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Oh dear, here we go again. Take your marks……

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viques · 24/08/2024 13:48

It’s almost as though they think if they keep doing it we will give up in the end. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/13/valentina-petrillo-to-become-first-openly-transgender-athlete-at-paralympics

Valentina Petrillo to become first openly transgender athlete at Paralympics

Valentina Petrillo, who transitioned in 2019 and won medals in World Para Athletics Championship last year, will run in the Paralympics Games

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/13/valentina-petrillo-to-become-first-openly-transgender-athlete-at-paralympics

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JanesLittleGirl · 02/09/2024 21:56

littlbrowndog · 02/09/2024 20:33

Looking good

Maybe 'tucking' would slow the athlete down.

outdamnedspots · 02/09/2024 20:54

dunBle · 02/09/2024 19:48

Notable that the other athlete (I missed her name) despite thinking that Petrillo was lovely also said she probably wouldn't have been happy if she was still competing in that event.

Yes, I heard that. She did a poor interview with Petrilla, but then maybe she was thinking about the effect on her career...

outdamnedspots · 02/09/2024 20:53

Good. Petrilla didn't qualify for the final.

The Paralympics committee really need to sort this out. Fairness for women must trump inclusion.

littlbrowndog · 02/09/2024 20:33

Looking good

Oh dear, here we go again. Take your marks……

Feministamum · 02/09/2024 20:31

There are no biologically female 'male trans' athlete's winning all the medals, prize money and trophies in men's events whenever they compete, or maybe they don't compete in men's events, because they know it would be unsafe and pointless?

fashionqueen0123 · 02/09/2024 19:56

Fifty?!
The only requirement is a legal thing? Nothing else? At all?

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 02/09/2024 19:56

His earrings are very dangly though like other things.

Getonwitit · 02/09/2024 19:55

Does he realise that by taking part in the women's race it just underlines the fact he couldn't beat other men. Makes him look like an absolute fuckwit.

Szygy · 02/09/2024 19:51

dunBle · 02/09/2024 19:48

Notable that the other athlete (I missed her name) despite thinking that Petrillo was lovely also said she probably wouldn't have been happy if she was still competing in that event.

Yes, true, and I’m heartened by the amount of quite even-handed attention they’ve devoted to it. Unlike some other places we could mention.

KohlaParasaurus · 02/09/2024 19:50

If he truly believes he has no residual male advantage, that makes it all the more obvious that he doesn't have a clue about the actual experience of being a female athlete, with female hormone levels, female body size and composition, and female levels of opportunity to participate and compete in sports. But I suspect he knows full well that he's ripping the piss out of women. Ugh.

dunBle · 02/09/2024 19:48

Notable that the other athlete (I missed her name) despite thinking that Petrillo was lovely also said she probably wouldn't have been happy if she was still competing in that event.

DalloMallow · 02/09/2024 19:46

Nice shot of Petrillo's penis and balls bulging through the tight outfit - just now on C4. Just so we are all in no doubt...

Szygy · 02/09/2024 19:42

'She was so lovely'.

Right. 🙄

DalloMallow · 02/09/2024 19:42

murasaki · 02/09/2024 19:41

Tanni just used 'they' re Petrillo. Not she.

And then she lost track and said "she" about 30 seconds later...

murasaki · 02/09/2024 19:41

Tanni just used 'they' re Petrillo. Not she.

Feministamum · 02/09/2024 19:26

Male puberty confers comparable advantages over the female sex to doping, they are stronger, faster, and have a greater oxygen capacity

HidingBehindTheWallpaper · 02/09/2024 19:22

Oh honestly. If it turned out he had lied about his level of disability then there would be outcry.

Feministamum · 02/09/2024 19:07

Just because they can...

Feministamum · 02/09/2024 19:00

I found the Olympics completely unwatchable this year so haven't been following it, all I can see here is a man wearing nail polish and holding a flag?

PermanentTemporary · 02/09/2024 18:59

@Feministamum that's not what happened. There's about a million threads about it so I won't start another.

Feministamum · 02/09/2024 18:52

I was so disgusted by trans male bodied men being allowed to box against women and put their lives at risk in this years Olympics that I just couldn't watch it - and I had thought the ParOlympics might not allow the inequality of male bodied men competing against women - but apparently they have

Fedup48 · 02/09/2024 18:21

Ugggh - can trans people not just compete against other trans people? Why can they not just do that

Maerchentante · 25/08/2024 15:13

GargoylesofBeelzebub · 25/08/2024 14:21

I nearly choked on my tea when I came to this part at the bottom.

Er, you are using a filtered picture clearly intended to misled Guardian. Shame on you.

The Grauniad make it sound like they are some start-up investigative journalism collective, when they appear to be lobbying for specific groups only. Make it make sense.

GargoylesofBeelzebub · 25/08/2024 14:21

I nearly choked on my tea when I came to this part at the bottom.

Er, you are using a filtered picture clearly intended to misled Guardian. Shame on you.

PurpleSparkledPixie · 25/08/2024 13:23

kiterunning · 25/08/2024 08:30

Surprised the DM hasn't picked this up.

They reported it on 12th August, and several times since then. I can't link due to it wanting payment but google "daily mail transgender paraolympics" and there's a long list of articles.

I echo everyone else's comment of fucking cheater 😡

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