What’s your most controversial opinion? **Read OP** **Mod Note in Post #3372**

Bogey Lowenstein

Female-only spaces and sports have nothing to do with trans. People are using that argument to muddy the waters.

Keeping female-only spaces for biological females is a womens' rights issue, like it has been for generations.

El_Duderino 09

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123793042#Comment_123793042

If you've moved on that's fair enough. Can I just confirm that you can't actually articulate the reasons behind your opinions that we've been discussing over the last few days?

RobbieTheRobber

If a poster truly believed in free speech.

They wouldn't report any posts.

😭

RobbieTheRobber

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123793132#Comment_123793132

I have a strong feeling in my waters that the same males shouting about women's only spaces would be the some ones moaning about equal rights for women as a reduction of their male rights

Mad world.

💃🏿

Bogey Lowenstein

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123793132#Comment_123793132

Why exactly do I need to give any reasons when you refuse to even give your opinion on the matter?

Female-only spaces have been for biological females for generations, that is not an argument, that is a stone cold fact. You don't need to give reasons to back that up.

You need to give reasons (but you won't because you are too scared to) why you believe biological men should all of a sudden be granted access to female-only toilets, changing rooms, prisons, sports, rape crisis centres etc.

And please don't insult our intelligence with your old chestnut: 'oh, I like, don't even care enough about or like, understand enough about trans issues to even like, have an opinion on the matter'. Anyone who has read your posts can clearly see you have an agenda, you just don't have the guts to be honest and own it.

I don't like to waste my time with sidesteppers so I will not be going in circles by discussing this any further with you. There are enough annoyances in life without seeking any more out.

Hamsterchops

My most controversial opinion is that "maybe" the office of president should be handed down from generation to generation. Michael D hands the office down to his eldest offspring.

Might that work ?

castletownman

I think you have to be a bit of a cheapskate to get a dodgy box.

Now TV do a very good sports package that's reasonable, spending €13 for a match on Clubber isn't extortionate and its hardly that big a deal to have to watch highlights of a match you can't see. Never killed us before.

Dodgy box brigade annoy me.

El_Duderino 09

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123793195#Comment_123793195

You could just admit you dont know the reasons underpinning your opinion. It takes self awareness to admit something like that. But you're not alone. There are loads of people on Boards who have strong opinions and get stroppy when asked to articulate the reasons for their opinion. They have to come up with reasons why they ought not explain their position (as you did in the first sentence of your post above).

I find it fascinating to wonder whether the poster who can't explain their opinion actually acknowledges to themselves that they don't have great reasons. It probably depends on their levels self awareness. Some people are doing their best but just don't have the ability.

Not to worry, thanks for the chat. I found it interesting to see the lengths a poster would go to to avoid admitting they don't know the reasons they hold such a strong opinion.

Oíche Na Gaoithe Móire

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123793227#Comment_123793227

A Royal Family. Someone very inappropriate always pops up!

kabakuyu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123793227#Comment_123793227

What about one of devs crowd,would they not have a claim.

Hotblack Desiato

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123791783#Comment_123791783

Wow this just gets better and better, you now have them sending off to the government for permission to have a píss.

Hotblack Desiato

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123793182#Comment_123793182

There is not and never has been free speech on Boards, and given the way that our laws work that is not going to change.

If you want to set up your own website / blog or whatever, and say what you like, fine - but if someone sues you for defamation you'll be out of pocket even if you win. Free speech does not mean speech without consequences.

Hotblack Desiato

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123793183#Comment_123793183

The same ones go on about preserving the integrity of women's sports, but give out when women's sports are on TV 😀