I get the impression that he has nothing against transgender people, but as a parent and generally uneducated about trans issues, he like the rest of the mainstream (I'd say a vast majority of westerneres) has a irrational fear that if we have gender neutral bathrooms rape will go amok.
I exercise in a gym with neutral bathrooms and while I must admit that it is a bit awkward to have 10 year old girls running around inside the bathroom next to strange middle aged men (who don't know them) I've never gotten the impression that the threat of child molestation or rape is increased.
I think this fear is a bit like "immigrants are taking jobs which will make the job market worse for everyone" or population control will solve our biggest problems. These preconceived notions are often born out of irrational fears rather than bigoted hate.
And it's sad that the vast majority of people in the world believe this fear. Historically men are the cause of mayham, violence and bad things, and collectively we just do not men. That's why we see men not being able to sit next to kids on an airplane! I think Rogan is like many Americans in that with evidence and good arguments that prove the fear is unfounded, will come around.
We know how this will go down- Because most people have always resisted change because it's perceived to be scary.
Sorta related, someone wrote in to Bill Burr with the same question;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7jXb8mDXbY
I just have no idea. Because on one end; Women are strong. They are capable and deadly and their technique is sharp and they actually have more open and flexible hips than men. And, I think about Cyborg and Gabi Garcia who obviously have done steroids and who both look vastly more muscular than Fallon Fox. People have touted for a long time they'd like to see Cyborg shut Ronda down- That fight scares me a lot more than Fallon Fox. And let's face it, the scandals evolving roids in professional fighting has been such a big problem.
Personally, I think test runs should be tried. Ronda Rousey changed how women are perceived in mainstream as capable fighters. It's highly possible that letting Fallon fight would not be a problem. It's not sure she would dominate. You don't know until you've tried. If it turns out that Fallon would ragdoll everyone like inhumanely with cardio and endurance- Okay. But we don't know until we try. And philosophical fairness in sports always is such an impossible discussion because it seems so difficult to have hard facts. We don't know which factors make people win more than others. we have an idea but not anything measureable, and that is part of the interesting thing about sport. it's the upsets. And you know- Rogan is a guy who always talks about the good old days in Pride which was a chaotic, but exciting freakshow of mish mash fights, but he has also said that he hates seeing fights being sent to their deaths by being walked into a fight they cannot win. This usually happens when someone comes from the outside who doesn't have the expertise yet, gets matched up with a veteran. The UFC throws these atheletes in the grinder for for more PPV views, and the athelete gets a fight that destroys them. We've seen time and time again that fighters needs to be build up.
This discussion about fairness in sports... I'm reminded of this guy:
Zach became a wrestler champion despite having one leg, but there was a national outcry of him being a cheater. The argument within is that due to the fact he missed his entire leg, he was able to fight in a lower weight class, which meant that the weight he had was proportioned in his upperbody. And since in wrestling you can sprawl, shoot and so on with one leg, it was argued that this handicapped competitor was a cheater.
To me this argument is insane. This is not a situation like the blade runner who had artifical limbs to help him run faster with springs. This is someone who lacks an entire leg. an explosive part of your body that contains your largest muscle. you're not seriously going to argue that cutting of your leg would give you a tournament weight class advantage. so much of the upper body strength starts from the thighs, ass and hips. I don't buy it at all.
And in general my head spins from these what is fair and what isn't.
Rogan most likely doesn't meant any offense but it's not a good argument. I think if Fallon fought and he saw a fight he would feel differently. He has been good at evolving on the issues and he clearly wants to learn.
This thread made me watch the a bit of the one with Paleontologist debunking the dinosaurs. The paleontologist is funny and angry:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knWCsonQVG4