Three recent books press us to understand the humanity and lives of gender-expansive athletes.

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    • applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 day ago

      the fairness argument is a bullshit excuse for bigotry and it always has been. it has been debunked in scientific studies, and trans women don’t even do that well. it’s not like we’re actually dominating any women’s sports. these facts have done nothing to convince transphobes they are wrong because they have only ever argued in bad faith. their position is bigotry and hate, so no argument based in logic will ever convince them.

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      I don’t think it would. Because I believe that in reality this would just mean a trans only league. While letting the sports that everyone else watches continue trans exclusion. Only further supporting exclusion for trans people from normalcy

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        I agree, but it is the same with the male/female categories. A “mixed” category would be the least controversial?

        All I’m afraid of is for it to become the “freestyle” swimming category, where everyone goes for the same thing.

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          There are many sports leagues where what is considered to be the mens league, is actually open to women, it’s just that no women have ever competed in those leagues.

          (If this is because of biological differences, or because of patriarchal systems (or both) is up for discussion, though I think patriarchal systems do play a massive role)

          In baseball for example there have been some women playing professionally for minor league teams, and some time ago for the first time in D1 college baseball.

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            In baseball for example there have been some women playing professionally for minor league teams, and some time ago for the first time in D1 college baseball

            My brain tells me every decade or so someone new does it again

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      “would it not be easier to create an “all races” Olympic equivalent than convincing sports fans to allow colored people to join?”