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Two boys take 1st and 2nd place in Connecticut girls' 100m sprint

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OrchidInTheSun · 07/06/2018 11:30

twitter.com/GameTimeCT/status/1003739370736816129

Isn't that great? Terry has got the fastest ever meet time for a girl! Poor Bridget is now third.

I wonder if Terry and Andraya will now get university scholarships based on their poor track performances when compared to their male peers?

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Opheliah · 07/06/2018 12:10

There's no point having a seperate trans category when said transwomen have taken absolutely no cross sex hormones (which i disagree with anyway, children should not be put on puberty blockers or hormones) and are basically indistinguishable from all other males.

They should compete against males. Men should accept feminine men.

LinoleumBlownapart · 07/06/2018 12:05

Why can't there be a a third category for transwomen? It just seems massively unfair that there are now boys winning at all sports and girls being sidelined. It's like we've gone back in time with the illusion of it being progress.

hackmum · 07/06/2018 12:02

I agree with the comment that girls should refuse to compete under these conditions. Let the two boys race against each other. This is complete and utter madness.

FermatsTheorem · 07/06/2018 11:55

So true, Kitty - they just look so utterly dejected. Your comment "They cannot protest, they cannot run a fair race, they can't get scholarships" absolutely nails it.

How anyone can look at this charade and think it's fair escapes me.

KittyKlaws · 07/06/2018 11:50

The girls' faces at the end of the race say it all. They cannot protest, they cannot run a fair race, they can't get scholarships. I felt a deep sadness inside watching those girls. Congratulations to Bridget who I consider the real winner of the girls 100m dash.

Opheliah · 07/06/2018 11:37

The comments below the thread are encouraging, not one person supportive and most are outraged.
Might be specific to the one thread though Iykwim. There are probably other threads talking about this all in agreement about how stunning and brave and progressive it all is.

Personally I find it despicable.