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  • spez_hole [he/him,they/them]
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    3 years ago

    Athletic scholarships are imo the institutional force behind the arguments against trans athletes. Now I understand going into the old problematic situation and making it recognize oppressed people, however we in America shouldn't have such a warrior culture around sports to begin with. Other countries don't combine amateur sports leagues and their academics, so why should we? It makes our colleges worse because it's where all the money goes, and athletes often ignore their schooling and are given an extremely easy time in school. Also whatever amateur athletes remain after turning down college for sports would get paid for doing so.

      • spez_hole [he/him,they/them]
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        3 years ago

        How does it work outside of America? I'm wondering because amateur athletes surely get degrees, but maybe not simultaneously. Unfortunately I can't imagine many athletic careers in America without the militaristic sports culture that I have said is probably harmful.