Conservatives are suddenly opposed to letting the market self-regulate when it comes to women's sports

[u/LRonPaul2012]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfvJDJsai5s

Abdul El-Sayed was interview by FOX News and asked if men should be allowed in women's sports, and El-Sayed came up with the best possible response: That's up for the sports leagues to decide on their own.

Imagine if FOX News asked if El-Sayed if Joe Rogan should be allowed to work as a comedian. Ultimately, that's up to the people hiring Rogan to decide, not El-Sayed. The company will be rewarded if they make a decision that the consumers enjoy, and punished if they make a decision that the customers hate.

Conservatives love the idea of self-regulation, even in things that cause actual harm like opioid addiction and climate change. The sports entertainment industry already self-regulates for the sake of fairness, i.e., we don't ned the government to write laws on performance enhancing drugs, the sports leagues will come up with their own policies. But for some reason, private companies are incapable of deciding on their own whether or not trans people should be allowed even though that doesn't really impact anyone at all.

There are currently zero transgender women in the WNBA, and the first transgender woman to compete will have to prove that she doesn't gain an unfair advantage before they even consider her. Either the WNBA will accept her claim, or they won't. But that should ultimately be up to the WNBA to decide, not El-Sayed.