Transgender Woman Sues CrossFit Over Competition

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Given prior discussions on this board, I found this article interesting.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/transgender-woman-sues-crossfit-over-competition-n48381

A transgender woman in Northern California has sued the company behind the popular CrossFit workouts for refusing to let her compete in the female division of its annual fitness competitions.

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Her lawyer, Waukeen McCoy, said Jonsson, who works as a personal trainer and is an avid CrossFit practitioner, first spoke to company representatives about her background a year ago after a teammate learned that participants in the Reebok CrossFit Games were required to register according to their gender at birth.

 

[Sedatedfork]

It's CrossFit, not CrossDresserFit

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

It's CrossFit, not CrossDresserFit

I should have seen this response coming.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

I should have seen this response coming.

Never crossed my mind.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

"Woman"

This annoys me - biologically you are male.

But when you bring that up they cry discrimination.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

penis?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

You people are monstars.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

They should have a transgender division.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

They should have a transgender division.

That's still too broad

hoop fam

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

That's still too broad

hoop fam

Hahaha

Seriously, a few years ago I was in a gym in Vegas. In the locker room getting ready, put my foot on the bench to tie my shoe and looked down a shirt at some D cup titties. Startled the shit out of me, thought I went in the wrong room. I casually turned around and walked away to catch my bearings. Saw other men all over locker room.

Saw that the titties were on a guy who I kid you not looked just like Iggy Pop.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Hahaha

Seriously, a few years ago I was in a gym in Vegas. In the locker room getting ready, put my foot on the bench to tie my shoe and looked down a shirt at some D cup titties. Startled the shit out of me, thought I went in the wrong room. I casually turned around and walked away to catch my bearings. Saw other men all over locker room.

Saw that the titties were on a guy who I kid you not looked just like Iggy Pop.

Sounds exactly like one of the participants in the Showtime documentary 'Naked Las Vegas' to a T. *edit* aka 'America Stripped'

Google it, I bet it's the same dude.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Will do.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

The guy in the doc:

Clearly a dude.

Looks like Iggy Pop.

Huge breast implants.

Fruity cowboy hat.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

1:12

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Ugggh. What a bunch of ugly fuckerz. There was a girl who had to be 400 lbs minimum.....nobody needs to see that. I ain't no supermodel but I ain't posing nude either.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

1:12

Don't think it was him. Guy REALLY looked like Iggy Pop with the lines in his face. Plus his titties were pushed together more. Sounds strange I remember it so well but Alzheimers couldn't erase that image.

 

[barfo]

I ain't no supermodel but I ain't posing nude either.

SlyPokerDog can get you a gig singing the national anthem at a blazer game next year if you do it in the nude with an ostrich feather up your butt.

barfo

 

[Eastoff]

when it comes to physical competitions, I err on the side of birth. Although there probably isn't any money involved so I'm not quite as certain....

 

[magnifier661]

Boys have penises and girls have vaginas.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

NO. YOU ARE WHAT YOU SAY YOU ARE AND IF YOU DON'T AGREE I'M GOING TO FUCKING SUE THE SHIT OUT OF YOU UNTIL I GET WHAT I WANT, SON.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

^ This.

It's becoming the American Way.

 

[Eastoff]

NO. YOU ARE WHAT YOU SAY YOU ARE AND IF YOU DON'T AGREE I'M GOING TO FUCKING SUE THE SHIT OUT OF YOU UNTIL I GET WHAT I WANT, SON.

^ This.

It's becoming the American Way.

I think these are both unnecessary uses of hyperbole.

In my opinion, the spectrum goes something like this:

If someone wants to have gender reassignment surgery, that's fine and they should be accepted.
If they get fired because of their gender reassignment surgery, that's discrimination.
If they want to use company money and healthcare costs for the gender re-assignment surgery, that's getting pretty questionable and I would disagree.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Yes. Because that isn't what happened here.

hoop fam

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

In my opinion, the spectrum goes something like this:

If someone wants to have gender reassignment surgery, that's fine and they should be accepted.
If they get fired because of their gender reassignment surgery, that's discrimination.
If they want to use company money and healthcare costs for the gender re-assignment surgery, that's getting pretty questionable and I would disagree.

I'm cool with this and am in total agreement on this part. From what I know of the other posters here, I think nearly everyone on this board agrees with this.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

They should have a transgender division.

Reminds me of Renee Richards. He was a men's pro tennis player who sucked. So he became a t-girl to compete with the ladies. Anyway, in the end the tennis association had to come up with a new event- mixed singles.

 

[Eastoff]

I'm cool with this and am in total agreement on this part. From what I know of the other posters here, I think nearly everyone on this board agrees with this.

yeah, I think 90% of us agree. I can understand, but I do not agree, with the argument that the sex change operation is a condition they physically need to change like if I were depressed, my company should cover anti-depressants.

 

[magnifier661]

Hey if public schools allow transgendered kids to potty in the girls room, why stop there?

 

[Eastoff]

Hey if public schools allow transgendered kids to potty in the girls room, why stop there?

Come on man. If you're a guy willing to dress like a girl in high school or middle school. Tell everyone that you're really a girl and insist you be treated a girl. Do you really think that "girl" wants to perv on girls while they are taking a shit? That's the longest con I've ever heard.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

My opinion is that you are what you were born with. You can get all the operations you want, but you are what you are.

 

[Eastoff]

My opinion is that you are what you were born with. You can get all the operations you want, but you are what you are.

Yeah, stop trying to get hearing, deaf kids! Hey cripple, stop trying to walk!
/s