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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    Or, you know, one could separate athletes into brackets/categories that are better comparable and don’t give certain people a huge advantage over others. Make a separate marathon category for East Africans. Make a separate swimming category for people like Phelps. Make categories for boxing based on strength or performance.

    Multiple female skiers have called for a different way of doing things for example, because the shorter courses for women bore them and they aren’t allowed to compete against men.

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

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

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            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.

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              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)_/¯