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Post by tedheise on Jan 2, 2024 18:44:50 GMT -5
I think you’re conflating “gender” with “sex.” “Sex” is biological. “Gender” is psychological. So “gender is a construct” refers to the way society and cultures treat certain traits, interests, etc. as masculine, feminine, etc. And by calling for it to be “torn apart” I think miss Sasha Velour means we have to be a bit more aware about how/why things are treated based on their associations to masculinity/femininity. At risk of getting wayyyy too far off course in this volleyball transfer tea thread I’ll leave it at that - lots of great LGBTQ+ resources online for a deeper dive. But I don't think it's completely clear exactly how much is driven by biological imperatives and how much is driven sociologically. It's proven that a wide range of our impulses can be broken down and rebuilt sociologically/psychologically, depending on what kind of incentives/deincentives are applied. That's a huge part of what makes the human brain so remarkable. It's elasticity. What our cultures and societies attempt to inculcate from one generation to the next is critical in that way. But the basic hardwiring occured over millions of years. To ignore how we evolved to be who we are as humans right here and right now seems like a misstep, even if we have the power to override our programming from one generation to the next, which is also important. It's not to say we should or shouldn't override our programming. There are a lot of behaviors hardcoded into us as a species that I'm glad we're trying to object to as a species. Genocide, for example. But when those traits are hardcoded, and it's my opinion that gender is not just psychological, but there are some biological aspects as well - although I may not be using the term in the same way the LGBTQ+ literature uses it, so it may not be an apples to apples comparison - then they're going to reappear in the next generation if the same level of socialization is not applied. That's a part of why definitions are important, and why I asked what is meant. I think folks are responding to "Gender is a biological fact." I don't think that's so. Rather, the biological fact (which I take to mean the genotype) is properly called sex. The sexual identity an individual takes on may vary from their genetic assignment at birth, and gender usually refers to that resulting attribute.
Of course, there are genetic anomalies, more prevalent and varied than many people realize. This is a really good coverage of the topic; it certainly increased my understanding.
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Post by babybacksets on Jan 2, 2024 18:52:00 GMT -5
I might have missed it, but everyone from the Nebraska starting lineup responded to TL's commitment post except for Batenhorst, Krause, and Orr. I know that TL is a former AA and B1G POY but I think this is a bad idea. Nebraska just finished 2nd in the country with no seniors. I think this is more about Wisconsin than anything else. Batenhorst, Krause and Orr are extremely tight and that could create a problem. And to make matters worse is right in the middle of those girls is Lexi Rodriguez. If the team dynamic blows up, so be it. Programs fall off all the time and then work towards bouncing back.
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Post by volleysota on Jan 2, 2024 18:55:00 GMT -5
So with Landfair seemingly off to Nebraska, who thinks this was just JCook getting her so Sheffield couldn’t?
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Post by babybacksets on Jan 2, 2024 19:01:22 GMT -5
So with Landfair seemingly off to Nebraska, who thinks this was just JCook getting her so Sheffield couldn’t? Everyone and no one. Who NEEDS to get lucky in the portal ASAP for the sake of fielding a team that can compete next season?
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Post by staticb on Jan 2, 2024 19:14:34 GMT -5
So with Landfair seemingly off to Nebraska, who thinks this was just JCook getting her so Sheffield couldn’t? I can't imagine that's the case--it's impossible for JCook to sign every good pin that can help Wisconsin.
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Post by maigrey on Jan 2, 2024 19:28:57 GMT -5
If she plays like she did last year, she is gonna get stuck on fries. burrrrrn (like that 🍟oil! )
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Post by maigrey on Jan 2, 2024 19:37:35 GMT -5
Did anyone try the chicken? I thought the chicken was lovely I thought it was a little dry, myself.
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Post by maigrey on Jan 2, 2024 19:42:45 GMT -5
one of the top QBs in the class randomly signs with Nebraska on signing day after having previously verbaled to Georgia, a perennial national championship contender... you do the math. NE has been reported to have most NIL $$ for WVB. TX and WI were next, not sure which is 2nd. If the rumors are true, NE is also well stocked in NIL $$ for football. The math is rather obvious. Also heard a desire to experience cold and snow was a factor. Juxtapose that against the rumors NE is opening a satellite campus somewhere in FL I don't think WI has comparable money in NIL to TX and NE.
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Post by hornshouse23 on Jan 2, 2024 19:47:32 GMT -5
I know that TL is a former AA and B1G POY but I think this is a bad idea. Nebraska just finished 2nd in the country with no seniors. I think this is more about Wisconsin than anything else. Batenhorst, Krause and Orr are extremely tight and that could create a problem. And to make matters worse is right in the middle of those girls is Lexi Rodriguez. If the team dynamic blows up, so be it. Programs fall off all the time and then work towards bouncing back. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like a lot of the ‘TayLa is a bad teammate’ is coming from Minnesota and Wisconsin fans, which I’m choosing to take with a grain of salt. Not because it might not be true, but because I can see it both ways. Taylor made a choice to give the new regime a chance, and it didn’t work out. Whatever Keegan pitched during their one time meeting last fall didn’t pan out, and so she was naturally demotivated and disconnected. She still had a decent B1G season. And she’s still a former POY, so it’s not like she’s incapable. That’s what points to the demotivating for me. And she’s taking ownership of her last two years by moving on. She clearly wants to play pro, so she picked a highly competitive gym where she’ll be forced to up here passing and defense in order to play. She’ll also make a sh*t ton of money whether she plays 6 rotations, 3 rotations, or shags balls for 2 years. This painting her as this villain here and online is kind of wild to me.
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Post by maigrey on Jan 2, 2024 19:48:08 GMT -5
Another NE is going to implode prediction, but the source lacks credibility. We'll know by tomorrow, but to me good chance NE doesn't have anymore transfers until after the beach and spring seasons. Landfair will not impact that and why turn down winter trips to CA and HI. Competition during the spring season will provide some insight into the fall starters. After that some decisions will be made. This also provides the team time to sort out intra-team stuff. A complete team melt down not likely IMO. If someone wanted to bet me Nebraska doesn’t make it to the Final Four next year, I’d take that bet gladly. There’s a championship-itis among fans and commentators that anything short of a championship doesn’t count. That was a remarkable season by the Cornhuskers in a multitude of ways. Coming two years after another championship appearance. Nebraska continues to roll in talent acquisition. People predicting Nebraska’s demise are whistling past the graveyard. I have a dollar to burn
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Post by Friday on Jan 2, 2024 20:11:36 GMT -5
Kentucky making moves on MM (idk if this is new or not) Any chance MM and Kubik look to make a move together?
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Post by donut on Jan 2, 2024 20:17:39 GMT -5
Kentucky making moves on MM (idk if this is new or not) Any chance MM and Kubik look to make a move together? UK doesn't really need Kubik. No disrespect at all to her, but with Deleye playing 6-rotations and Whitworth and Tuozzo both available as DSes, if UK takes a left side, it should be someone who can hammer the ball.
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Post by Friday on Jan 2, 2024 20:32:40 GMT -5
Any chance MM and Kubik look to make a move together? UK doesn't really need Kubik. No disrespect at all to her, but with Deleye playing 6-rotations and Whitworth and Tuozzo both available as DSes, if UK takes a left side, it should be someone who can hammer the ball. I wasn't thinking of at UK.
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Post by volleyball303 on Jan 2, 2024 20:33:47 GMT -5
Kentucky making moves on MM (idk if this is new or not) Any chance MM and Kubik look to make a move together? I see MM being able to start on teams Kubik would not start on. When transferring because of playing time you need to be pretty sure you can be a starter where you are going. No one would want to leave the Nebraska bench to go sit on the bench somewhere else.
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Post by babybacksets on Jan 2, 2024 20:54:25 GMT -5
If the team dynamic blows up, so be it. Programs fall off all the time and then work towards bouncing back. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like a lot of the ‘TayLa is a bad teammate’ is coming from Minnesota and Wisconsin fans, which I’m choosing to take with a grain of salt. Not because it might not be true, but because I can see it both ways. Taylor made a choice to give the new regime a chance, and it didn’t work out. Whatever Keegan pitched during their one time meeting last fall didn’t pan out, and so she was naturally demotivated and disconnected. She still had a decent B1G season. And she’s still a former POY, so it’s not like she’s incapable. That’s what points to the demotivating for me. And she’s taking ownership of her last two years by moving on. She clearly wants to play pro, so she picked a highly competitive gym where she’ll be forced to up here passing and defense in order to play. She’ll also make a sh*t ton of money whether she plays 6 rotations, 3 rotations, or shags balls for 2 years. This painting her as this villain here and online is kind of wild to me. Yea I’m not even remotely entertaining the notions that she’s a bad teammate, I’m more talking about, are there players who think the dynamic vibes f****d because of the bringing in of a very likely starter into positions other players have toiled to compete for. I can see that in and of itself being off putting for players in the program. With Lexi, I think it wasn’t in the cards for Ally or Krause to start over her, they just won the spot outright and they were long known incoming freshman recruits. With Whitney I think it’s not the same because she wasn’t with the program when Beason was brought in. This situation is a little different so in that I can understand the speculation that players are unhappy with this decision but at the end of the day, the best players are gonna play. For all we know, it’s Ally and Lindsay as the starters next season. But in a program where it’s almost like you have no chance at touching the court if you’re not a penciled in starter, I can also understand being hesitant to be happy about “competition” being brought in. You really don’t get chances like that at programs like Nebraska.
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