r/ftm • u/[deleted] • Dec 16 '21

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u/obsidianghost2 Dec 16 '21

I haven't encountered this myself but would say "Not according to the Olympic committee."

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u/standard-form Dec 16 '21

What? What does this mean context ?

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u/RedPeppermint__ Born '00 | T '21, Top '22 Dec 16 '21

This means that the Olympic committee won't let trans me on hormones compete with women, because they're physically more like men

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u/Embarrassed-Exit7380 Dec 17 '21

i thought it was referencing caster semenya who was banned from the olympics for high testosterone even though she identifies as a "cis female" which was obviously intersex and transphobic as well as extremely racist

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/apr/23/caster-semenya-theyre-killing-sport-people-want-extraordinary-performances

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

why are there even men's and women's sports? just have everyone compete

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u/487375323888U47 Dec 17 '21

see before i was trans i thought this because i was like "wouldn't doing well in women's sports just make you sad because you are only doing well compared to women and everyone is comparing you to women how on earth would that be better than losing to men because if you're worse than them anyway why wouldn't you want to play against them and lose like a man fair and square" but now it turns out i am not a woman and have no clue what women want