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[–][deleted] 17 insightful - 1 fun17 insightful - 0 fun18 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I still don't understand the logic of letting someone be on the women's team who claims not to be a woman while at the same time allowing a man to compete against women simply because he claims to be women.

[–]soundsituation 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think the "logic" is that the only way to be kind and supportive is to go along with whatever they want.

[–]Anonimouse 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's easy. There is the cis/het male group, and the everything else group. Female spaces are now for anyone who identifies as anything but a cis man. Nonbinary? That gets you in the women's group.

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

I'm still gobsmacked that you can "make history" simply by claiming you're genderspecial. Clearly none of the other plain old standard-issue women on the team are deserving of mention.

[–]jjdub7Gay Male Guest Commentator 8 insightful - 6 fun8 insightful - 5 fun9 insightful - 6 fun -  (0 children)

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[–]whateverneverpine 8 insightful - 4 fun8 insightful - 3 fun9 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

I'm a dill pickle. Where's my medal for heroism?

[–]filbs111 8 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

If the Olympic comittee were really woke, they'd disqualify the team.

[–]teacherterf 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

https://mobile.twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1423781474038321162 Here's self-styled feminist prime minister Justin Trudeau congratulating the gold-medal-winning women's soccer team. The only player he mentions by name is the one who's not-a-woman.

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

Play on the men's team then? Or make some real history and spearhead a national trans team? Oh yea, both those things are hard :(

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

Shouldn't the gold medal go to Sweden then? USA would be silver..