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this article was republished verbatim, entirely uncritically in some of the progressive mastheads in Australia, where the new womens croquette champion is from, i'm kind of heartbroken for her.
Losing finalist ‘was hiding behind her sunglasses because she was crying’
#1. good
#2. If you're going to claim that you're an athlete because you play, checks notes, pretentious miniature golf then you should have to spend the rest of your life working on a farming commune.
the terrifying trans athlete also cried at the result, women, amirite guys??
Screaming and crying because I can't hit a ball 1m with a cartoon hammer.
Looking at women's baseball and wondering where they got their superpowers of hitting a ball 100m with a bat.
Leading female players argue that Gumbrell, having gone through male puberty, carries immutable physiological advantages in golf croquet. Unlike association croquet, the sport incorporates elements of strength and stamina.
i cannot believe this is even a thought, let alone something someone wrote down. brushing my teeth incorporates elements of strength and stamina too. i guess that's why it's always me who wins the World Series of International Teeth Brushing. because of my explosive power and AMAB-elegance.
anyway here's an article from people actually care about this sport, and it sounds like they a'l had a pretty nice time
https://www.croquetnetwork.com/croquet-network-home/2023/8/15/unstoppable-gumbrell-is-womens-gc-world-champion
here's a cute video
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-20/canberra-woman-wins-croquet-world-championship/102878208
damn, Jamie seems so threatening 🙄
it's only just sparked my notice that it's an event from SEPTEMBER
It just takes a couple months until the people who have always had a real, deep and genuine care about fairness in women's croquet notice the checks notes literal world championship in women's croquet.
