This is, for me, a really eye opening and clarifying example of transphobia being rampant, hurting cis women, and entrenching cis men in pure ideology. Failing the woman test is just as ridiculous as being gay for drinking pink lemonade. The thing is that far more people have an axe to grind about not being feminine enough compared to not being straight enough.
So many people who are going "actually, the science says..." like they give a fuck about biology besides using it as a cudgel. As someone with professional experience and relevant education it's so jarring to me to hear science illiterate people speak with such conviction and authority. It was a big part of what weirded me the fuck out about covid. No Niel Degrass Tyson, but you have no idea what you're talking about. I don't even like my natural science education being a big part of my personality or day to day outside of my work, but at least I know enough to understand that there are conditions where you can be AFAB with a Y chromosome. There are XXY genotypes and shit like that. Do I remember the name of the condition or related ones? Fuck no, that's why I wouldn't go popping off about how it means this or that. Especially because I'm not going to look up the Wikipedia article because, frankly, I wasn't really invested in women's boxing at the Olympics and I was never going to watch a middling boxer fight for what I understand is the middle of the tournament (?). Therefore, I'd never need to be informed of her medical history. I'd never have to see candids of her or what she looked like as a child. She can live her fucking life as far as I'm concerned, I don't NEED TO UNDERSTAND SCIENCE TO KNOW THAT SHE DESERVES A LITTLE DIGNITY HOLY SHIT!
At this point 3/4 of the people commenting on it are convinced that she is a transexual or currently has a penis. I don't trust people to understand anything.
This is, for me, a really eye opening and clarifying example of transphobia being rampant, hurting cis women, and entrenching cis men in pure ideology. Failing the woman test is just as ridiculous as being gay for drinking pink lemonade. The thing is that far more people have an axe to grind about not being feminine enough compared to not being straight enough.
So many people who are going "actually, the science says..." like they give a fuck about biology besides using it as a cudgel. As someone with professional experience and relevant education it's so jarring to me to hear science illiterate people speak with such conviction and authority. It was a big part of what weirded me the fuck out about covid. No Niel Degrass Tyson, but you have no idea what you're talking about. I don't even like my natural science education being a big part of my personality or day to day outside of my work, but at least I know enough to understand that there are conditions where you can be AFAB with a Y chromosome. There are XXY genotypes and shit like that. Do I remember the name of the condition or related ones? Fuck no, that's why I wouldn't go popping off about how it means this or that. Especially because I'm not going to look up the Wikipedia article because, frankly, I wasn't really invested in women's boxing at the Olympics and I was never going to watch a middling boxer fight for what I understand is the middle of the tournament (?). Therefore, I'd never need to be informed of her medical history. I'd never have to see candids of her or what she looked like as a child. She can live her fucking life as far as I'm concerned, I don't NEED TO UNDERSTAND SCIENCE TO KNOW THAT SHE DESERVES A LITTLE DIGNITY HOLY SHIT!
It’s jarring to me and I grew up with people who were absolutely convinced the “real” science says the earth is less than 10,000 years old
At this point 3/4 of the people commenting on it are convinced that she is a transexual or currently has a penis. I don't trust people to understand anything.