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The development comes after a presentation to the International Olympic Committee by its medical chief, which highlighted the potential physical advantages of competing in women's sport after being born male.

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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 78 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Watch them ban transgender women and clowns like JK Rowling STILL accuse cis women in the Olympics of being trans

[–] BremboTheFourth@piefed.ca 35 points 3 weeks ago (32 children)

I mean they still say that about Imane Khelif so

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[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 47 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (13 children)

Just make the mens competition an "open" competition so that anybody can qualify if they can. A trans-woman competing in the "open" category would be no problem.

Other categories can then stay protected.

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago

In many sports it already is

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

We're only a matter of time from a sporting regime where it's just broadly "open" to a level bordering on chaos, and it's the only thing that is going to keep people watching.

The "should trans people compete" debate is going to be overshadowed by the "should people with extra hearts and enhanced organs be allowed to compete" debate.

The idea of "preserving fairness" in sports is wild when you think about it. Nothing about sports is "fair" you only succeed by getting an unfair advantage over your opponents, we just like to delude ourselves into thinking that because we set some kind of parameters around this capability to gain an advantage, that it's "fair."

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

I get the giggles watching Anatoly prank videos. He plays a nerdy, Eastern European janitor, pushing a mop around the gym. He regularly astounds the much larger guys by effortlessly lifting their weights.

One of his gags is casually handing the monster weightlifters his 32kg mop. They instantly drop it, "Is there problem? See! Is normal mop." Picks it up one handed, zero strain.

This one is great! Girls are trying not to straight make fun of him talking about ab training. "Show us yours." Aight. (Can't find the better version where you can see his abs, but he's a monster.)

Whatever his training regime, it's obvious he has muscle density bordering on superhuman. Talk about advantage!

Or look at Michael Phelps. Dude smokes and is basically Aquaman. I forget what's unusual about his body, but he's a rare one.

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[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (7 children)

'cause I know I feel welcome, and not completely othered and invalidated when I'm forced to play on a team that is otherwise entirely men, whom have athletic advantage over me

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[–] SaraTonin@lemmy.world 35 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (14 children)

They should also ban tall people from playing basketball. They have a potential physical advantage over short people.

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 31 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Welp, time for the Queer Olympics to become a thing again.

[–] webp@mander.xyz 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A competition of the fastest, strongest, sweatiest gays...

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

In the greek tradition we will bring back the kynodesme.

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[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 30 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Weird how it's only about trans women and never trans men.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 29 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (6 children)

I don’t think it’s that weird. The men’s competitions don’t forbid anyone from competing if they can qualify. Cis women are allowed, and in some cases have competed in men’s sports, such as hockey. Men’s divisions should more properly be called “open” divisions.

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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

They'll just force them to compete against women, then when a trans man wins, it'll be sold as "man pretending to be woman steals medals from women", then extend the whole trans ban.

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[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 30 points 3 weeks ago

Fuck the Olympics. It's corrupt, it's full of cheaters and gamblers, and now more bigotry.

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If it wasn't for the culture wars, it would be another Oscar Pistorius situation. Not the murder, the prosthetics.

For those who don't know this guy was a runner whose legs were amputated, and he got replacement prosthetics that made him as good if not better than runners with natural legs. There was some debate if his disability actually gives him an advantage, if it should be allowed at all.

[–] azrv@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

And proceeded to shoot his girlfriend on valentine's day.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 7 points 3 weeks ago

Blindly, through a bathroom door. Reading about that fucked me up.

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[–] Triumph@fedia.io 24 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

What about the potential physical advantages of competing in women's sport after being born strong?

[–] toomanypancakes@piefed.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

They don't give a fuck about fair competition so that's irrelevant. This is just bigotry.

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[–] Dearth@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

The Olympic committee has had well established rules on transgender athletes for decades. This change is ridiculous. They might as well go back to chromosomal testing for athletes. It makes as much sense as this nonsense

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[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 22 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

This is just an excuse to attack trans people under the guise of fairness. It's horrible

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[–] Ilixtze@lemmy.ml 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Another reason to

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 3 weeks ago

I think a lot of people are going to boycott these Olympics. The trump regime doesn’t deserve to host.

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