
Jon Pike
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Jon Pike
@runthinkwrite
Professor of Philosophy @OU_Philosophy. Political philosophy and the ethics and metaphysics of sport. @OU_GCRN (RT ≠ endorsement, all views personal, obvs.)


A trans-identified male student took first place at a girls' track championship final in California last week, beating his own sister for gold. Paul "Lina" Haaga is the grandson of a former @NPR executive. reduxx.info/male-student-w…



We need to learn to say no to cross-dressing men, especially those with a giant rubber rack: buff.ly/kqalLMe

I haven’t met any women who want to ‘reduce the rights of trans people’ as per Zack Polanski’s claim ⬇️ (Sunday Times). Women campaigning against the unlawful removal of our rights are not engaged in a culture war. And why are we the only group whose identity is up for grabs? 🤔

The correct position is acknowledging that natal males have a physiology that grants them a meaningful competitive advantage, that this advantage is attenuated but not eliminated by inhibiting testosterone. And then deciding on a case by case basis when that advantage matters




















