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> Nobody challenges that women are physically weaker then men. I have encountered multiple people in my personal life who are offended by the idea that women a

> Nobody challenges that women are physically weaker then men. I have encountered multiple people in my personal life who are offended by the idea that women are physically weaker than men. There is also plenty of evidence of this in the raging debate surrounding transgender (specifically male to female) individuals and their physical advantages competing against non-transgender women. So yes, I would say there are many who challenge that notion.

vineyardmike 5y ago
> There is also plenty of evidence of this in the raging debate surrounding transgender (specifically male to female) individuals and their physical advantages competing against non-transgender women. Yes, this is a huge issue in progressive ideology that is trying to take a local maxima of least-resistance arguments. There are solid arguments why M2F individuals are not problematic in sports, but "there are no differences" is not one of them. Better ones include, the inherent differences are much smaller after hormonal changes most m2f people undergo, or that elite tier athletics are already self-selecting for the most genetically extreme people anyways, further reducing the difference.