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To clarify, the pictured poster Caroline Kwan is an ally, not a TERF. The TERFs referred to in the title are the ones ‘protecting a very specific idea of what a woman is’

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[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 36 points 3 months ago

Anyone can become amazing at a sport if they work hard enough at it, but the top athletes are always going to be people who worked hard and have a genetic predisposition to it. Lots of sports are dominated by people who are taller than average. Where do we draw the line on a genetic trait giving someone too much of an advantage?

[-] averyminya@beehaw.org 18 points 3 months ago

I mean, it's the Olympics. The best of the best. If we had a breath holding competition and that one tribe that developed extremely large lunge capacity entered, that's fair game IMO.

[-] alex@jlai.lu 4 points 3 months ago

It's pretty much what happens in long-distance running, and it's seen as very positive (which it is)

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