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Re:Six-year-old breaks women's world Rubik's Cube record [vi... by philipallstar on Thursday September 24, 2026 @05:37AM (#49828304)
> There are arguments that it promotes equality, that it’s more fair… but I think the reality is closer to “it would be embarrassing for a man to be beaten by a woman”.

The reality is simply that women would not stand a chance, with unbelievably few exceptions (and even they wouldn't have much of a chance). Do you also think that we have women's sports because it would be embarrassing for men to be beaten by a woman?

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Re:Six-year-old breaks women's world Rubik's Cube record [vi... by madaxe_again on Thursday September 24, 2026 @08:49AM (#49829865)
Why would women not stand a chance in Rubik’s cube or chess? Please explain.
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Re:Six-year-old breaks women's world Rubik's Cube record [vi... by philipallstar on Thursday September 24, 2026 @09:38AM (#49830420)
Not women in theory, women in practice. The chess-playing women alive right now would not stand a chance based on their performance and ability.

As with football, basketball, and other pursuits, in chess there are 13 year old boys who will beat the top women. Although in chess they're fractionally harder to find.

So no, it's not because men would be embarrassed that we have women's sports. It's so women (whose highest achievers probably would not rank in the top 100 million people on the planet if all men were offered the same opportunity to compete at such a low level for the money) can have a chance to win something.

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