's casual thought.
LOL at people who think gender reassignment surgery and subsequent status as social pariah is easier path to success than field work.
Casey's alternate facts strike again! She was not from India or Pakistan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caster_Semenya
and.... In before the Landfill
There are a number of states that allow the applicant to select gender (including non-binary) on their driver's license. How does the PDGA expect a TD to enforce their policy?
Player eligibility is determined by what the PDGA has in the database thereby removing the onus from TD's. (Although in theory i suppose the issue could arise with a non-member as well.)