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With the recent issues of transgender people in sports, why don’t we move some sports over to a weight-class system? (midwest.social)
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Obviously this won’t work for all sports, but things like football, track, soccer, it would allow for de-gendered team, even allowing athletes with the skills but not the genetically-endowed physical attributes to have a place to play.

Note: I know very little about sports and being on a sports team, so please point out anything that doesn’t make sense.

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[-] person420@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 7 months ago

When it comes to martial arts, skill does though. That's why I got my ass handed to me by a 16 y/o girl who is much smaller than me.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

Skill matters. But you get enormous leverage by simply being longer limbed and larger.

Practice a bit and you'll be beating up 16 year old girls in no time. But even at their peak, women martial artists will struggle with mid-level male peers because they lack the raw physical features that move another body.

It's the difference between a person firing a pistol and a rifle. Marksmanship only gets you so far. Then you really just need a longer barrel.

[-] mossy_@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

With enough practice you could even beat up 17 year old girls!

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Stretch Goal

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