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Because the "boosted Singal post" is a retweet of Singal saying this about the Onion: "There's still some good onion but when it's cringe it's so cringe I wan

Because the "boosted Singal post" is a retweet of Singal saying this about the Onion: "There's still some good onion but when it's cringe it's so cringe I want the old onion back" That's it. That's my alleged rightward shift. Singal is considered a suppressive person on Bluesky and agreeing with him on anything is prima facie evidence of fascism. But I think this attitude says more about Anil and Bluesky than about me.

aredox 2y ago
There's still that: https://schwarztech.net/snippets/oh-look-misplaced-transphobia-from-a-man-in-tech https://schwarztech.net/snippets/oh-look-misplaced-transphob...
- idlewords 2y ago
  This is someone accusing me of transphobia in a situation where no one involved is trans, and no claims are being made about trans people. Which strikes me as extremely ageist.
  - aredox 2y ago
    This is clearly accusing a woman (Khelif) of being a male and only pretending to be female. And even if you pretend it isn't about her (just a poor timing, right?), what does "male competitors in women’s sports" designates if not trans people? After all, which "males" are allowed to compete in women's sports, Maciej, if not transgenders? This is very disingenuous, and you seem to think you can bullshit people. (Don't know where the "age"ist is doing there?)
    - dispin 2y ago
      The available evidence shows that Khelif is indeed a male. See this thread for further detail: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43025035 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43025035
      - aredox 2y ago
        This is a ridiculous post: >In fact every medal winner in the women's 800m at the 2016 Olympics was male. were "male" is redefined as "the 46,XY karyotype". What's next, are we going to screen all basketball players for genes that makes one too tall? But congratulations on Algeria, apparently a "woke" country were it is easy for men to pass as women for decades.
        dispin 2y ago
        As I asked the other sceptical commenter: how exactly would you explain XY karyotype, testosterone levels in the male range, and male-typical physique - other than by the athletes being male? https://www.alamy.com/silver-medalist-francine-niyonsaba-of-burundi-gold-medalist-caster-semenya-of-south-africa-and-bronze-medalist-margaret-nyairera-wambui-of-kenya-stand-on-the-podium-for-the-medal-ceremony-after-the-womens-800-mete-at-olympic-stadium-at-the-2016-rio-summer-olympics-in-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-on-august-20-2016-photo-by-richard-ellisupi-image258120984.html https://www.alamy.com/silver-medalist-francine-niyonsaba-of-... Also, we know that these three were deemed ineligible for future events under the revised World Athletics DSD policy which was developed with the intent of excluding male physical advantage from women's competitions. Semenya's DSD (5-alpha reductase deficiency) is public knowledge due to the Court of Arbitration for Sport publishing a ruling revealing this. This is a DSD that only affects male sexual development, not female.
    - idlewords 2y ago
      I am absolutely not accusing Khelif, or anyone else, of pretending to be something she's not. The evidence is clear she's a male athlete who grew up with a disorder of sexual development, but it's possible in that scenario to be raised as a girl and not learn of the condition until puberty. I think accusations of bad faith against Khelif are cruel. To answer your second question, I don't think any male athlete should compete in women's sports, since it negates the purpose of having sex-segregated categories. I believe it's possible to preserve these categories without excluding or vilifying transgender athletes. And I think this sentiment is in line with the vast majority of people who understand there is a tension between affirming people's gender identity and being fair to female athletes. ("Ageist" is a joke about the non-sequitur accusations of transphobia I got in response to my tweet.)
      - aredox 2y ago
        You say she's male, but she says she's female. How can you square that with "I am absolutely not accusing Khelif of pretending to be something she's not" when you are absolutely accusing her of doing that?

aredox 2y ago

There's still that: https://schwarztech.net/snippets/oh-look-misplaced-transphobia-from-a-man-in-tech https://schwarztech.net/snippets/oh-look-misplaced-transphob...

idlewords 2y ago
This is someone accusing me of transphobia in a situation where no one involved is trans, and no claims are being made about trans people. Which strikes me as extremely ageist.
- aredox 2y ago
  This is clearly accusing a woman (Khelif) of being a male and only pretending to be female. And even if you pretend it isn't about her (just a poor timing, right?), what does "male competitors in women’s sports" designates if not trans people? After all, which "males" are allowed to compete in women's sports, Maciej, if not transgenders? This is very disingenuous, and you seem to think you can bullshit people. (Don't know where the "age"ist is doing there?)
  - dispin 2y ago
    The available evidence shows that Khelif is indeed a male. See this thread for further detail: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43025035 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43025035
    - aredox 2y ago
      This is a ridiculous post: >In fact every medal winner in the women's 800m at the 2016 Olympics was male. were "male" is redefined as "the 46,XY karyotype". What's next, are we going to screen all basketball players for genes that makes one too tall? But congratulations on Algeria, apparently a "woke" country were it is easy for men to pass as women for decades.
      - dispin 2y ago
        As I asked the other sceptical commenter: how exactly would you explain XY karyotype, testosterone levels in the male range, and male-typical physique - other than by the athletes being male? https://www.alamy.com/silver-medalist-francine-niyonsaba-of-burundi-gold-medalist-caster-semenya-of-south-africa-and-bronze-medalist-margaret-nyairera-wambui-of-kenya-stand-on-the-podium-for-the-medal-ceremony-after-the-womens-800-mete-at-olympic-stadium-at-the-2016-rio-summer-olympics-in-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-on-august-20-2016-photo-by-richard-ellisupi-image258120984.html https://www.alamy.com/silver-medalist-francine-niyonsaba-of-... Also, we know that these three were deemed ineligible for future events under the revised World Athletics DSD policy which was developed with the intent of excluding male physical advantage from women's competitions. Semenya's DSD (5-alpha reductase deficiency) is public knowledge due to the Court of Arbitration for Sport publishing a ruling revealing this. This is a DSD that only affects male sexual development, not female.
  - idlewords 2y ago
    I am absolutely not accusing Khelif, or anyone else, of pretending to be something she's not. The evidence is clear she's a male athlete who grew up with a disorder of sexual development, but it's possible in that scenario to be raised as a girl and not learn of the condition until puberty. I think accusations of bad faith against Khelif are cruel. To answer your second question, I don't think any male athlete should compete in women's sports, since it negates the purpose of having sex-segregated categories. I believe it's possible to preserve these categories without excluding or vilifying transgender athletes. And I think this sentiment is in line with the vast majority of people who understand there is a tension between affirming people's gender identity and being fair to female athletes. ("Ageist" is a joke about the non-sequitur accusations of transphobia I got in response to my tweet.)
    - aredox 2y ago
      You say she's male, but she says she's female. How can you square that with "I am absolutely not accusing Khelif of pretending to be something she's not" when you are absolutely accusing her of doing that?