Transgender women athletes banned from women’s Olympic events by new IOC policy

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Transgender women athletes banned from women’s Olympic events by new IOC policy - Lemmy.zip

Lemmy

They never care about trans men because this is just misogyny.
Or because trans men don’t have a physical advantage over Cis men competitors in physical competitions.

Not all Olympic events are about brute strength or reaction time etc.

There’s equestrian, sailing, shooting, and an array of mixed events where a trans man could have an advantage over a Cis man.

You’re correct (shooting… women are naturally better shooters than men in my experience.) I agree in competitions that don’t rely on pure physicality this ban wouldn’t make sense, but I don’t agree this is just misogyny versus some other type of prejudice.
I think a one way ban makes sense in some fields because a trans man competing against cis men is already at a physical disadvantage. That’s not the case if the genders are switched.

Curling is the only sport in the Olympics that matters and it would probably be fine ungendered.

Not sure why you’d agree…then double down.

Mmm. I don’t think anybody was saying that misogyny is the ONLY issue.

Literally the original comment I replied to claims, “this is just misogyny.”