Jon Pike
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@runthinkwrite
Professor of Philosophy @OU_Philosophy. Political philosophy and the ethics and metaphysics of sport. @OU_GCRN (RT ≠ endorsement, all views personal, obvs.)
Book reviews by philosophers, notoriously, can be scathing, but a sober review of a book on gender identity by the MIT philosopher (and Academic Freedom Council co-founder) Alex Byrne was deemed too dangerous to print. "The philosophy profession has shown itself to be an institution of fragile integrity when put to the test. One can only hope spines will eventually stiffen, and academic law and order is restored." philosophersmag.com/on-being-rejec…
I was invited to review an @OxUniPress book on gender identity for Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. You’ll never guess what happened next. 👇
More than 80 human rights organisations have urged the IOC to drop plans for chromosomal sex testing and a blanket ban on transgender athletes. The groups warn the measures would be a major setback for gender equality in sport. 📷: Getty Images insidethegames.biz/articles/ioc-u…
🌎 Eighty organizations are urging the International Olympic Committee to continue denying women fair competition in the Olympics, but female athletes are clear: women want a protected category. Our organization, along with many others across the political spectrum and around the world, supports the use of a noninvasive, accurate cheek swab to protect the integrity of women’s competition. It is the only reliable way to ensure women are not denied life-changing opportunities in Olympic competition and sets a standard for all international and national sport federations below.
🌎 Eighty organizations are urging the International Olympic Committee to continue denying women fair competition in the Olympics, but female athletes are clear: women want a protected category. Our organization, along with many others across the political spectrum and around the world, supports the use of a noninvasive, accurate cheek swab to protect the integrity of women’s competition. It is the only reliable way to ensure women are not denied life-changing opportunities in Olympic competition and sets a standard for all international and national sport federations below.
... (It won't propose a ban at all, it proposes to exclude males from the female category). If this is right, and it's universal sex testing, then, frankly, wonderful! Anyway, here's the statement from ILGA and their friends. ilga.org/news/olympics-…
