So this is a new angle that I would like to look at.https://twitter.com/Steve_Sailer/status/991301400264040448 …
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In essence this professor's take on the Caster saga is very different from the other article. What is interesting is that this perfectly illustrates the difference between feminism and CGT. She supports the difference feminism where women need separate opportunities.
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Her argument, in essence, is this: women cannot compete with men in sport so, in order for them to be able to win, they need to only compete with other women. But if they are competing against women who are essentially male, they have no chance.
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So her argument is based on biological or hormonal characteristics, not on a socially-constructed gender. And her argument is that this gives athletes like Caster an unfair advantage in middle distance running.
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The opposite viewpoint from CGT is that we need to see the intersectionality in women's identities. This obviously requires us to ask: what does she identify as? Does she identify as a woman? If so, she should be treated as a woman.
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Now, I was asked what my opinion on this is. And it's complicated. On the one hand, I am also an old-fashioned feminist. For me, feminism is about equality before the law, and that has been achieved. I don't like identity politics because it undermines the focus on....
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...women's issues and tend to divide women. It also tends to demonise men and make their issues unimportant - and that, to me, was never the goal of feminism. But that is only one part of the answer. The other part has to do with science.
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As was pointed out in the first article, there is no science to prove that women like Caster is actually advantaged by testosterone. In fact, it seems counter-intuitive to me. I can see it in events like javelin or shot-put, but not in running.
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Sorry, but there is much evidence that shooting up with testosterone or with male androgen-mimicking steroids boosts running speeds. See Ben Johnson's & Florence Griffith-Joyner's performance at 1988 Olympics. The male-female gap in running speeds is steady 10-12% at all lengths.
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I agree. But this is not a case of "shooting up with testosterone". This is naturally-occurring testosterone. She was born like this. Or do you not think this changes the situation?
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