• @FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee
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    246 days ago

    Imagine putting in the work to qualify for the Olympics only to find out you’re not a “real” woman by some arbitrary definitions. Michael Phelps has physical characteristics that gave him an edge in his particular sport, but people only tried to talk about his weed use as a disqualifying factor

    • hitstun
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      86 days ago

      That’s definitely going to ruin people’s athletic careers, but at least this arbitrary definition has some merit in athletics. It’s important to say that getting disqualified this way doesn’t make someone a less “real” woman. Women can get disqualified from events this way. That’s why I’d rename them to the “open” and “two X chromosomes” contests.