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SYFROYH

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5. XX vs XY doesnt work as well as you might think.

Tue Dec 7, 2021, 10:31 PM

Dec 2021

There are different combinations of X and Y and there are the hyper and hypo sentiviry to hormones issues which defy sex chromosomes.

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Oh look, the hand grenade got repurposed and... LiberatedUSA Dec 2021 #1

Would it have been an astounding performance if Michael Phelps did it? milestogo Dec 2021 #2

Life isn't easy. We have to adapt to differences. jimfields33 Dec 2021 #3

. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #4

XX vs XY doesnt work as well as you might think. SYFROYH Dec 2021 #5

+1. it ain't as simple as all that. stopdiggin Dec 2021 #9

Xx or xy would be fair questionseverything Dec 2021 #6

Women competing against women is fair. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #7

Have you ever competed against a woman in a sport? Casady1 Dec 2021 #11

Why does that matter? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #13

They are trying to bait you. LiberatedUSA Dec 2021 #14

If you were Casady1 Dec 2021 #27

So the woman born a woman gets to be second class? questionseverything Dec 2021 #54

Because if you had Casady1 Dec 2021 #16

Yes, one player can certainly dominate another, no matter what gender either one is. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #29

Name a single sport Casady1 Dec 2021 #37

Why? We're talking about women competing against women, and men competing against men. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #39

Olympic level women could kick all of our asses iemanja Dec 2021 #34

at the professional level Casady1 Dec 2021 #42

It's an interesting exercise kwolf68 Dec 2021 #8

Have you ever competed against a woman in a sport? Casady1 Dec 2021 #10

Genetics aren't the only thing that determine secondary sex characteristics. meadowlander Dec 2021 #17

You obviously never competed Casady1 Dec 2021 #28

I did actually. I was even a referee for awhile. meadowlander Dec 2021 #44

Oh Brother Casady1 Dec 2021 #46

The point is meadowlander Dec 2021 #57

Sports are not fair. PurgedVoter Dec 2021 #12

How many short people play basketball? Casady1 Dec 2021 #20

If you get out and play on a local court you may meet some. PurgedVoter Dec 2021 #40

I have Casady1 Dec 2021 #43

We're talking about top caliber athletes iemanja Dec 2021 #55

I don't know the answer to the question I posed. Lucid Dreamer Dec 2021 #15

As a transgender woman vercetti2021 Dec 2021 #18

There is no chance that Coed sports Casady1 Dec 2021 #21

Never know vercetti2021 Dec 2021 #22

Put them in the MMA cage with... LiberatedUSA Dec 2021 #24

Not even Casady1 Dec 2021 #30

in most sports, unfortunately iemanja Dec 2021 #25

not most all Casady1 Dec 2021 #38

Thanx. Lucid Dreamer Dec 2021 #31

No, it would not Ohio Joe Dec 2021 #19

C'mon Casady1 Dec 2021 #23

what about a "class 1 and class 2" system? Takket Dec 2021 #26

Sounds reasonable to me. LiberatedUSA Dec 2021 #35

And then... Zeitghost Dec 2021 #41

So you're against... LiberatedUSA Dec 2021 #45

I think they are pointing out an unscrupulous man could intentionally Takket Dec 2021 #48

How do you determine those average times? iemanja Dec 2021 #47

The problem is Class 2 then isn't going to be women. Dr. Strange Dec 2021 #50

Men will dominate both classes questionseverything Dec 2021 #52

Ludicrous Casady1 Dec 2021 #32

I've been wondering what would happen with this for a while iemanja Dec 2021 #33

Sex vs gender Zeitghost Dec 2021 #36

It's not that simple, because how do you determine sex? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #49

Two divisions Zeitghost Dec 2021 #58

No. Iggo Dec 2021 #51

Maybe we should worry about sports competition less... Bucky Dec 2021 #53

Seriously? iemanja Dec 2021 #56

After decades of progress in the fight for equality in women's sports Zeitghost Dec 2021 #59