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cakelover
· 4 years ago
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I love the Babylon Bee
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itsamemaria
· 4 years ago
Honestly identify as whatever gender you feel better, but definitely becomes unfair or at least there has to be an evaluation of the circumstances when there's a sports competition involved. Unless it's like diving
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unicycle
· 4 years ago
I agree. The only fair way would be to get rid of gender altogether, and divide competitions based on a strength test, or testosterone levels, or alphabetically by last name - A through L in one competition, M through Z in the other. Except for diving of course. :)
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itsamemaria
· 4 years ago
So, you wouldn't think a young adult recently transitioned trans female wrestler, training as a male most of her life, would have an advantage over the majority of cis female wrestlers?
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unicycle
· 4 years ago
Maybe she would, I don't really know enough about wrestling to say. But she'd be advantaged solely because of her testosterone and muscle development and not what pronouns she uses and clothes she wears, right? So if we want competitions to be truly "fair," why would we separate by gender and not ability level or potential? Michael Phelps is hugely advantaged by his hyperextended, double joints. Why is it fair for him to compete against swimmers without such luck?
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bstacy
· 4 years ago
This would have been a good 'House' episode, because whatever you 'identify' as, medically you could damage yourself with that inflated ego. He would have a heyday
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