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TERFs taking their gloves off for Imane Khelif (i.imgur.com)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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To clarify, the pictured poster Caroline Kwan is an ally, not a TERF. The TERFs referred to in the title are the ones ‘protecting a very specific idea of what a woman is’

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Make a separate marathon category for East Africans.

Holy fuck...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

research (is) highlighting East African dominance in distance running, attributed to genetic predispositions, high-altitude training, traditional diets, and sociocultural factors.

Source

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So if you get good enough at a sport, you shouldn't be allowed to compete with athletes from other countries?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They're just taking the argument that Imane Khelif and others like her shouldn't be allowed to compete in the women's competition to it's logical conclusion. Pretty sure it's to show the ridiculousness of it suggesting she shouldn't be allowed to compete against women due to a genetic advantage despite being a woman.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

It is so hard to tell at this point.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No, I actually think they're serious, considering their followup about female skiers. Who, I'm sure, would probably just prefer the female course be the same length as the male one ¯\_(ツ)_/¯