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Gender Incommensurability In Sports - JSTOR Daily (daily.jstor.org)
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What if the separation of competitions, “said to be a natural consequence of the differences between men and women,” is actually is “just a tool to create those differences”?

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[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Interesting read. My only issue is:

Noting that other physical differences—such as longer arms, skin color, a natural ability to absorb more oxygen than average—aren’t exclusive categories,

There are weight categories for wrestling, boxing, etc. I don't think that needs to be excluded to make this point.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Those aren't immutable or essential though, right? Switching weight classes is possible, normal, and definitely not the subject of right wing hysteria.