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There are no trans women athletes at the Paris Olympics. So bigots manufactured them. (www.msnbc.com)

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Except here's the thing; I'm pretty sure I've read this athlete has a vagina, and has had one all of her life. They just don't understand sex, and how complex it can be.

[+] [email protected] -12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Everybody understands that intersex/hermaphrodite (only mentioning the latter in case someone's scientific vocabulary isn't up to date) humans are a thing.

What I don't understand is how it would be fair to all other women to let her compete. We could make an intersex/trans category, but that would be nigh non-existent due to too few competitors. It's a damned if you, damned if you don't situation.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

Trans women were allowed in the Olympics for 20 years and haven't won a single gold medal. The whole debate is just some made up unscientific garble by bigots.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Imane is literally a cis-gender woman and there's no evidence that she is intersex, trans, or anything that indicates non-normative chromosome or hormone production.

It is completely fair for her to compete and it's just right wing people who are trying to claim and decide that she's not womanly enough to be considered a woman.

There are literally no trans people competing in the Olympics this year and only two non-binary competitors. This is all being posed as if the entirety of the Olympics is being skewed by trans competitors when there aren't any and this controversy is just being invented for the sake of affirming control over women.