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Woman’s Hour now on Trans athletes

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GoodbyePorpoiseSpit · 23/06/2021 10:08

Discussion now - focused on the benefits /strength of male puberty despite testosterone levels later

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BareBelliedSneetch · 23/06/2021 10:24

All the messages they are reading out from listeners are very GC and anti trans athletes in the Olympic.

Interesting editorial decision as usually the messages they select to read out are less so!

WhoNeedsaManOfTheWorld · 23/06/2021 10:22

Joanne Harper is biased and very difficult to listen to. Do they have speech problems?

MyOtherProfile · 23/06/2021 10:22

"A less than ideal decision but not a mistake"? Hmmm

Shedbuilder · 23/06/2021 10:22

First time I've heard Emma Barnett really dig deep and she's making the pro-trans PhD woman look very foolish.

Beamur · 23/06/2021 10:22

Ah. Joanna Harper..

nettie434 · 23/06/2021 10:21

Emma's interviewing style is actually better for this topic. The PhD researcher is Joanna Harper, starbar66. Her research on transgender athletes has been very influential.

hoxt · 23/06/2021 10:21

Emma is nailing this!

UnderAMatalaMoon · 23/06/2021 10:21

Joanne Harper is an idiot. Their own research and their own argument is that there is not enough evidence to show that transitioning puts trans athletes on the same footing as natal female athletes. And yet, the IOC listened to this person, and fucked over female athletes.

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GoodbyePorpoiseSpit · 23/06/2021 10:21

Car crash. Good to hear Emma holding her to account ( interviewee is a trans athletes herself) with data and being quite forensic.

“It doesn’t have to be equal to be fair” and it’s currently “not markedly unfair” oh that’s ok then.

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DaisiesandButtercups · 23/06/2021 10:20

They don’t seem to have invited anyone from the other perspective, Emma Hilton and Sharron Davies for example.

WhoNeedsaManOfTheWorld · 23/06/2021 10:20

I wish they would just come out and say this is about males in female sport

Beamur · 23/06/2021 10:20

She's really not letting the person being interviewed off the hook at all.

ClosdesMouches · 23/06/2021 10:20

"Not 100% convinced"

BrideofAberdeen · 23/06/2021 10:19

I think Emma is doing well. Just missing that it doesn’t matter if LH wins or loses, she has taken a women’s place. Ooooo, Emma is doing well talking about strength differences

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GoodbyePorpoiseSpit · 23/06/2021 10:17

Insane point of view being expressed: the claim that as Laurel won’t win anyway so may as well include her. Embarrassing.

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Starbar66 · 23/06/2021 10:15

PhD researcher making irrelevant point about LH not being very good at weightlifting anyway. Emma B doing a good job of pinning them down to answer the question.

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GoodbyePorpoiseSpit · 23/06/2021 10:12

Yes! Emma being very frank about the olympics decision to include Laurel Hubbard

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