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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jun 22

      The vast outrage over the "unfairness" of a transgender athlete competing at the Olympics makes very little sense when you consider that; a) she is ranked 4th b) she is the first trans athlete to compete at the Olympics EVER

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    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jun 22

      "But she has a biologically male body!" Try defining a "male" body in a way that doesn't exclude a large proportion of elite female athletes. The IOC has been trying to do this for decades and it's VERY HARD

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    3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jun 22

      The fact is that most elite athletes have biological advantages (how many 5'2" people play basketball professionally?). It's up to us to decide what is "unfair"

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jun 22

      Sadly, the default assumption many people have is that men are always better than women at sports, that transgender people are lying in some way, and thus it is "unfair" to allow them to compete

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          Replying to @GidMK

          Indeed. The misogyny is palpable. The whole unfair argument hinged on either hate or the prejudice that men are "better" than women.

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        3. calmnesspersonified‏ @calmnessperson1 Jun 22
          Replying to @SeattleiteLeo @GidMK

          Most of the people with concerns are women - it is women losing their places in sorts teams. Most of those saying it’s not a problem are men. And it’s those with concerns exhibiting misogyny 🙄 .

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        1. BZ‏ @Bozaster Jun 22
          Replying to @GidMK

          If people knew how *hard* it is to go through the process, they wouldn't begrudge them anything. It's not like they're just changing outfits 😑

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        1. Marko B‏ @carlton_hero Jun 22
          Replying to @GidMK

          Assumption? It's weightlifting we're talking about here. The record books lay out pretty clearly what a massive advantage one has over another

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        2. Eileen OS‏ @eosull Jun 22
          Replying to @GidMK

          Eileen OS Retweeted Ross Tucker

          From a renowned sports scientisthttps://twitter.com/Scienceofsport/status/1407249318189449217 …

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          Ross TuckerVerified account @Scienceofsport
          I also wrote an article for the @thetimes on the transgender controversy, explaining some key issues, from the meaning of sport to biological advantages (it’s not like height!), and why a “T fix” doesn’t work. Thanks @martynziegler for the invitation: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/evidence-suggests-inclusion-comes-at-expense-of-fairness-t6pf3sz6z … pic.twitter.com/OnHUhSXQJj
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        3. Eileen OS‏ @eosull Jun 22
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          Eileen OS Retweeted Ross Tucker

          https://twitter.com/scienceofsport/status/1407242522909360130 …

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          Ross TuckerVerified account @Scienceofsport
          Let us unconfuse ourselves about one of the oft-raised misconceptions re male vs female sport, namely that we should try to accommodate male biological advantages by “matching” for various physical & performance attributes on a case by case basis. Here’s a thread: https://twitter.com/Scienceofsport/status/1407020003753349129 …
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        2. Dan Babs‏ @DanDbab Jun 22
          Replying to @GidMK

          The assumptions in this tweet about the assumptions don’t hold up to reality. Look at this specific case, in this specific sport (are men better at weightlifting?). The accusation of widespread assumptions of a ‘lying’ component to trans athletes isn’t worth responding to.

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        3. Dan Babs‏ @DanDbab Jun 22
          Replying to @DanDbab @GidMK

          If everyone was arguing this kicks off a slippery slope, the athlete in question hadn’t already demonstrated high performance in male competition, or the sport was shooting, your arguments would make sense. But they’re not, she has, and it’s not. Just wasn’t a thought-out take.

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        1. Count Sheep 🦇 🏳️‍🌈 💉 💉‏ @maddy_jones15 Jun 23
          Replying to @GidMK

          It's great that she is competing. I hope she reaches her goals

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        2. Frank Taeger‏ @Shiyanying Jun 24
          Replying to @GidMK

          There are a few problems with this. The current world standard record for the 87kg class is 294 and thus unset after weight class rescheduling. Hubbard lifted 300kg at 20 years. She is 43, thus FAR from a prime athlete. A transathlete in his prime WILL take the world record.

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        3. Frank Taeger‏ @Shiyanying Jun 24
          Replying to @Shiyanying @GidMK

          The current world record for the 81kg men's class is 378kg and held by Liu Xiaojun. 89kg is unset at 387. The up the 96kg men's class is set at 416 total. Li Wenwen holds the women's absolute world record at 335. 335. 335!

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