@maggiejk @artemis One unstated piece of the attack on women's sports is the complete erasure of the co-ed sports that people of all ages and all genders participate in formally and informally every day. Anybody who has played on a co-ed team or in pickup games has seen that the men are not universally better players than all the women. Talent is mixed and varied, as is competitiveness. Asserting that women can't play sports with men requires denying women many opportunities they currently have.
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@maggiejk @artemis Of course it will always be the women who are excluded in order to accommodate segregation, not the men. That's how it worked with public toilets back when public restrooms were designated as men-only spaces to keep women from having full access to public space, and that's how it will work when the magats inevitably come for co-ed sports leagues to protect the delicate little ladies.
Of course co-ed sports aren't always a bastion of equality. I was once in a city kickball league with a male captain who used misogynistic slurs and suggested after the team lost the first game that they should play with the minimum number of female players on the field at all times. One softball player wanted women banned from playing the infield because men might feel uncomfortable sliding into bases. Prejudice can survive proximity, but it thrives under segregation.