[quote]Professor X wrote:
TheBodyGuard wrote:
I don’t think we can have a meaningful discussion unless you better define the parameters of your premise. A discussion about steroids in a competitive setting where the presumption is that they are against the rules can only lead to the reasonable conclusion that it is cheating. I think you should better define your question / premise if you want a meaningful dialogue.
I doubt he can better define it because speaking in those terms is the same method the media uses. It is a great way to stifle any truly progressive or scientific discussion due to immediately trying to label it “cheating” or simply “bad”…as if HRT hasn’t helped men the world over.
You have a society that basically praises the use of Viagra but turns around and throws tomatoes at men over the age of 35-40 who would like to still feel like they did in their 20’s.[/quote]
If women can get tanked on their hormones then men should be allowed the same. The difference is that there are greater deleterious health issues with the pill and women than there are steroids and men.
As far as sports go - if there is a rule against them then you are not necessarily always “cheating” by taking them. You are just breaking the rules.