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I was going to make a post about trans issues circa the Rowling controversy and never did. I’m on board with the idea that gender is socially constructed and that trans women are women. However, that doesn’t mean that everywhere the word “women” was ever used can be replaced with this new understanding of the word. Sometimes people were using “women” where what they meant was “women born female”, since previously there was no distinction between these ideas.

In the case of sport, we don’t segregate for sociocultural reasons as with something like bathrooms, we segregate for biological reasons. Appealing to socially-constructed gender isn’t really relevant. If we did segregate for sociocultural reasons, then that would just be straight up sexism and the answer would be to stop doing it. I don’t think “abolish women’s sport” is going to win many supporters.

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Didn’t think you were that old, although I’m going to feel ancient being 30 at Coachella.

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You calling people who went to concerts in 1999 old when it was only 21 years ago… omfg that was 21 fucking years ago, we are so so old, waaf

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I stumbled upon Essence of Thought on YT in the midst of a moderately-sized kerfluffle in the atheist community. The following videos (I hope; haven’t watched them in a while) address the issue of trans athletes and the science.

My lay-person’s tldr: trans athletes are on HRT drugs which keep androgen levels low–lower than that of many cis-female athletes. There’s no conclusive evidence that trans women even have an advantage.

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Trans are stronger this I know / for Joe Rogan told me so

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From Alison Brie’s AMA… IT’S COMING

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Turning 40 this year, can confirm it sucks. Anyone else injuring themselves while they sleep now?

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The trick is to set your mental clock ahead, already be like 43 in your mind and turning 40 doesn’t mean much.

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Omg is hope this is real,

3639

Suck it up, buttercup.

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These two posts belong together.

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3642

Country been downhill ever since

-incels

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3643

So then transwomens competitive results should be somewhat the same as biological women. Not aware of that study.

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Trans women in sports is a pet topic over at 22. I always feel that the conversation is pointless without the perspectives of both cis women athletes and trans women athletes, both of which are always neglected to be cited. Some things are certain:

  1. At the very top level of sports, everyone is a genetic freak.
  2. Transphobes always point to the successful trans athletes. No one has stats about the mediocre trans athletes
  3. Testosterone is a helluva drug.
  4. Drawing a clean line between men and women that takes into account intersex and trans people in a respectful manner is really hard.
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3645

The only real solution is to allow all possible enhancements to athletes in sports - testosterone, blood doping, steroids, etc.

I kid but fuck it. Just let it happen.

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The counterpoint is obvious: we should not glorify people who sacrifice their longevity and livelihood for our own amusement. Yes, I know this calls into question my nfl Fandom.

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3648

Not saying they’re old, I just thought Goofy was ~30, rather than 35-40.

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The solution to trans issues in sports is very simple. Don’t give a shit about sports since they are boring and meaningless, for the most part.

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