For those wanting to distance themselves from ESPN

[Hump4Hoops]

Trans man is genetically female, presenting as male.

For an example, Chaz Bono:

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I can only assume you'd be 100% cool with seeing this person go into the restroom right after your daughter, without knowing anything about them.

 

[aTotal360]

Nope. I wouldn't be. Again, I don't know the trans vernacular. You've officially convinced me a 3rd bathroom is a good thing. BUILD THAT STALL!!! BUILD THAT STALL!!! BUILD THAT STALL!!!

 

[KurtRambis4]

That is a woman?

Jeez. I feel sorry for them. Hopefully they'll find a cure for that disorder.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Keep your eyes to yourself while doing your business and this won't be an issue for you.

They just need to add a third bathroom and title it, "WYT" (Whatever You Think)

The human mind is something else.

 

[johnson86-1]

Look at the laws red states are trying to pass - that you must use the restroom that matches the sex on your birth certificate. Now, think about how that works for trans men and trans women that look very, very much like the gender they claim. You'll have trans men - often with beards and all after hormone therapy - forced to use that restroom your daughter uses. You don't think that will freak her out? You'll have trans women - full makeup, implants and all - forced to use the mens room. That opens them up to a lot of potential violent encounters.

Those laws aren't great either, but it wasn't red states that opened the can of worms.

This wasn't an issue until politicians came along. It wasn't great for men or women doing a poor job of trying to pass, but it was probably as balanced of a solution as is available and pretty much nobody spent time worrying or talking about where transgender people went to the bathroom.

But progressives in cities like Charlotte couldn't leave well enough alone, and let people work things out civilly. So now bathrooms bills have moved to the forefront of the culture wars and the people hurt the most are transexuals as now instead of just having an uncomfortable situation, they actually must commit a minor violation of law in some states just to use the same bathrooms they were using without incident a year ago.

 

[QuaoarsKing]

I don't know anyone who is trans, but they're not hurting anyone (and are much more likely to be hurt by someone else) so I figure why not show some compassion?

You probably do and don't realize it. Trans people make up around 0.3 - 0.5% of the population, so 1 out of every 200-300 people.

Just remember that next time you're in a crowd, at work, a football game, etc. Our wives and daughters have been sharing the bathroom and every other room with tons of trans people their whole lives and it's never been a problem.

 

[johnson86-1]

You probably do and don't realize it. Trans people make up around 0.3 - 0.5% of the population, so 1 out of every 200-300 people.

Just remember that next time you're in a crowd, at work, a football game, etc. Our wives and daughters have been sharing the bathroom and every other room with tons of trans people their whole lives and it's never been a problem.

Not positive, but I think that .3 -.5 percent of the population includes people who feel like they are transgendered but who are not trying to pass as the opposite sex on a day to day basis (or even trying to pass at all). So I don't think you can just apply that percentage to a group of a certain size and say that somebody in that group is using the bathroom of the opposite sex without you realizing it.

But the point still stands that for the most part, this was not a problem and cities like Charlotte were more interesting in opening up a new front in the culture wars than they were in addressing an actual problem.

 

[josebrown]

This is what intrigues me about this train wreck. I can handle ESPN's politics easily by simply changing channels...no problem. What I'm curious about is exactly what is it they're trying to accomplish ? Why would you just "kill the goose that laid the golden egg" ? Their silly, over the top ideology is not going to change the views of one single conservative...only run them off. At some point sponsors will respond negatively as ratings drop and their commercial spots become worth a lot less money. What is it they're trying to do ?

MTV seemed to do the same thing. It began with nothing but music videos. And a little music news bit. They started adding daytime pop culture shows, and pushed out music videos altogether. Somewhere in that change they lost me. I have no idea what they air anymore. ESPN will continue to get ballgame ratings, but I don't ever watch anything else on it. NFL Gameday, SEC Network and FS1 for me.

 

[dorndawg]

Wheredjya learn that, RuPaul??**

 

[MagicDawg]

ESPN will continue to get ballgame ratings, but I don't ever watch anything else on it.

Same here. Unless I look up in a restaurant or bar and see my team's logo on the screen, or an actual game of interest, I don't spend a single minute on ESPN. You would think someone would see that their ratings are highest during games - when politics and social issues are discussed minimally if at all - and draw some conclusions about what the audience wants.

 

[Coledawg]

lets make it a 1:1 comparison. schilling got his walking papers from espn for tweeting essentially male restrooms are for people born as men (with penis) and anyone that thinks otherwise are labeled bigots. and before the "he was warned" crowd gets here, i can assure you there is a history of incendiary comments from hill.

So, let me get this straight. You're saying male bathrooms are for humans with vaginas? Okkkk