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A picture speaks a thousand words. Transwomen in women’s sport

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LemonGingerCakes · 23/10/2019 22:23

I've never started a thread like this before, but this is bothering me.

No comments. Just letting the pictures speak.

Spot the transwoman.

How is this fair?

A picture speaks a thousand words. Transwomen in women’s sport
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FannyCann · 23/10/2019 23:15

Funny how "becoming" a woman doesn't seem to confer any ladylike behaviours, like sitting with legs arranged daintily. Manspreading just comes so naturally....

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LemonGingerCakes · 23/10/2019 23:09

OccasionalKite

Shock Shock

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LemonGingerCakes · 23/10/2019 23:07

@EveWasShamed

The one on the left is a particularly outspoken transwoman.

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OccasionalKite · 23/10/2019 23:05

At nearly 6ft she stands out among her team-mates, and club captain Jessica Minty-Madley recounts a time she folded an opponent "like a deckchair".

That said, Kelly, 33, accepts transgender women may have an advantage in terms of size and strength.

"I do feel guilty, but what can you do?" she says. "I don't go out to hurt anybody. I just want to play rugby."

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/49298550

EveWasShamed · 23/10/2019 23:05

@Doyoumind are any of those men trans? Doesn’t look like it Confused

Hollyhobbi · 23/10/2019 23:04

Is it me or is it hard to tell if any of these are women in some of the photos? Are they all on testosterone shots?

MrGsFancyNewVagina · 23/10/2019 23:02

So a woman who is transitioning still gets to compete as a woman. But men who are transitioning also get to compete as women.

Not quite. Trans female bodied people are not permitted to play sports with men, because they might get injured. However trans male bodied people are permitted to play against females, even if it means smashing their faces in, breaking a team mate’s leg or ‘folding a woman like a deckchair’. You would nearly think that they were misogynistic rules that puts Male bodied people first, at the expense of safety and fairness towards women. Surely not. Hmm

Doyoumind · 23/10/2019 23:01

You've missed one of the best ones.

A picture speaks a thousand words. Transwomen in women’s sport
FannyCann · 23/10/2019 22:57

Drizzle that photo is of Mack Beggs - a trans man, that is female to male, who would like to compete against men but isn't allowed to in his state. So Mack is a woman on testosterone, which is banned for women who aren't trans, and it appears to be giving Mack a significant advantage.

www.theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/25/transgender-wrestler-mack-beggs-wins-texas-girls-title

deydododatdodontdeydo · 23/10/2019 22:56

The last one looks terrifying, but if you took a still from any sport like Judo, you would see something like this. This is a woman vs a woman. They are grimacing because they are fighting. Nothing unusual about that.
The others, though....wow.

Jojowash · 23/10/2019 22:52

The worlds gone mad

Karabair · 23/10/2019 22:50

The expression that wrestler in the helmet is wearing is disgusting and their opponent looks terrified and in pain.

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LemonGingerCakes · 23/10/2019 22:48

X post OP. So a woman who is transitioning still gets to compete as a woman. But men who are transitioning also get to compete as women. So in this equation, the only competitors in women's sports who have not had a testosterone advantage, are women.

Yes, it would seem so. I just don’t understand the logic Sad

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RickOShay · 23/10/2019 22:48

It’s fucking awful.

NigellaAwesome · 23/10/2019 22:46

X post OP. So a woman who is transitioning still gets to compete as a woman. But men who are transitioning also get to compete as women. So in this equation, the only competitors in women's sports who have not had a testosterone advantage, are women. Confused Hmm

NigellaAwesome · 23/10/2019 22:43

Is it just transwomen invading sports? I doubt there are many transmen giving men a run for their money. The whole reason why there are men's and women's sports is that women don't generally have the same muscle mass, height, strength, etc that comes from being exposed to testosterone.

And I agree, it's not just the inherent unfairness and appropriation, it also poses a safety risk to women participants.

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LemonGingerCakes · 23/10/2019 22:43

Well, I may have made a mistake with the last one, yet in itself it is worrying. It seems the last one is female to male transitioning. However, to do this 'he' is taking testosterone. How is this even allowed??! Why is it not doping?

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Wacawaca19 · 23/10/2019 22:40

This would be hilarious if not so frightening.

gamerchick · 23/10/2019 22:39

They're all posting.

After you've posted a photo and it doesn't show to you, refresh the page.

Itsreallymehonest · 23/10/2019 22:37

Its gender appropriation. Completely unfair and inappropriate. I respect that trans women have had their own battles, but they were born into male privilege.

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LemonGingerCakes · 23/10/2019 22:37

I’ve woken up over the last year or so (see what I did there). I’m worried about the way things are going and I see women getting hurt. Physically as well as in other ways.

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LemonGingerCakes · 23/10/2019 22:35

What worries me is that I would have been pushed to become something I’m not.

I like to think I’m well put together, but I never wear dresses, skirts, florals. I barely wear make-up or do my nails. I only wear trousers. I was a 'tomboy'. Almost never wear heels. Yet, I’m me.

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Greenkit · 23/10/2019 22:35

Its a fucking joke.

Women are being pushed out of their own sport now, what next??

Drizzzle · 23/10/2019 22:34

That last one looks awful. What sport is that.?

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LemonGingerCakes · 23/10/2019 22:32

That was hard work! They weren’t showing, then they did, yet refreshing didn’t work! Confused

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