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Olympic Track Officials to Require Sex Tests for Female Athletes

c/world · u/silence7@slrpnk.net · 126 points

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u/SomethingBurger@jlai.lu · 24 points

Because women would never see a podium or even be qualified ever again. That's why they are separated in the first place.

For example the 100m dash: the world record for women (10.49s) would be 7652nd in the men's ranking.

u/hitstun@fedia.io · 8 points

That's definitely going to ruin people's athletic careers, but at least this arbitrary definition has some merit in athletics. It's important to say that getting disqualified this way doesn't make someone a less "real" woman. Women can get disqualified from events this way. That's why I'd rename them to the "open" and "two X chromosomes" contests.

u/ksigley@lemm.ee · 1 points

That man has too many amino strings in his DNA that resembles fish DNA.

DSQ

u/DrBob@lemmy.ca · 9 points

And in peak physical shape. As I heard one athlete describe it everyone there is 10/10 from the neck down.

u/teslasaur@lemmy.world · 2 points

Yes, that's just silly. Especially if there aren't any handicaps given like standing closer, e g. how they mix compete in golf.

Any non-physically demanding sport should be open contest.

u/Airowird@lemm.ee · 22 points

Except when they do, then the ISSF & IOC eventually ban them from participating in Olympic skeet.

Just ask Zhang Shan!

u/teslasaur@lemmy.world · 22 points

Women are welcome to compete in the open division (mens). But they wont even qualify.

u/A_A@lemmy.world · 16 points

Olympic performances differ by gender : they are not equal either. (...and yes, i know you are joking)

u/hitstun@fedia.io · 48 points

OK, so hold up. This isn't testing if a woman is trans. This test also disqualifies cis women who have genetic conditions that give them masculine physical traits. This article gives examples of women's gold medalists who are cis but would now be disqualified.

We might have to replace the men's and women's categories with "open" and "two X chromosomes". Cis and trans people of all genders might be surprised to find whether or not they qualify for the "two X chromosomes" category. Particularly effeminate cis men might qualify for "two X chromosomes". This actually seems like a fair way to level the playing field, accomplishing what the current men's and women's divisions try to do.

I am a little worried about the idea of disqualifying athletes for having beneficial genes. This could have implications beyond women's sports, like being banned from basketball for being too tall.

u/Brotha_Jaufrey@lemmy.world · 28 points

“According to our test, you perform sports too well for a woman” is all this feels like it boils down to.

u/noxypaws@pawb.social · 24 points

What about athletes with genetics that happen to give them athletic advantages that have nothing at all to do with sex?

Or athletes from wealthy backgrounds who had greater opportunity to train and condition than poorer athletes?

This is all so silly to me.

u/toomanypancakes@lemmy.world · 18 points

But remember, men can have huge genetic advantages and they're just athletes. Michael Phelps doesn't have an unfair advantage of anything.

u/jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world · 0 points

The men need to protest, and we need the names of the individuals at the organization who are still failing to stop this with each passing day.

u/polycrome@lemmy.world · -3 points

Why can't we just have everyone compete all together and just have their gender be next to their name?