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<blockquote data-quote="ncurd" data-source="post: 942710" data-attributes="member: 72205"><p>She is allowed to compete in mens races any woman is. It's actually an open category to find the best naturally occurring human. This where the Phelps and Bolt arguements fall flat as Caster it allowed to compete against them.</p><p></p><p>Problem testosterone according to science is such a thing that it puts women at a natural disadvantage in any sport that that relies on physical power.</p><p></p><p>So we created a sub category that allows anatomical women to compete with each other so they are afforded the same opportunity as men at Elite level.</p><p></p><p>Next issue is Trans-Women who have naturally occurring high testosterone. We ask them to limit that in sport because it would take seconds for a man to abuse it be found out and cause the trans community untold harm.</p><p></p><p>So then what happens with Intersex people? Are they allowed to compete with women? Should they compete only in the open category despite being at a disadvantage to men? Do they get their own category? Do we limit what make them Intersex so they compete fairly at the womens level? Do we accept this as a one off and wait until it becomes endemic? Is there actually a fair answer?</p><p></p><p>The last question is where I sit I don't have one and just accept this is horrible complex and Caster should never have been humiliated like this. I'm inclined to just let her compete as the problem isnt endemic.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>On distance apparently testerone doesn't improve your capability in endurance sports as much as it does physical. In men v women it has occurred in ultra marathons that women have won and set course records. One assumes in Caster's specific case they think at about a mile her advantages are lost whereas a man get them for much further.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ncurd, post: 942710, member: 72205"] She is allowed to compete in mens races any woman is. It's actually an open category to find the best naturally occurring human. This where the Phelps and Bolt arguements fall flat as Caster it allowed to compete against them. Problem testosterone according to science is such a thing that it puts women at a natural disadvantage in any sport that that relies on physical power. So we created a sub category that allows anatomical women to compete with each other so they are afforded the same opportunity as men at Elite level. Next issue is Trans-Women who have naturally occurring high testosterone. We ask them to limit that in sport because it would take seconds for a man to abuse it be found out and cause the trans community untold harm. So then what happens with Intersex people? Are they allowed to compete with women? Should they compete only in the open category despite being at a disadvantage to men? Do they get their own category? Do we limit what make them Intersex so they compete fairly at the womens level? Do we accept this as a one off and wait until it becomes endemic? Is there actually a fair answer? The last question is where I sit I don't have one and just accept this is horrible complex and Caster should never have been humiliated like this. I'm inclined to just let her compete as the problem isnt endemic. On distance apparently testerone doesn't improve your capability in endurance sports as much as it does physical. In men v women it has occurred in ultra marathons that women have won and set course records. One assumes in Caster's specific case they think at about a mile her advantages are lost whereas a man get them for much further. [/QUOTE]
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