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Everyone wants equality until it affects them negatively then, it seems. Being a smartass aside, I don't think it will be the end of competitive sports for wom

by axaxs 6y ago

Everyone wants equality until it affects them negatively then, it seems. Being a smartass aside, I don't think it will be the end of competitive sports for women. I think we'll see new sports emerge, which would be pretty interesting.

throwaway189262 6y ago
There's essentially no sports where women can compete on the same level as men. The differences go beyond strength. For a man and woman the same weight: Men have stronger bones, much higher oxygen capacity, faster reaction time, better motion tracking, higher fatigue tolerance, better aerobic endurance, higher pain threshold. An interesting development would be co-ed professional sports with teams that have a fixed number of men and women. I think this is the best we could hope for as far as equality in sports
- axaxs 6y ago
  But you end up back in the same position. You have a 5 person team requirement, 3 men and 2 women. Where do you put trans?
  - slater 6y ago
    In the gender that the transitioning person identifies with.
silly-silly 6y ago
It absolutely would 'end' current competitive sports for women. This would be the equivalent of ditching your current paying customers for maybe potential future even-smaller-segment customers.