Local :reddit-logo: is bursting with them right now due to some college swimmer or something. So so so so many "I support trans people / think they deserve a place in society / have a trans friend BUT (transphobia)"

Seen someone talking about Micheal Phelps' natural biological advantages and that seems to shut them up, but other dunks would be appreciated

  • geikei [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    Blanket abolishment of gendered divisions in sports is still bad i think bad . You really want to have mixed gender combat sports for example? In a lot of sports it makes sense for no gender split (and already doesnt exist officially) but in a lot it would be very dangerous for the people involve. Also sadly under capitalism a shitton of women athletes would see their incomes and sponsorships be destroyed. No former top 1000 or whatever female tennis player will have a great time being in the 4k+ of totall ranks and never winning any tournament

    • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
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      3 years ago

      combat sports are a perfect case. fighters are already segregated by weight class. I don't see how gender categories make it any safer than that. And under capitalism most women's sports leagues are already treated as second-class, even among the best female atheletes. I think affirming that no woman could ever beat a man at the professional level contributes to that.