Both a lighthearted and helpful thread (for those scratching their heads as to where some of the in-jokes have come from).
First up, Snappity's "helpful" suggestion of 15 July 2018, after the point was raised that transwomen were disproportionately winning at women's sports. Why not make 'ducking under a bar' some kind of recognised Olympic event? Why not indeed.
Yes, I am suggesting promoting things like the beam.
Most sports have been designed by men and give men a natural advantage. That's why we end up with separate women's events because the disadvantage to women is inherent in the rules of the sport which is why, even when we get separate events for women they are usually seen as lesser than the men.
Women should be designing and promoting sports where they have a natural advantage over men, or neutral. So instead of running over hurdles, have ducking under a bar so that height is a disadvantage.
If women can't see that sports have been designed to disadvantage women and that the answer is to design sports that eliminate that disadvantage then I despair. I thought this was a feminism section - so design and promote sports which suit women not men.
Thanks Snappity, that was swell.
Not to be outdone, genderskeptic (30 July 2018) ups the ante to war crimes and the Geneva Convention, unless trans (and everyone else) have an all-access pass into all women's spaces.
I would remind everyone that trying to deny the rights of trans people for the actions of an individual meets the definition of collective punishment, a war crime under the Geneva convention.
Who cares if a few women and girls get harmed, ammirite?
This was followed a mere six days later (5 Aug 2018) by ADarkandStormyKnight, who suggests that all the problems of mixed sex sleeping arrangements can be resolved by "sturdy pyjamas". I don't know why we mere women had not thought of this before! Pure genius.
Really? I would be fine with that, and would just pack some sturdy pyjamas to save anyone from seeing anything they don't need to. It's a public hall, with several people sleeping in it. What do you think might happen?
Please, keep those greatest hits coming! They're a hoot and a half!