Michael Phelps (and other legendary male athletes) compete against others that all have an equal chance of having the same exceptional characteristics suited to the sport. When a male competes against a female in a sport, the chances that the female competitors also have those exceptional characteristics, is vanishingly small.
Nobody ever needs to include the word ‘biological’ before ‘male’ or ‘female’. Doing so is a perfect example of a distinction without a difference.
It's so silly that so many people seem not to get this. Men have advantages that women, as a whole, will never have... Yes, among men and women competition will differ, but women's bodies and abilities are limited in particular ways making a fight between a man and a woman unfair. We all *known* men are, in general, bigger and stronger than women. I can't believe we even have to have this debate!
I feel somewhat bad for these two boxers because they are both AFAB (like Caster Semenya). It's not like they were men who just decided to crash women's sports one day. I don't think they should be allowed to compete in women's sport but it's not as egregious or obnoxious as the case of a trans person just identifying their way into a sport. Having said that, I would feel more sympathy with the boxers if they weren't so unrepentant and aggressive about it.
Yeah I mean if they were indeed raised as female, it would suck to find out you were in fact male at some point later down the line... Nonetheless, at some point someone (probably more than someone) decided to make use of that advantage and not be honest about it. At this point, Imane knows he has this advantage, and like you say, is being a total prick about it.
Michael Phelps (and other legendary male athletes) compete against others that all have an equal chance of having the same exceptional characteristics suited to the sport. When a male competes against a female in a sport, the chances that the female competitors also have those exceptional characteristics, is vanishingly small.
Nobody ever needs to include the word ‘biological’ before ‘male’ or ‘female’. Doing so is a perfect example of a distinction without a difference.
It's so silly that so many people seem not to get this. Men have advantages that women, as a whole, will never have... Yes, among men and women competition will differ, but women's bodies and abilities are limited in particular ways making a fight between a man and a woman unfair. We all *known* men are, in general, bigger and stronger than women. I can't believe we even have to have this debate!
I feel somewhat bad for these two boxers because they are both AFAB (like Caster Semenya). It's not like they were men who just decided to crash women's sports one day. I don't think they should be allowed to compete in women's sport but it's not as egregious or obnoxious as the case of a trans person just identifying their way into a sport. Having said that, I would feel more sympathy with the boxers if they weren't so unrepentant and aggressive about it.
Yeah I mean if they were indeed raised as female, it would suck to find out you were in fact male at some point later down the line... Nonetheless, at some point someone (probably more than someone) decided to make use of that advantage and not be honest about it. At this point, Imane knows he has this advantage, and like you say, is being a total prick about it.