Arts & Literature1 min ago
Do We Need To Protect Women's Sport From Men Claiming To Be Women?
I fervently believe we do - as does Martina Navratilova, Sharon Davies, Gabby Logan and, if she's to be believed, many other sportswomen.
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Rachel McKinnon, who won a women's cycling event, is a 6 foot burly bloke who still has a penis, but because he 'identifies' as female is allowed to compete against proper women. How have we managed to get to this farcical situation that blokes masquerading as women can cheat, and we're meant to accept it?
I genuinely find it utterly bonkers, and I feel sorry for the women who train as hard as they can to become as good as they can in their chosen sport, only for a bloke like McKinnon come and steal their opportunity.
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Rachel McKinnon, who won a women's cycling event, is a 6 foot burly bloke who still has a penis, but because he 'identifies' as female is allowed to compete against proper women. How have we managed to get to this farcical situation that blokes masquerading as women can cheat, and we're meant to accept it?
I genuinely find it utterly bonkers, and I feel sorry for the women who train as hard as they can to become as good as they can in their chosen sport, only for a bloke like McKinnon come and steal their opportunity.
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No there would be no justification for it at all but it has and will happen. I've even seen it suggested on here in a similar thread some time back.
Rachel McKinnon has said this "“The very idea that we must ‘protect’ cis women’s—or ‘female’—sport from trans women, who are legally female, too, is an irrational fear of trans women, which is the dictionary definition of transphobia.”
Rachel McKinnon has said this "“The very idea that we must ‘protect’ cis women’s—or ‘female’—sport from trans women, who are legally female, too, is an irrational fear of trans women, which is the dictionary definition of transphobia.”
It is abundantly clear that McKinnon is, physically, a bloke. If he chooses to wear a frock and call himself a girl's name - fine, I have no real issue with that, but I do have an issue when he cheats a woman out of success.
The thought occurs to me that he may be a very good rider when he's riding against people who have a very obvious physical disadvantage to him, but against male cyclists he may only be average with no hope of being a world champion.
Let's call it what it is - cheating.
The thought occurs to me that he may be a very good rider when he's riding against people who have a very obvious physical disadvantage to him, but against male cyclists he may only be average with no hope of being a world champion.
Let's call it what it is - cheating.
That's completely different Eddie.
Drug taking has been forbidden for donkey's years and nobody accepts it.
And yet we're required to suspend belief that it is OK for me to compete against women. Well I for one refuse to suspend that belief. Unfortunately that, apparently, makes me transphobic or whatever is the obic or ism of the week.
Drug taking has been forbidden for donkey's years and nobody accepts it.
And yet we're required to suspend belief that it is OK for me to compete against women. Well I for one refuse to suspend that belief. Unfortunately that, apparently, makes me transphobic or whatever is the obic or ism of the week.
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