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What's a biological man? Not a Y chromosome, since they used to test Olympic athletes but found that the presence of a Y chromosome was not sufficient to identi
by carbadtraingood 4y ago
What's a biological man? Not a Y chromosome, since they used to test Olympic athletes but found that the presence of a Y chromosome was not sufficient to identify men and women. (There are multiple genetic conditions that can cause this.) Many athletes had an unpleasant surprise at the hands of the IOC resulting in at least one suicide.
History and relevant link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_verification_in_sports#:~:text=Chromosome%20testing%20was%20introduced%20by,be%20inconclusive%20in%20identifying%20maleness https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_verification_in_sports#:....
- baremetal 4y ago>What's a biological man? Not a Y chromosome, since they used to test Olympic athletes but found that the presence of a Y chromosome was not sufficient to identify men and women. (There are multiple genetic conditions that can cause this.) Many athletes had an unpleasant surprise at the hands of the IOC resulting in at least one suicide. that is a non-sequitur. the conclusion doesnt follow from the premises.
- carbadtraingood 4y agoWhat conclusion? I just pointed out one historical attempt to define "biological man", and noted that it ended in failure?
- baremetal 4y ago"What's a biological man? Not a Y chromosome."
- carbadtraingood 4y agoRight. That's the definition the international Olympic committee tried to enforce. The presence of a Y chromosome meant athletes weren't allowed to compete. The problem is that many women (who are not trans) have a Y chromosome. They are either XXY (Klinefelter), or XY (Swyer), XY mosaicism, or any of the other intersex conditions. Are those people not women? They may have fallopian tubes, a vagina, and a uterus, but also a Y chromosome.
- DoctorOW 4y agoPretty sure the question is rhetorical, friend.