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Obviously this won’t work for all sports, but things like football, track, soccer, it would allow for de-gendered team, even allowing athletes with the skills but not the genetically-endowed physical attributes to have a place to play.

Note: I know very little about sports and being on a sports team, so please point out anything that doesn’t make sense.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Skill matters. But you get enormous leverage by simply being longer limbed and larger.

Practice a bit and you'll be beating up 16 year old girls in no time. But even at their peak, women martial artists will struggle with mid-level male peers because they lack the raw physical features that move another body.

It's the difference between a person firing a pistol and a rifle. Marksmanship only gets you so far. Then you really just need a longer barrel.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

With enough practice you could even beat up 17 year old girls!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago