Top finishers in Brooklyn half non-binary division all male

I think it’s a bit like in The Simpsons when Rainer Wolfcastle is asked how he sleeps at night and he replies “on a pile of money with many beautiful ladies” only without the beautiful ladies bit.

I definitely noticed with the big mainstream media-covered events like the Brit Awards, that did get a lot of people peaking talking about the rights and wrongs of competitions dropping male/ female prize categories.

One, they don't read media that carry these stories.

Or, two, they do notice it, and reach the mountain top.

Or three, they do notice it, but it means the "progressive" claptrap they've embraced has something seriously wrong with it, they can't cope with this and just ignore the piss-take,

How can people not notice this massive giant piss-take?

It must me extra galling for the women who beat the NB "winners," but weren't in the top three of the women's race.

Why aren't these men embarrassed?

To win in the NB category, and get a medal, when you're slower than dozens of men in the men's category... I just think any reasonable* person would be embarrassed.

*I think I've answered my own question, here

God, I didn’t clock that the men can ALSO race as women in the woman category . Oh for absolute fucks sake.
Every man’s a winner, baby

🤣🤣🤣

Don't they also let men run in the women's category if they've taken hormones for 12 months?

So that's 3 categories that men can compete in?

Is it ok though? A male is ranked No. 41 of all males. Receives the same prize money as the male No. 1 and as the female No. 1.

All because, muh non-binary equality. In essence, that prize money going to this joke category (and yes, it is a joke category because 'gender identities' have no impact on sporting ability) was taken from the male and female category.

I don't think a nonbinary category works for those male runners who identify as women, because it doesn't provide validation of their identity.

As others have noted, categories based on inner abstract feelings don't make any sense, but of course what we really have are two categories based on average sex differences and then an additional category which is mixed sex but defines itself as consisting of those runners who are not two-dimensional sex stereotypes (Barbie dolls and G.I. Joes).

This is illogical, because two different definitions are mashed together. Either all categories are sex-based or all categories are based on some inner floating feelings of femininity or masculinity or not having either or having both etc. We are moving towards the latter way of defining things, which forces many of us to either transition or to accept retrogressive sexist views about men and women.

I would worry that they will use this as evidence that they could run in the female category as their times were slower.

When did it become okay to be so dishonest? To deliberately race against women, knowing that because you are (however you sodding well identify) a natal male and thus likely to win?

I used to be quite optimistic for the human race, but these days I just want to move to a house at the end of a dead-end lane and shut the fucking gate.

«Chromosomes do not fit the binary and neither do athletes».
Says Jacob (they/them).

https://www.instagram.com/p/CfUssV5FUKr/?hl=en

I think this is the best self posted picture of Jacob.

Exactly. Jacob is just an all around douchebag.

Absolutely!

Yep. Agree but I was mostly being hopeful 😁
As a category, women's means little if it includes men because then the chaps would have 3 categories they could enter!

The fact that women will be disadvantaged is irrelevant.

Yeah, I think this is one of the ones that will fall out of fashion quite fast, because it's obviously unfair to other men.

(My favourite other example of this is those rowing rules that permit men to compete in the women's events, but not to take a woman's place in a mixed-sex event.)

I expect that NB categories will only get dropped because men who entered as men will realise they are missing out on prize money and complain. Although it may go through a period where the NB men will then identify as women, so then there will be 3 lots of prize money being won by men.

The fact that women will be disadvantaged is irrelevant. 🙄

Three prize pools available to men and none for women should a man decide yo race due to the inherent male advantage? No it is not ok.

I have no sympathy for the afab nbs. They bought into the idea that sport is about identity not body so can either live with the consequences or move to an actual scientific understanding - which would mean campaigning for sports segregated by biological sex and no other categories.

You mean that’s not already happening?