DarkGamer

joined 5 months ago
[–] DarkGamer@fedia.io 10 points 5 months ago

Such results may not be very useful for most people, but that's dope in an accidentally artistic way.

[–] DarkGamer@fedia.io 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Most of the trans community agrees with this assessment.

No they don't...

I tried googling for some statistics regarding trans people's opinions on this matter and I didn't find anything, is there a poll either of you has seen that indicates this or is this the general consensus among trans people you know?

[–] DarkGamer@fedia.io 6 points 5 months ago

It's interesting how we allow many industries who produce products sell directly to consumers and in others we don't. In any event there's a long history of studios operating theatres, Warner Brothers did it in the 30's.

[–] DarkGamer@fedia.io 34 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Because he's a billionaire he gets away with doing things that would destroy a normal person over and over again, I don't like the tiered consequences that our society exhibits.

[–] DarkGamer@fedia.io 19 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (20 children)

Because athletic associations decided long ago to segregate athletics by sex to account for this average difference, even though some women are taller and stronger than men.

[–] DarkGamer@fedia.io 18 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (22 children)

While outliers exist, this has to do with averages. On average men are taller than women, and this difference usually manifests between the ages of 12-15. This confers an advantage. However, for trans athletes who transition before puberty it's far less cut and dry and there's a good case to be made for inclusion.

[–] DarkGamer@fedia.io 36 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (26 children)

My understanding is that's true for muscle mass. However, if they transition after puberty like Lia Thomas did, height and wingspan will remain; both of which confer huge advantages in swimming. Apparently that's a major reason why Michael Phelps did so well, his arm span is ridiculous.

[–] DarkGamer@fedia.io 46 points 5 months ago (16 children)

I'm sick of the concept it represents.

view more: ‹ prev next ›