• helenslunch@feddit.nl
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    8 months ago

    So why have womens sports then why not just let everyone compete in one division?

    Because that would be the end of female athletes.

    Same reason weight classes exist in some sports. Put a featherweight against a heavyweight of similar fitness and experience and it would be terribly boring and no one would care.

        • DudeBoy@lemmy.world
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          8 months ago

          You say that as if it’s true for all trans women. It isn’t. I agree with you however that the IOC’s solution introduced in 2003 works fine. The only reason it’s coming up now is because of politics.

          • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            8 months ago

            I explicitly said “most” and I stand by that. It is absolutely true for most trans women that their T levels are far below average cis women.

    • We if we have people who are men in all but name competing in womens sports that wont kill female athletes? There are undenyable differences when it comes to sport and i doubt trans athletes are getting surgery to change their bone structure are they? Either eliminate all female athletes and let trans athletes compete as women or dont u cant have both its called doublethink.