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Re:You're So Vain, You Probably Think This App Is About You:... by watwut on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @03:50AM (#36677747)
Not the primary topic, but TERF also gets outraged when transmen participate in sports (basically regardless of which gender they compete for) and demand genital checks of adolescents and kids.

The absolutely miniscule issue of, like, 5 transwomen competiting is just good sounding excuse.

Re:You're So Vain, You Probably Think This App Is About You:... by tarsinge on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @04:33AM (#36678041)
I'm not familiar with that term and the subject, what's the issue with checking someone fit in the corresponding physical category? Sport is all about the physical body and performance, not about personality. Physical categories could be abandoned, but if they are maintained there then it's seems logical to check, maybe with a more scientific test like testosterone level being into a range. Regardless of gender people would then compete in their (testosterone?) class, like weight classes exists in some sports.
Re:You're So Vain, You Probably Think This App Is About You:... by watwut on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @04:41AM (#36678077)
Yeah, I take issue with forcing anyone including 13 years old to undergo genital checks. It is literally in the sexual harassments category and massively humiliating.

Also, if there is manufactured controversy, it is this one. It is not like there would be hundreds of trans women destroying female sport. This issue exists purely to outrage people and to be cruel to few that exist.

Re:You're So Vain, You Probably Think This App Is About You:... by shapenamer on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @01:40PM (#36684472)
weird take imo, I played multiple sports in highschool and every year I had to go have a doctor (always female, but I'm supposed to be ok with this I guess, but I wasn't) handle my genitals or I wouldn't be allowed to compete.
Re:You're So Vain, You Probably Think This App Is About You:... by watwut on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @03:17PM (#36700230)
That is definitely not normal.
Re:You're So Vain, You Probably Think This App Is About You:... by shapenamer on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @04:30PM (#36778666)
It's extremely normal https://www.virtua.org/articles/turn-your-head-and-cough-the...

You clearly didn't play any sports, or you're female, I suppose.

Re:You're So Vain, You Probably Think This App Is About You:... by xigoi on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @04:03AM (#36677840)
What's even the point of having sports separated into women's and “men's” if anyone can just choose where to participate?
Re:You're So Vain, You Probably Think This App Is About You:... by watwut on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @04:42AM (#36678086)
Which is not situation at all, nor was there any threat of that happening.
Re:You're So Vain, You Probably Think This App Is About You:... by concordDance on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @03:22AM (#36691382)
I have never seen people called "TERF"s being against transmen in men's sports, only transwomen. Haven't seen one demand genital checks either.