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Gavin Newsom says he supports trans equality in everything but sports - LGBTQ Nation
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Weird question, why are there gendered sports divisions, can't it all be like light weight, medium weight...
Just make the sports as inclusive as possible. Maybe if there is really a statistically significant advantage the different divisions that might be gendered but it has to be proven that it is excluding people by leveling the playing field
At face value the whole trans athletes thing being problematic is pretty stupid to begin with.
I mean people from the Netherlands tend to be taller than Belgians (or so the stereotype goes). Ok, so are we gonna disqualify anyone north from the border to participate south?
Ffs just accept trans people already and focus on actual issues or stfu.
Unfortunately does not work that way. Example you put a man that weighs 120 lbs against a women that weighs the same or even more in a wrestling match. The man will most likely wax the floor on her because of men’s muscle mass is greater then a females. Girls have more fatty tissue because you know boobs and babies needs. Men’s bodies carry more muscle tissue.
Even in more gender neutral sports like tennis and golf a man is gonna hit harder, faster and longer than a lady. Lady’s tees exist for a reason.
Some of it is also physics of men being taller and having a longer swing. Why someone in the NHL will probably never beat Zdeno Chára‘a slap shot speed record. Not many people playing hockey that are almost 7 feet tall. That’s lumber is taller then most people
I'm confused lol
It's because otherwise a man might lose to a woman, and we can't have that of course.
While there is absolutely biological basis for separate leagues in some cases (hormones have a huge impact on your ability to build muscle mass) if I'm not mistaken there actually are cases historically where leagues that used to include men and women were separated because of sexism and men's discomfort with loosing to women
Wish I could remember examples but I believe thats literally happened before. Not all sports are dictated by muscle mass and/or height, it kinda depends
Chess is a great example of this. Among many others im sure but that is the most ridiculous one i know of.