You’re a liar if you don’t need trans-females in women’s sports … and like men’s athletics over women’s?
A recent investigation claims the” Save Women’s Sports” action may be based more on “ideological intentions” instead of real interest in protecting biological females ‘ sport options.
” Saving Women’s Sports? The Ideological Underpinnings of U. S. Public Opinions About Trans* Athlete Rights and Sex Testing, Before Widespread Politicization” ( published in Sociology of Sport ), allegedly found that “opposition to transgender athletes ‘ rights are associated with beliefs about women’s physical appearance, negative attitudes toward female athletes, and homophobic views”.
Given the “increasing open debate over transgender right in sports, especially as the problem has become more politically sensitive,” researchers Chris Knoester of Ohio State and Kirsten Hextrum said they were interested in the matter.
Knoester ( pictured ), a sociology professor who directs the Sports and Society Initiative, said he and Hextrum “were further motivated ]… ] in the wake of the disproportionate targeting]and abuse ] of trans people in sports”.
Further: Professor: ‘ no medical answer as to what is reasonable’ re: trans-female athletes
From the essay:
” In our analysis, we also accounted for effects related to beliefs about inherent male athletic supremacy, self-identified conservatism, political party affiliations, and other ideological, social structure, and social group affiliation—all relevant factors , identified in previous research” ,]Knoester said].
The scientists discovered that those who viewed female players as less deserving of attention, assistance, and media coverage were more likely to resist transgender participation in sports. For instance, people who argued that “women’s activities deserve the exact amount of media coverage as men’s athletics” were significantly less likely to support the rights of transgender players. …
” Overall, our research suggests that purporting to save women’s sports is more of a ( gender ) ideological project and political strategy than a concerned and concerted effort to support, promote, and enable further watching of girls and women playing sports”.
Knoester noted two weaknesses of the study: First, data was not randomly collected ( participants” self-reported” ) and participants also were” not given an opportunity to explain the nuances of their beliefs and offer in-depth responses”.
Second, data was gathered “at a single point in time” ( 2018-19 ) which doesn’t reflect how attitudes may have changed since.
The study used an asterisk with the term” trans” as it “refers to people with a diversity of gender identities ( e. g., transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse ) that are often considered nonnormative because they do not coincide with gender identity expectations based on binary biological sex categorizations”.
Further: U. Chicago study: Two-thirds of U. S. people oppose trans females in women’s sports
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