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Lia Thomas is the new national champion (Original Post) Demovictory9 Mar 2022 OP
Post removed Post removed Mar 2022 #1
If everyone can just keep MuseRider Mar 2022 #2
Ask the women swimmers who have to compete against her madaboutharry Mar 2022 #3
If she is aware of the advantage she has Wahyee Mar 2022 #5
+1000 Wahyee Mar 2022 #4
This sure looks like the result of an unfair advantage. hay rick Mar 2022 #6

Response to Demovictory9 (Original post)

MuseRider

(34,105 posts)
2. If everyone can just keep
Thu Mar 17, 2022, 09:48 PM
Mar 2022

their calm and not get all messed up over this it will work itself out. I am happy for her. I can understand how this affects women's sports but it can and will be worked out if we can all just remember, everyone deserves to do what they love and want and everyone should have the chance to be excellent. I am sure she is aware of the advantage she has. I just hope and hope and hope people will learn to adjust and not react like everything is a huge affront when something changes.

madaboutharry

(40,208 posts)
3. Ask the women swimmers who have to compete against her
Thu Mar 17, 2022, 09:57 PM
Mar 2022

to have that level of patience. Their swimming careers are destroyed. They can’t win if she is competing. That is a fact.

 

Wahyee

(610 posts)
5. If she is aware of the advantage she has
Thu Mar 17, 2022, 10:02 PM
Mar 2022

she must look upon these victories as rather hollow. It reminds of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer 'excelled' in a kids' karate class.

hay rick

(7,605 posts)
6. This sure looks like the result of an unfair advantage.
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 08:53 PM
Mar 2022

I'm against transgender discrimination, but I think ignoring the possible athletic advantages of male genetics and development prior to reassignment hurts the entire transgender community. Hatemonger DeSantis is all over this story.

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