To think Laurel Hubbard should not be competing against women - Part 2

[Belle82]

I am overwhelmed by how much support there has been on this post and that the majority of people agree with the unfairness of this decision, it is good to see the majority being able to have a voice without being silenced.

It breaks my heart that a less fortunate girl who has worked so hard was passed over for a middle aged transgender woman who was 203 in the world when competing against men.

I can’t decide if I want this person to win, to give the argument a better standing on never letting this happen again.
I guess we will find out today…

The Dove people’s brains fell out of their heads a long time ago

Thanks for info

Another useful thread for anyone who is interested. The BBC, who pride themselves on being non-biased and balanced are showing their true colours - www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/4312402-BBC-prepared-to-block-report-Twitter-users-for-hate-after-being-called-out-on-Hubbard-reporting

Who does the BBC answer to? Is it Ofcom?

Looks like it - www.bbc.co.uk/contact/complaints

@Ozgirl75

Personally I think they should do it like they do at my children’s junior school; an “open” category and a girls category. Girls are free to play in the open group (and some do, there is one girl in the A soccer team and 2 in the B team, tennis 1sts is mixed 5/3) but also have girl’s soccer, rugby etc and a few of their own sports (netball and touch rugby). Athletics is run together but timed separately. Seems to work really well.

It is sport. Biology matters. A category for biological born males called Men And a category for biological born females. Called Women.

Ground breaking isn't it.

Unfortunately I think a lot of men see women as "less good/crap men", instead of their own category. The men's and women's events of a sport aren't the same event but one group is worse, like the A and B group in weight lifting or the swimmers in the outside lanes. They are totally different events, like equestrian and shooting, or high jump and long jump. All great events but you just can't compare the two.

So I guess it makes sense that LH sees themselves fitting perfectly in to that category, or that people think the women could just be a bit less crap and beat men if they wanted so what's the problem.

Laurel Hubbard awarded sportswoman of the year by University of Otago, New Zealand.

www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10051629/amp/Transgender-weightlifter-Laurel-Hubbard-named-sportswoman-year-New-Zealand-university.html

^ I don't know if that award is particularly prestigious, but it's still infuriating.

Here we go again it seems:

www.bbc.com/sport/swimming/60792875.amp