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[-] moshankey@lemmy.world 61 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Just the females? Doesn’t seem equal. Edit: y’all get sarcasm, right?

[-] hitstun@fedia.io 49 points 4 months ago

OK, so hold up. This isn't testing if a woman is trans. This test also disqualifies cis women who have genetic conditions that give them masculine physical traits. This article gives examples of women's gold medalists who are cis but would now be disqualified.

We might have to replace the men's and women's categories with "open" and "two X chromosomes". Cis and trans people of all genders might be surprised to find whether or not they qualify for the "two X chromosomes" category. Particularly effeminate cis men might qualify for "two X chromosomes". This actually seems like a fair way to level the playing field, accomplishing what the current men's and women's divisions try to do.

I am a little worried about the idea of disqualifying athletes for having beneficial genes. This could have implications beyond women's sports, like being banned from basketball for being too tall.

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 31 points 4 months ago
[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago

*Get fucked at the olympics!

[-] DrBob@lemmy.ca 18 points 4 months ago
[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 months ago

It's practically a tradition at this point!

[-] einkorn@feddit.org 11 points 4 months ago

It's interesting to see this comment thread getting downvotes considering that apparently in Paris 300,000 Condoms were handed out to athletes.

[-] Zorsith 8 points 4 months ago

Yep. Bunch of people in their prime and in high stress? Oh you better believe they fuckin'.

[-] DrBob@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 months ago

And in peak physical shape. As I heard one athlete describe it everyone there is 10/10 from the neck down.

[-] Brotha_Jaufrey@lemmy.world 30 points 4 months ago

“According to our test, you perform sports too well for a woman” is all this feels like it boils down to.

[-] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 4 months ago

Or you look too much like a man

[-] wetbung@sopuli.xyz 15 points 4 months ago

Maybe if you wore a little makeup. /s

[-] SacralPlexus@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Have you tried smiling more?

[-] noxypaws@pawb.social 25 points 4 months ago

What about athletes with genetics that happen to give them athletic advantages that have nothing at all to do with sex?

Or athletes from wealthy backgrounds who had greater opportunity to train and condition than poorer athletes?

This is all so silly to me.

[-] toomanypancakes@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago

But remember, men can have huge genetic advantages and they're just athletes. Michael Phelps doesn't have an unfair advantage of anything.

[-] kikutwo@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

Like, to see how good they are at it?

[-] CheeryLBottom@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Awe, I wanted to post that

[-] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 16 points 4 months ago

Whelp, yet another thing I won't be watching/supporting anymore.

[-] polycrome@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Why can't we just have everyone compete all together and just have their gender be next to their name?

[-] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 23 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Because women would never see a podium or even be qualified ever again. That's why they are separated in the first place.

For example the 100m dash: the world record for women (10.49s) would be 7652nd in the men's ranking.

[-] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

The men need to protest, and we need the names of the individuals at the organization who are still failing to stop this with each passing day.

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