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[–]GConly 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

On the one hand I feel for the female competitors.

On the other when this great balding lump stomps up and probably takes the gold medal I expect a fuck ton of people will be peaked. Because you really need to see this shit to accept how ridiculous it is.

[–]Femaleisnthateful 15 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 0 fun16 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The appropriation is strong with this one. Note all the casual dropping of indigenous words, whilst Hubbard has cheated indigenous competitors out of their rightful medals.

The Guardian pulls no punches, noting that Hubbard never competed internationally and his career would have been over if not for identifying as a woman.

I'm glad to see this happen, quite frankly. This will peak a lot of people.

I'm curious what 'transition' Hubbard has actually undergone aside from lowering his testosterone somewhat. I'm guessing nothing.

[–]MarkTwainiac 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm curious what 'transition' Hubbard has actually undergone aside from lowering his testosterone somewhat. I'm guessing nothing.

Hubbard might not have done anything to lower his testosterone, either. The IOC threshold of 10 nmol/L is still in the normal range for adult males. Men age 20-49 are only considered to have abnormally low T if it's under 8 nmol/L & they show symptoms. It wouldn't be at all unusual for a man of Hubbard's age - 43 - weight, girth, & amount of adipose tissue to have T at or under the IOC trans threshold naturally. Hubbard's "transition" might have involved nothing more than growing a ponytail.

The IOC & WA don't say that TIM athletes must do anything to their bodies to lower T, just that they must demonstrate that their T has been below the thresholds for 12 months. I've found that most men grossly overestimate the amount of T they have, just like they overestimate the size of their dicks. As a result, when men get their serum T tested, many are shocked that it's much lower than they assumed. There are actually many millions of men who could very easily meet the IOC criteria for eligibility in women's sports without taking any androgen suppressants or estrogen.

[–]weavilsatemyface 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm curious what 'transition' Hubbard has actually undergone aside from lowering his testosterone somewhat. I'm guessing nothing.

Put "she/her" pronouns in his Twitter bio. What else is needed to be a woman?

[–]BiologyIsReal 10 insightful - 4 fun10 insightful - 3 fun11 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

Peak the whole world, Hubbard!

[–]purrfect 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If this doesn't mark the beginning of the end of this evil movement, I give up on humanity.

I said once that many men would speak against this, because it's so blatantly unfair (and they have), but I forgot the couch wankers, who are taking this golden opportunity, to support the destruction of women's sports. I suppose lesser men stick together, no matter what.

[–]Camberian[S] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Unbelievable. I never thought they'd do this. How horrid for the other participants.