Obviously this won’t work for all sports, but things like football, track, soccer, it would allow for de-gendered team, even allowing athletes with the skills but not the genetically-endowed physical attributes to have a place to play.

Note: I know very little about sports and being on a sports team, so please point out anything that doesn’t make sense.

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[+] 60 points 2 years ago (18 children)
  • [+] -7 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    It would work for marathons though. Figure that out

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

    You sure? I cannot find records adjusted to weight, but the male record is ~2:01h and the female 2:17h

    Edit: Why is there a cake next to my name? It cannot be that I am on lemmy for a whole year already? Fuck.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Yeah, you should have an egg next to your name :P

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    why an egg? Would it be to represent the disorientation of suddenly realizing you have been on Lemmy for a whole year? Like how an animal may be disorientated when seeing the light of the world for the first time.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Testosterone also increases red blood cell count, so even male endurance athletes have an advantage. Look at Tigst Assefa who holds the women's World record for a marathon at 2:11, she's 120 lbs, the top 5 male marathon runners are all at 120 lbs too and run 10 minutes faster.

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  • [+] -11 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Shouldn't a woman and a man with the same height, weight, and body-muscle percentage be basically identical in terms of athleticism or am I wrong?

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  • [–] 46 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Nope, testosterone is a hell of a drug. There is a reason women dope with it.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    To add to other replies I also think that its much harder for women to develop muscles. (Just what I think I observed, coukd be wrong)

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  • [+] -28 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Get rid of gendered sports. Next, legalize steroids for women; keep them illegal for men. Solves part of the problem, but I have no idea how trans people would fit into this scenario, though.

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