• MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world
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    21 days ago

    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.

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      21 days ago

      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.