Parker Molloy1d ago
Besides the point, his framing of what Alejandra actually says in the screenshot is pretty misleading. The "suicides and ruined lives" line is specifically referring to women who end up failing the DNA test after not knowing they had an intersex condition.

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Show threadParker Molloy
It's not hyperbole, either. There was an Indian swimmer named Pratima Gaonkar. Born a girl. Raised a girl. She trained her whole life, competed, etc. And then she failed a "sex verification test," and ended up killing herself. indianexpress.com/article/spor...

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Show threadParker Molloy1d ago
I get that what that dude in his screenshot post to Twitter is trying to do is to frame this as trans women being over the top or whatever, but in the screenshot, she's very clearly talking about the effect that this policy could have on people who are not trans.
Show threadParker Molloy1d ago
And yeah, it'll absolutely "ruin lives" for a cisgender woman (again, born female, raised as a girl, blah blah etc., the whole deal) who has been training since she was basically a toddler to compete in the Olympics to suddenly find out she's not considered a woman as the result of a DNA test.
Show threadParker Molloy1d ago
Think about how jarring it would be to learn that. To get to the level of something like the Olympics and suddenly not only are you banned, but your whole identity is thrown into question? You suddenly have people referring to you as a "biological male" and a "man" and whatnot?
Show threadParker Molloy1d ago
Anyway, it's all really unfortunate that all the media coverage of this story and the new IOC policy is being described in terms of banning trans athletes. It completely overshadows that there a number of women (who are not trans) who are going to be banned from competing as a total surprise.
Show threadParker Molloy1d ago
I mean, hell, just look at the 2024 Olympics! Imane Khelif was born a girl, raised as a girl, assumed she was just like any other girl. Then suddenly, she's the target of a hate campaign and now might be banned from ever competing in sports again. Have some empathy.
Show threadParker Molloy1d ago
Anyway, since I assume he'll see this thread: please don't screenshot my posts to share on Twitter. I am not attacking you. I'm not doing "activism." And I even asked someone to please delete a comment that was mean about you. I simply disagreed with the framing of Alejandra's posts.
Show threadPedestrianError  18h ago
@parkermolloy.com Born a girl, raised a girl, discriminated against for being a girl, denied opportunities for being a girl, told she couldn't play the sport she loved (or many others) because she was just a lowly girl... then banned from even second class competition for not being girly enough.