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[–]Horror-SwordfishI don't get how flairs work[S] 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This article popped up on my phone because apparently Google thinks that I want to read about Lia Thomas all of the time. I think it's pretty shitty that they are specifically referring to Lia as "female" and comparing Lia to actual female athletes that were discriminated against because they were gender non-conforming or ambiguous.

The controversy surrounding Lia just does not compare in my mind to any controversy surrounding actual female athletes being suspected of being men.

At the absolute very least, this article should be written about "women athletes" - calling Lia a "female" is just ludicrous to me.

[–]NutterButterFlutterStill waving into the void 19 insightful - 1 fun19 insightful - 0 fun20 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, they're trying to compare it to the homophobia experienced by women athletes (lesbians or not) in the 80s.

Once again, just riding our coattails.