Should we stop splitting sports by gender and just let everybody compete together? (fedia.io)

submitted 1 month ago by atro_city@fedia.io to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

136 comments fedilink hide all child comments

No more men's and women's league, no more "gender eligibility" requirements, a common dresscode, same standards and rules for all.

Edit: since it looks like people missing the word let: the suggestion isn't to force desegregation. It's to allow it or even make it the default. Someone else made a good suggestion: segregate by attributes specific to the sport. In boxing it's weight class, in basketball it could be height, in biking it could even be doped and non doped. Sex and gender need not be the very first thing to segregate by.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Fondots@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It was good enough for the ancient Greeks

Probably boost viewership a good bit

More environmentally friendly, no micro plastics from the synthetic fabrics

Avoids the inevitable arguments about which teams uniforms are too revealing or look stupid or whatever

One less expense for the smaller/less well-funded teams to worry about, and harder to argue that one team has an advantage because they have better equipment

Probably would scare away some of the prudish religious assholes, good riddance.

Sucks to be you if you play a winter sport though.

this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2024

61 points (67.8% liked)

Ask Lemmy

26672 readers

1508 users here now

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions

Please don't post about US Politics.

Rules: (interactive)

1) Be nice and; have fun

Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them

2) All posts must end with a '?'

This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?

3) No spam

Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.

4) NSFW is okay, within reason

Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].

5) This is not a support community.

It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.

Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.