World Athletics transgender women ban

[rjfp1962]

World Athletics has banned transgender women from competing in the female category at international events.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/65051900

[Newc]

Good.

[grumbledoak]

Some sanity returns.

More, please.

[vetrof]

Female sport restricted to females.
Outrage in 3…2…1….

[CoolHands]

What will keir say

[Master Of Puppets]

CoolHands said:

What will keir say

Who cares what he says, it's completely irrelevant to the decision made by World Athletics. They made a ruling that the competing
women will no doubt be delighted to hear.

[Randy Winkman]

Master Of Puppets said:

CoolHands said:

What will keir say

Who cares what he says, it's completely irrelevant to the decision made by World Athletics. They made a ruling that the competing
women will no doubt be delighted to hear.

Lots of people appreciate that gender is a complex issue and might well support all sorts of things relating to the topic but not others. He might think it's a reasonable decision in the same way a total woke like me does.

[lord trumpton]

It's the right decision.

[survivalist]

CoolHands said:

What will keir say

Not sure most people cares what he says about the majority of topics. Or maybe he’ll say something a wombs.

[williamp]

Sir Kier is on record as not knowing what a woman is...

[BikeBikeBIke]

williamp said:

Sir Kier is on record as not knowing what a woman is...

I'm a big fan of Kier and I understand why he couldn't give a straight answer...

...but that was a bad look.

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williamp said:

Sir Kier is on record as not knowing what a woman is...

It's a female category, not a women's category.

On the basis that you have to draw a line somewhere if you're going to have separate female elite sport, and this seems to have been done quite sensibly, openly and in consultation with lots of groups, it's all quite out of character for a sports governing body.

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BikeBikeBIke said:

williamp said:

Sir Kier is on record as not knowing what a woman is...

I'm a big fan of Kier and I understand why he couldn't give a straight answer...

...but that was a bad look.

Only if you're easily persuaded by people asking disingenuously over-simplistic questions. It's no more viable than asking for the meaning of "child" (or "man" for that matter). The answer depends on why you're asking the question.

And I'm not a particular fan of Kier.

[Fundoreen]

There were not that many women trying to compete as men in elite sports were there?
Just some scaffolder wanting to smash the ladies is what it looked like to most people.

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Fundoreen said:

There were not that many women trying to compete as men in elite sports were there?
Just some scaffolder wanting to smash the ladies is what it looked like to most people.

According to the article, not a single one under the last lot of testosterone-limit rules.

[Timothy Bucktu]

BikeBikeBIke said:

I'm a big fan of Kier

Really...blimey!?

[bongtom]

Randy Winkman said:

Lots of people appreciate that gender is a complex issue and might well support all sorts of things relating to the topic but not others. He might think it's a reasonable decision in the same way a total woke like me does.

I don't believe you are a total woke. Woke people just don't say that.

Are you Tyler Durdan faking it?

[Supercilious Sid]

Waits for the crazy gang to wake up (or come on shift)....Tom Daley....not disproportionately affecting results.... 'aligned' with nazis ....assigned at birth....etc.
Edit...I forgot genocide.

Edited by Supercilious Sid on Friday 24th March 06:23

[ZedLeg]

On the other hand

They’re mediocre men, big bones, muscle density etc

Can we move on to the next one now?

[vetrof]

ZedLeg said:

On the other hand

They’re mediocre men, big bones, muscle density etc

Can we move on to the next one now?

Agree, should never have got to this point. Hopefully it will filter down to all levels of female sport.