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Please explain the obvious sexism here. She's being penalized more than her male competitors (who aren't allowed to compete against her)? (Though, maybe gymna
by KMag 5y ago
Please explain the obvious sexism here. She's being penalized more than her male competitors (who aren't allowed to compete against her)? (Though, maybe gymnastics rules don't actually prohibit men from competing in women's divisions.)
Also, it looks most like penalizing exceptionalism, similar to how the penalty rules of hockey were changed to limit Wayne Gretzky's dominance when both teams were down a player (and changed back shortly after Gretzky's retirement, IIRC).
- darksaints 5y agoI think the claims of sexism come from the fact that this move has only ever been performed by men before, combined with the low scoring as a way of dissuading other female gymnasts from trying it.