And That Year All Nominees Were Men? - Tumblr Posts
7 months ago
do u remember when the wider feminist position on gendered sport was that we should abolish it, and that women's accomplishments can be measured side by side (& indeed, neck and neck) with men's? what the fuck happened to that? (*whispering* i know what happened. it was the terf movement.)
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i dont mean to be rude or ~gender essentialist~
but if you look at the men's vs women's records in certain sports
women are almost always significantly worse than men
idk about sports like gymnastics because the grading is different
but weightlifting for example? the female record is 335kg and the male is 492kg
do you guys remember when a music award show abolished the male & female singer categories to have one general artist category
and that year all nominees were men?
yeah
if you dont have a place that is explicitly for people like you you wont have a place at all
if we abolish gendered sports i worry that no woman will win the gold medal ever again
and my point isnt that this is necessarily due to biology but due to social factors as well
but the end result is the same
like i dont think men are inherently better singers than women but We Live In A Society yknow