I think it's the correct decision to protect the women's game, a thing I didn't actually realise... An inactive man of no athletic ability on average still has much greater grip strength than a female world championship level judo athlete..
Away from the emotional argument, more should be done to protect women's sport across the board
Is that a fact about the grip - like scientifically proven or just your assumption?
No dig at all, just genuinely intrigued if it's true or not.
Cant stand Katie Taylor, is it wrong that I'd love to see him as a bird smash her in the face???I want to see trans women in boxing.
Imagine somebody like Dillian Whyte becoming Trans and then getting in the ring.
Might get messy.
I want to see trans women in boxing.
Imagine somebody like Dillian Whyte becoming Trans and then getting in the ring.
Might get messy.
I want to see trans women in boxing.
Imagine somebody like Dillian Whyte becoming Trans and then getting in the ring.
Might get messy.
Men are bigger, faster, stronger, more aggressive, more violent, etc. Having men and women compete in the same event because a man suddenly decides they're a women is frankly stupid.
As a general rule yes but by no means a steadfast rule. Plenty of women who're far more aggressive and violent than a lot of men who would be perceived socially as 'meek'. Women like Cleopatra, Boudica and Empress Wu of China were absolute nutcases you really wouldn't want to cross. There was an African queen who had a harem of men and would force them to fight to the death to spend the night with her. Then the winner would be killed the following morning. Plenty of women who're more athletic, faster, stronger than their male siblings.
Men are bigger, faster, stronger, more aggressive, more violent, etc. Having men and women compete in the same event because a man suddenly decides they're a women is frankly stupid.
and dangerous
As a general rule yes but by no means a steadfast rule. Plenty of women who're far more aggressive and violent than a lot of men who would be perceived socially as 'meek'. Women like Cleopatra, Boudica and Empress Wu of China were absolute nutcases you really wouldn't want to cross. There was an African queen who had a harem of men and would force them to fight to the death to spend the night with her. Then the winner would be killed the following morning. Plenty of women who're more athletic, faster, stronger than their male siblings.
Could we perhaps lose the pejorative
Surely a ftm would have an unfair advantage in synchronised swimming?.....
A team of FtM maybe? Don’t know much about swimming, what’s the advantage?
Swimming requires upper body strength and leg strength... I'd imagine even with the loss of strength that hormone replacement causes, it would still be an advantage, it's one of the arguments by world rugby, even after hormone treatment the strength is still too great
Trying to look at this logically:
Sex change/hormone use is a medical intervention to correct an illness (gender dysphoria). There are I believe other medical conditions treated by steroids or testosterone or other performance enhancing drugs. I assume athletes undergoing those treatments aren’t allowed to compete? Is that right?
He didn’t say swimming to be fair
Swimming requires upper body strength and leg strength... I'd imagine even with the loss of strength that hormone replacement causes, it would still be an advantage, it's one of the arguments by world rugby, even after hormone treatment the strength is still too great
Men are bigger, faster, stronger, more aggressive, more violent, etc. Having men and women compete in the same event because a man suddenly decides they're a women is frankly stupid.
be fine in darts or snooker
Is that a fact about the grip - like scientifically proven or just your assumption?
No dig at all, just genuinely intrigued if it's true or not.
Trying to look at this logically:
Sex change/hormone use is a medical intervention to correct an illness (gender dysphoria). There are I believe other medical conditions treated by steroids or testosterone or other performance enhancing drugs. I assume athletes undergoing those treatments aren’t allowed to compete? Is that right?
The issue regarding trans-participation is a dicey issue.
Some issues to consider:
- biological males have denser bones than females
- puberty increases the upper body strength in biological males (one study found the average female could throw a ball further than a male about 2 times in 1,000)
- as well as testosterone production, which influences things like muscle growth
- transitioning male to female use hormone therapy to complete their transition, and oestrogen actually increases bone density further
The interesting observation to make is that trans participation is only an ‘issue’ in women’s sports, because of notable trans athletes our competing against biological females at the very elite of sports, but not in the men’s divisions, yet.
My view is that trans athletes find themselves in a difficult place. The fairest solution would probably be divisions specially for transgender athletes so they get the recognition they deserve, but without the controversy.
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