• funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    “The entire reason for women’s sports is…”

    …is actually because they were banned from playing sports until 1974.

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      5 months ago

      Personally, I have competed in powerlifting, one sport that has gotten attention in the press for not letting trans women compete with cis women, particularly after a trans woman beat out other cis women by huge margin in competition.

      I will let the ladies know that the only reason they’re in their own division is actually because of oppression and they should have no issue competing against men.

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        5 months ago

        That is the case in modern sports science, yes, but the interesting thing - at least to me is - that’s not what happened in real life.

        That may be the case now but that is not how it came to be.