• SimMs [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    arent skeletal properties largely determined by sex? skeletal features is hugely important in determining performance potential.

    • unperson [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Then measure those skeletal features instead of making drama over DNA.

      • SimMs [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        "100m sprint, class leg bone 50-60 cm" i dont know man. sure the trans-inclusive paradigm will reshape alot of this kind of stuff, but.. cmon

    • mittens [he/him]
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      don't quote me on this, gender skeletal difference are due to bone modelling during adolescence, it's not determined at birth IIRC, It is unkown to me how much remodelling is done during normal adulthood, nor during transition, certainly skeletal changes happen when someone transitions, you may have noticed this yourself, but whether this represents a significant advantage at sports or not is something that you may want to ask a real doctor and not me. i'm too busy making shit up at work to make shit up here.

    • InnuendOwO [she/her]
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      On average, sure. Professional sports don't give a shit about averages. Just look at basketball players all being like, 7 feet tall.

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          Okay?

          Like, I don't get the point here. Professional sports are always going to be dominated by people who's bodies are extremely outside of the norm. Sports are like, 80% practice, 20% genetic lottery, and no matter what you do you can't really change that last 20%.

          Seems extremely weird to me to go "this is fair, she's a foot taller than me, so she'll always be better at basketball than me, that's fine :)" but then immediately turn around and go "this isn't fair, she's a foot taller than me and also trans, so she'll always be better at basketball than me, that's not fine :("