Transanity: Sports

You gave them a beachhead when you started using--and continue to use--the word 'transwoman' (or 'trans woman') to mean: a man misrepresenting himself as a woman. You've been fighting a defensive battle ever since. 

   Orwell laid it all out for you. The left is committed to and adept at Newspeak. It's a highly literary (note: not literate) movement. It introduces new words, redefines old words, and the Reaver hordes shriek at anyone who fails to toe the linguistic line. After that, it's  just a matter of persistence, "shaming" and intimidation. 'Trans woman' came along, and they badgered you into using the term. People like me refused. They'd shriek at us. So what? They often fell back to: "It's just a word. Why are you making such a big deal out of it?" And, of course, one of their favorite idiocies: "Why do you care so much?" Once the word was widely used, they shifted to: "Trans women are women." That is, basically:  "Hey, you know that thing we said was just a word? Well it isn't just word. It's an accurate description of reality." And it's largely via this absurdly ridiculous stratagem that they've succeeded. "Women's sports? Well, trans women are women! Why do you think that some women should not be permitted to play women's sports?"

   It's "just a word" until you are badgered into using it. Then it's no longer just a word--it's the crucial term in left's attempt to "socially construct" what passes for "reality" in that sector of the political spectrum.