“The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially mandated gender verification for female athletes beginning in 1968 and continuing through 1998. The rationale was to prevent masquerading males and women with “unfair, male-like” physical advantage from competing in female-only events."- nih pub med.gov publication.
LOL, Good one, Mike and spot on. Doesn’t matter if you are left or on the right, if you have daughters, granddaughters or other female relatives competing in athletics, do you really want them going up against a male who suddenly identifies as a female? A third or forth string male runner who switches genders will come in first place at women’s events. It’s been happening all across America costing young women scholarships and the chance to compete in higher level athletics. Not fair at all.
The reason you don’t see many snarky comments from “the left” here is that most people on “the left” don’t subscribe uncritically to what is better referred to as the “woke” position on these matters. It’s impossible to square the position that sex discrimination is equivalent to race discrimination with the position that while Caitlyn Jenner is legitimately a woman, Rachel Dolezal is not legitimately black. A lot of people quite reasonably support J. K. Rowling’s position that in some matters classification by sex (biological/genetic) is appropriate, even though in others classification by gender identification is appropriate.
Because everyone knows a male athlete will gladly have his genitals surgically removed so he can compete in the Olympics. He can always have them reattached after the games are over. /s
Most of the people who are on the “scandal” pictures in this comics, Foekje Dillema, Zdeněk Koubek, and Mark Weston are the only ones I can identify, are intersex individuals assigned female at birth who were discriminated against. Under the Equality Act two would be required to compete with men as they are transmen and the third who was born with ovotestes and raised her whole life as a woman would be required to take testosterone blockers or remove her ovotestes which she later did for health reasons to compete with women. These rare cases are why the Equality Act is necessary to protect rare cases of intersex as well as help codify WHERE transgender and intersex individuals should compete rather than IF they should compete. It will not let men, transmen or transwomen necessarily compete in women’s sports. Anyone who can’t understand these laws is either ignorant of how the constitution works or intentionally being shitty to trans and intersex individuals.
Seems to me that the correct option is neither the “liberal” anything goes, nor the “conservative” test for the presence of a Y chromosome; but a purely gender-neutral stance at first: Anybody can play on any team… and then see what happens. Then adjust as needed to increase fairness.
Trans people get hormones to help their bodies conform to what they feel they should be, so there’s a realistic possibility that muscle development (after awhile) will be appropriate to the chosen gender. Bear in mind that even if you select only left handed, red headed, XY people who weigh between 65 and 75 kg with a height between 1.5 and 1.75 meters, you’ll find a large spread of athletic prowess. Though it’s generally true that XY people tend toward bigger shoulders and somewhat less hip flexibility than XX people.
public.bill about 3 years ago
What, no snarkey comments from left field?
Holden Awn about 3 years ago
“The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially mandated gender verification for female athletes beginning in 1968 and continuing through 1998. The rationale was to prevent masquerading males and women with “unfair, male-like” physical advantage from competing in female-only events."- nih pub med.gov publication.
ArtieEl about 3 years ago
Huh, I don’t think you can make an adjective plural.
Kracklin Rosie - “Tolo Dan Nan Galad” Premium Member about 3 years ago
LOL, Good one, Mike and spot on. Doesn’t matter if you are left or on the right, if you have daughters, granddaughters or other female relatives competing in athletics, do you really want them going up against a male who suddenly identifies as a female? A third or forth string male runner who switches genders will come in first place at women’s events. It’s been happening all across America costing young women scholarships and the chance to compete in higher level athletics. Not fair at all.
Judge Magney about 3 years ago
The reason you don’t see many snarky comments from “the left” here is that most people on “the left” don’t subscribe uncritically to what is better referred to as the “woke” position on these matters. It’s impossible to square the position that sex discrimination is equivalent to race discrimination with the position that while Caitlyn Jenner is legitimately a woman, Rachel Dolezal is not legitimately black. A lot of people quite reasonably support J. K. Rowling’s position that in some matters classification by sex (biological/genetic) is appropriate, even though in others classification by gender identification is appropriate.
Retired engineer about 3 years ago
Because everyone knows a male athlete will gladly have his genitals surgically removed so he can compete in the Olympics. He can always have them reattached after the games are over. /s
DarrellSimmons about 3 years ago
Most of the people who are on the “scandal” pictures in this comics, Foekje Dillema, Zdeněk Koubek, and Mark Weston are the only ones I can identify, are intersex individuals assigned female at birth who were discriminated against. Under the Equality Act two would be required to compete with men as they are transmen and the third who was born with ovotestes and raised her whole life as a woman would be required to take testosterone blockers or remove her ovotestes which she later did for health reasons to compete with women. These rare cases are why the Equality Act is necessary to protect rare cases of intersex as well as help codify WHERE transgender and intersex individuals should compete rather than IF they should compete. It will not let men, transmen or transwomen necessarily compete in women’s sports. Anyone who can’t understand these laws is either ignorant of how the constitution works or intentionally being shitty to trans and intersex individuals.
cracker65 about 3 years ago
I got a chuckle out of this one. They should only be allowed to compete if they do hormone therapy.
Concretionist about 3 years ago
Seems to me that the correct option is neither the “liberal” anything goes, nor the “conservative” test for the presence of a Y chromosome; but a purely gender-neutral stance at first: Anybody can play on any team… and then see what happens. Then adjust as needed to increase fairness.
Trans people get hormones to help their bodies conform to what they feel they should be, so there’s a realistic possibility that muscle development (after awhile) will be appropriate to the chosen gender. Bear in mind that even if you select only left handed, red headed, XY people who weigh between 65 and 75 kg with a height between 1.5 and 1.75 meters, you’ll find a large spread of athletic prowess. Though it’s generally true that XY people tend toward bigger shoulders and somewhat less hip flexibility than XX people.
Patjade about 3 years ago
The problem Mike is projecting here is much like the CCCP he depicts. It doesn’t exist.
359mxn about 3 years ago
Here’s a home run to center. You forgot the word enhanced and besides, isn’t the plan to blow up the Capitol on you radar.
chris.lemarie about 3 years ago
I have to say, even if I don’t share the idea, this one made me smile.