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@mert255733 @BertDalziel Of course your upbringing affects your identity BUT being a man or a woman ISN’T an identity. It is an objective fact just like your age, height or eye colour.

@BertDalziel No, I think it's just more complex than scientific reductionism. The body isn't always simple, and our culture and upbringing affect our identities as much as our genome might

It’s funny because the actual issue wasn’t to do with gender wars, at least directly. The issue was sports authorities in (mostly) developing countries who have been utilising male athletes with dsds to win medals in the female category. Now they can’t do that any more.

@Kat_Says_Stuff @KateBMwriting But they won’t be impacted if they’re female. If they’re male regardless of what ethnicity they are, they shouldn’t be competing with women. Are you suggesting that we only stop white males but let males of other ethnicities carry on taking women’s places?

@KateBMwriting I wish you understood nuance and context. Black people are more likely to be intersex or have DSD. So they are more likely to be impacted by this. Just as ginger haired people are more likely to wake up under anaesthesia

The Guardian telling on themselves here. Suggesting that black women are a bit like men, if you really think about it 😳

@moonbeamer6 @benryanwriter But “intersex” men are. All DSDs are sex specific. Any males (including those who were mistakenly declared to be female at birth) will not be eligible.

@benryanwriter Intersex women are NOT male. I can definitely find tons of data on that.

Harvard Law School clinical instructor and trans activist Alejandra Caraballo, who objects to the IOC’s rule barring biological males from women’s sports, predicts: “The first time some blonde white woman who’s also a major sports star gets disqualified for being intersex, all hell is going to break loose.”

@brookelynn74 @sharrond62 What ramifications would those be? That only female people are eligible for the female category no matter how they look or identify? Quelle horreur!

@sharrond62 You all have no idea what the ramifications of this ruling will be because you can’t look past your fucking echo chambers. Your ignorance and the ignorance of everyone who supported this and pushed for its implementation has hurt women and girls.

The Guardian has become a rag! If every woman has to do a sex screening test no one is singled out. Let alone women of colour. What a disgusting racist comment. Sex screening has zero to do with ethnicity, & everything to do with biological sex. Nothing more.

@PW26228 @AthleticsImages @AthleticsWeekly When Ben Johnson was stripped of his gold medal in 1988, that’s exactly what happened: Carl Lewis was given gold, Linford Christie was given Silver and Calvin Smith was awarded bronze. If someone’s disqualified for any reason, they don’t bring in a replacement from the heats.

@AthleticsImages @AthleticsWeekly This is a bit of a reach given there would be three different athletes in the final and the race would've been completely different.

After today's excellent decision by the IOC.,if the Rio 2016 women's 800m. was held today, the 3 medallists in my photo. Wambui, Niyonsaba & Semenya would be barred and the medals would go to Canada's Melissa Bishop, Poland's Joanna Jozwik & GB's Lynsey Sharp @AthleticsWeekly

@Hontas_Farmer @interACT_adv If you take the tiny percentage of the population who are elite athletes and cross reference it with the tiny percentage of the population who have the specific DSD you describe and they don’t already know about it, I’d be surprised if there’s more than one in the next decade.

If this remains the case in 2028 then there WILL be XX women born and lived their whole lives as women who find out they have a DSD. Who then will need more detailed examination with their business broadcast to the whole planet in real time. A policy that went on a case by case, sport by sport, basis would've been a real principled stand but that would be asking too much.

interACT Responds to New #IOC Policy Discriminating Against Intersex #Olympic Athletes. This is a devastating day for women athletes, who deserve to play the sport they love free from invasive sex testing, discrimination, and public scrutiny.  interactadvocates.org/interact-respo…

@AndrewAyr @philjones461 @sharrond62 He was 20yrs past his best, was badly injured 3yrs earlier and was still able to take the place of a younger, fitter woman at her peak. If you can’t see the obvious male advantage from that, I genuinely don’t know what to say. Him failing his lifts on the day is irrelevant.

@philjones461 @sharrond62 2021, a trans woman weightlifter lost out to biological females sf.gov/trans-women-in…

So many amazing women have taken on this fight to restore simple fairness in sport based on reality. I salute everyone of u today. We still have battles to fight because fairness cannot only be for the top 1% at Olympic level. Every women & little girl deserves her opportunities

@SimphiweSimpra5 @MOR_KAY_BRO @Riley_Gaines_ Categories by their nature are exclusive - that’s literally the point of them. We include people by making sure there’s a category for everyone. Transwomen are included in the male category so there’s no issue.

@MOR_KAY_BRO @Riley_Gaines_ The data is clear, but the solution isn't straightforward. Finding a balance between inclusivity and fairness is key.

"Trans women" haven't been banned from women's sports. Men have. Hope this helps!

@acca_ish @PopBase Nobody is stopping transwomen from competing, they just have to compete in the category that aligns with their sex (just like everyone else does).

@PopBase So the Olympics can celebrate unity in diversity but draw the line at trans women?

Transgender women have been banned from competing in female category events at the Olympic Games.

@intoxslutG @biebs_john84713 @glindaupland Weightlifting is already categorised by weight. Go and have a look at the records for comparable weight categories in males and females and then come back and argue that again.

@biebs_john84713 @glindaupland The reality is . You are defending something you don't even understand. No one and I mean no one is trying to tell you a trans women has the same internal organs as a cis women. The point is. Why does it matter. Gendered sports is outdated. Make weight, experience classes

the world is actually regressing and it is so sad to see. all of that work and progression for nothing.

@robster16 @drinksafeee @biebs_john84713 @glindaupland Any transwoman who competes in the female category is a cheat and deserves criticism - just like any other kind of cheat.

@drinksafeee @biebs_john84713 @glindaupland Does it warrant a “breaking news” headline?! All it does is put a spotlight on trans people who just want to live their lives. Just look at the responses to this message and you’d think trans people are evil incarnate. THAT is the “evil agenda” here!

@skarsgardcharts @biebs_john84713 @glindaupland Black women might have higher testosterone than white women but they’re not men are they, so they don’t have testosterone that is equivalent to male levels. Are you honestly comparing black women to men (as racists have done for years) and thinking you have the moral high ground?

@biebs_john84713 @glindaupland black women also have naturally higher testosterone than other women. should black women be disqualified from competing against white women too?

@C601kraken @Math_files The basis of the joke is that BOTH mathematicians are misogynistic. The one who is openly saying sexist things AND the other one who assumes that there’s no way a waitress would be able to answer the question on her own.

@Math_files The whole basis of this is misogynistic "His friend claimed that there was no difference and that women were just as capable as men". The assumptions in this 'joke' are shocking. 2 mathemations both men. Whilst waiter is a women. Going to unfollow

Two mathematicians were in a restaurant. One of them was a hard-core misogynist and claimed that women were never any good at maths, especially the blonde ones. His friend claimed that there was no difference and that women were just as capable as men. When the misogynist went for a cigarette, the other guy called over the blonde waitress. “My friend and I are having an argument. When he gets back I’ll call you over and ask you a question. The answer you need to give is ‘a third X cubed’. Can you do that?” “Thurdeks coobed?” “a third X cubed.” “a Third Ekscubed. Sure I can do that.” The other chap comes back to the table and his friend says. “I’ll prove to you that women are as good as men at maths. See the blond waitress; I’ll ask her a question and we’ll see if she knows any maths.” So he calls the waitress over and asks, “What is the integral of X squared?” As quick as a shot, she comes out with “A third X cubed.” The misogynist is stunned. The waitress smiles and walks away. Then she stops and calls back, “plus a constant.”

@TwinkTeacup @sappholives83 It’s a social role that’s tied to sexed reality. And it’s the regressive bit that we should be throwing out, not reifying and making the sole definition of woman. It’s profoundly offensive to anyone who has even the smallest understanding of the history of female oppression.

@sappholives83 Who created language? and what changes in language? and who decides that? Fact is, you are an adult human female If we wanted to refer to you as a person with a vagina that is what we would call you But a woman is a social role with human-made norms and expectations that change

What’s staggering, “Artemis,” is how desperate you are to redefine womanhood in a way that includes you. Women are adult human females. Politics have nothing to do with it. You’re either female or you’re not — and you’re not.

@salltweets I can’t believe what I just read. Safeguarding principles are literally about anticipating risk in advance. Does he honestly believe it’s better to be attacked and have your attacker punished afterwards than to reduce the risk of the attack in the first place?

If women’s bathrooms are so dangerous, I’m going to need to hear the new reason why he wants to be in them now that “safety” is off the table. 🙄

@thedaily_greg @austendaily Disagree. She has some irritating mannerisms and is far too lax with Lydia but she has a better handle on her daughters’ prospects than Mr Bennett who only realises his shortcomings when Mr Wickham shines a big old spotlight on them.

@austendaily Rereading P and P right now and reflecting afresh on what a horror Mrs. Bennet is.

An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do.