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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp
Shaquille O'Neil's "biological makeup" is for being big and tall, or Simone Biles for being small and strong, or Michael Phelps for having a huge number of genetic advantages including a body that produces low levels of lactic acid.
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Initially I was outraged as these kind of topics of transwomen competeing as women do trigger me. But after more research from what I'm aware of, I have changed my stance since what it comes down for me is whether Imane enhanced herself through any "modifications" or not. And it sounds like she didn't. She's just born genetically "gifted" with higher levels of testosterone, which makes it no different than the examples listed above like Michael Phelps which gave him an edge over his competition. It just so happens Phelps is a man. Should he have been disqualified or put in his own category that's above men? Hypothetic "mutant" division?
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Originally Posted by Traum
If the genetic make up between biological males and biological females do not matter in competitive sports, then all sports competition should be mixed gender and inclusive. But obviously that is absurd.
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But it's such a gray area. Some women are born with more testosterone and that's outside of their control. Where do you draw the line? If a person was born female and never did anything unnatural to her body, then how can she not be considered a female to compete as a female?
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The first girl quit after taking a couple shots in the face. It set up a perfect narrative, but in hindsight, she also sounds like a quitter considering Imane just had her 2nd fight, the other controversial boxer Liu Yu-ting had her fight, and they all went the length to a decision, rather than an easy 1st round win.
I'll leave this here: