Physical strength , it’s a no brainier, have you ever played any physical contact sport at a high level?
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What gives the advantage of physical strength?
aug 18, 2025, 7:56 am • 0 0 • view
While you are thinking - this is also irrelevant. And kind of misogynistic. If a weaker man at the same weight level decided to fight a stronger man, no one would be hand wringing. If everyone consented to be there, there’s no problem.
aug 18, 2025, 7:58 am • 0 0 • view
Not in the slightest bit misogynistic, And please don't try to insult me, I support trans rights as much as you, But I am realistic when it comes to nature V nurture especially to physical strength, And why do you keep using a boxing analogy?
aug 18, 2025, 8:15 am • 1 0 • view
I’m not. I’m criticising your argument. Pick any sport. What is it that makes men more physically strong than women of the same weight?
aug 18, 2025, 8:26 am • 1 0 • view
Testosterone and male puberty
aug 18, 2025, 8:59 am • 9 0 • view
So trans women take testosterone blockers… Puberty affects people in different ways. At some point we are comfortable accepting various phenotypical differences in sports.
aug 18, 2025, 9:07 am • 0 0 • view
Transwomen still benefit from male puberty.
aug 18, 2025, 9:27 am • 6 0 • view
As I said, there are loads of genetic and phenotypical advantages which can’t be accounted for. You going to exclude people of West African descent from sprinting? East African from distance?
aug 18, 2025, 9:30 am • 0 0 • view
No because that would be racist
aug 18, 2025, 9:31 am • 6 0 • view
Exactly. So we can tolerate a degree of genetic inequality in order to not be bigots.
aug 18, 2025, 9:34 am • 0 0 • view
Its a known fact that Kenyan athletes are superior than most at middle distance running because they train at altitude.
aug 18, 2025, 9:37 am • 0 0 • view
*many trans women
aug 18, 2025, 9:19 am • 0 0 • view
Post-pubertal transition leaves most male advantage intact. Please see our paper which reviews the science: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
aug 18, 2025, 11:43 am • 8 0 • view
What degree of inter group benefit would you be prepared to accept, given that a) there is clearly large genomic and phenotypic variation within groups and b) between groups? Or is this not really about notions of fairness?
aug 18, 2025, 1:22 pm • 0 0 • view
I'm not opposed to adding categories if people want them. There could be height categories for basketball for example. They would still need to be within sex categories (as per weight categories) given that height for height & weight for weight males have a significant advantage over females.
aug 18, 2025, 1:27 pm • 6 0 • view
That wasn’t the question. Should non trans women at the far end of the bell curve be banned from competing on the basis of fairness?
aug 18, 2025, 1:34 pm • 0 0 • view
I suppose it's down to Mother Nature, ( basically) There’ll always be the odd exception to the rule, imagine if our brilliant lionesses ( football ) team played against the mens team, or Rugby, cricket etc, I'm not a gambling person but I'd bet my house on the men to absolutely thrash the ladies
aug 18, 2025, 9:34 am • 0 0 • view
Trans women are women. Reasons are here as is the standard debate. bsky.app/profile/brap...
aug 18, 2025, 9:36 am • 0 0 • view
100% agree, but there are generic differences which at this present time medical intervention isn't able rectify.
aug 18, 2025, 9:40 am • 0 0 • view
Like there are for East Africans at distance? Or West Africans at sprinting?
aug 18, 2025, 9:44 am • 0 0 • view
Sorry Dont understand this logic in this discussion
aug 18, 2025, 9:47 am • 0 0 • view
If we are banning women who take every step to level the playing field but still have some genetic advantage, then why doesn’t that apply to other sports where groups of people have a genetic advantage?
aug 18, 2025, 9:49 am • 0 0 • view