• funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    “The entire reason for women’s sports is…”

    …is actually because they were banned from playing sports until 1974, and then when allowed starting beating some men’s teams and the men bellyached about it.

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      6 months ago

      Personally, I have competed in powerlifting, one sport that has gotten attention in the press for not letting trans women compete with cis women, particularly after a trans woman beat out other cis women by huge margin in competition.

      I will let the ladies know that the only reason they’re in their own division is actually because of oppression and they should have no issue competing against men.

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        6 months ago

        That is the case in modern sports science, yes, but the interesting thing - at least to me is - that’s not what happened in real life.

        That may be the case now but that is not how it came to be.