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The rights obsession with people's genitals reaches a new low

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[–] hypercracker@hexbear.net 52 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

The heartbreaking aspect of this is that athletes like Chand or Semenya come from remote parts of their countries and they have immense difficulty understanding what a gender test is, who a trans person is, or what is testosterone in the first place.

...do they though? Is there a quote from them saying this or is the author just making shit up in a really patronizing way?

[–] JayTreeman@hexbear.net 44 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It sounds like a significant part of the population everywhere has trouble with that

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 43 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A lot of remote countries were invaded by Christian missionaries who promoted a very strict view of gender

[–] huf@hexbear.net 22 points 3 months ago

yeah, like the UK and the US

[–] Red_sun_in_the_sky@hexbear.net 9 points 3 months ago

Eh even if that's true then its not that deep for some person from a remote place try and participate in bifurcated sports. But don't expect compliance to bizarre eugenicist shit.

[–] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 24 points 3 months ago

People can just read about things with an open mind. Definitely patronizing.

[–] TechnoUnionTypeBeat@hexbear.net 23 points 3 months ago

do they though?

Caster Semenya is from a large town in South Africa, Polokwane, the capital of its province. Population 130k

Definitely not "remote" by any stretch of the definition. Straight up racism by the author

[–] Red_sun_in_the_sky@hexbear.net 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They don't cause a broad chunk whoever buys what's written will take it for granted. Oh a person from third world, probably doesn't know how to read. It confirms what they believe so they publish it and some people will read it as "Yeah that makes sense"

[–] hypercracker@hexbear.net 14 points 3 months ago

the global south brainpan is INCAPABLE of comprehending GENDER