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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You are welcome to believe that an 8th grader can beat Britney Griner in a basketball game, but just saying it doesn't make it true and I'm not sure why you think otherwise.

And you may not have noticed, but I haven't talked about trans people in this discussion at all, since that wasn't the point I was addressing.

I directly said what I was addressing.

[–] chakan2@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

And that proves what about Britney Griner? That's not even the same sport! Your claim was an eighth grader who has never played her could beat her in basketball, which proves that all 550 men on the NBA are better than her.

Unless you're claiming all sports require the same amount of athletic skill and ability, this is a terrible argument. And if that is your claim, it's weird that athletes don't hop from sport to sport constantly.