Man ?????Identifying????? As Woman Wins Women?????s World Cycling Champ.

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Man “Identifying” As Woman Wins Women’s World Cycling Champ.

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Oh well. The women athletes now doomed to be also-rans and asterisks in their own sports can console themselves that their lower bone and muscle density is all just a Social Construct that exists in their little female brains.

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Yep, this is something that sporting organizations are going to have to figure out. My knee jerk reaction is that, since the reason we have men and women's divisions in some sports is differences based on sex, we should stick with sex, and not gender, in those sporting events. But I'm certainly willing to listen to any arguments to the contrary.
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Res Ipsa wrote:Yep, this is something that sporting organizations are going to have to figure out. My knee jerk reaction is that, since the reason we have men and women's divisions in some sports is differences based on sex, we should stick with sex, and not gender, in those sporting events. But I'm certainly willing to listen to any arguments to the contrary.

Given that a trans male to female still produces an unfair amount of testosterone which has been proven to be a factor in athletic performance, I don't believe an "argument to the contrary" exists. .... well, maybe the same argument that someone might offer to allow an able body to compete in the Paralympics... :rolleyes:
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totally looks fair, especially since McKinnon (he) simply just "identifies" as a transgender woman.

“Focusing on performance advantage is largely irrelevant because this is a rights issue. We shouldn’t be worried about trans people taking over the Olympics. We should be worried about their fairness and human rights instead,” McKinnon noted.

yeah, sports loses relevance when it focuses on "performance advantage"....wonder if he voted for Trump.

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Res Ipsa wrote:Yep, this is something that sporting organizations are going to have to figure out. My knee jerk reaction is that, since the reason we have men and women's divisions in some sports is differences based on sex, we should stick with sex, and not gender, in those sporting events. But I'm certainly willing to listen to any arguments to the contrary.

Agreed.
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Hello sisterhood,

I'd like to sign up for one sporting even, please.

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Doc! You’re growing your hair out! This could be a good look.
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I just want to take this opportunity to point out that, according to science, Elizabeth Warren being 1/1024 parts Mexican/Columbian/Peruvian is strong evidence that she's a Native American, and a person with XY chromosomes is actually a female. SCIENCE for the win! From the left, the party of science!
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Water Dog wrote:I just want to take this opportunity to point out that, according to science, Elizabeth Warren being 1/1024 parts Mexican/Columbian/Peruvian is strong evidence that she's a Native American, and a person with XY chromosomes is actually a female. SCIENCE for the win! From the left, the party of science!

Your inability to focus must have had the teachers whispering during your school years. : )
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Water Dog wrote:I just want to take this opportunity to point out that, according to science, Elizabeth Warren being 1/1024 parts Mexican/Columbian/Peruvian is strong evidence that she's a Native American, and a person with XY chromosomes is actually a female. SCIENCE for the win! From the left, the party of science!


Ok, Ben Shapiro.
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