As soccer is the sport that kicks off the junior high sports calendar, it has acted like the canary in the coal mine for the new regulations. Postmedia has spoken to parents and coaches of junior-high girls, who don’t want to reveal their names for worry that their teams or girls may be punished. But there are stories of a scheduled exhibition game being filled in by a co-ed squad because there weren’t enough girls to fill a team. There are stories of girls who are refusing to sign the forms. There are parents who simply forget to sign the forms or lose them in the shuffle of paperwork that comes with the new school year. One theme is clear — the new mandate has created confusion with parents.
“There is no comparable requirement for boys to confirm their gender,” said another parent. “Once again, the onus is placed on girls to be monitored and regulated, reinforcing the idea that female athletes are the ones who need to be verified.”
completely predictable outcome, the transphobes screaming about how these rules were needed to “protect girls sports” end up harming sports for all girls, both cis and trans.
Which of course is part of the goal.
Why is harming sports for cis girls part of the goal?
I’ve heard some chuds call it masculine behaviour (anecdotal).
I will say this is opinion based off personal observations: There is also the fact that it builds women up. It shows them they can be strong, it can teach them networking and team work. It also has a high rate of creating leaders and teaches a level of independence as well as the value of hard work. While some of these things might be desirable to conservatives, the parts they don’t like cannot be removed from the sports without curtailing all the benefits.
Oh wow, that’s fucking yikes. Thanks for explaining!
Because they believe a women’s place is in the kitchen
Yuck.
Because a good conservative woman shoukd be barefoot weak pregnant and in the kitchen.
It’s much harder to rape a woman who runs around kicking things for two hours a day and knows she can out wrestle you.
Yikes, and thanks for explaining!
Everything comes down to rape and murder with them.
I wish Alberta could just be…not so hostile.
Edit: Honestly, I give it 5 to 10 years, and it could be as bad as the states. Just depends on how bold the UCP are in that province/ how much sway the federal government has over the province. I hope things will improve for everyone’s sake
