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It’s hilarious that Mark Adams huffily says the sex of Olympic athletes is PRIVATE when Olympic sports are divided by sex.
Also – why does Mark Adams always have two bottles of Coke in front of him at these pressers?
Tip Jar
It’s hilarious that Mark Adams huffily says the sex of Olympic athletes is PRIVATE when Olympic sports are divided by sex.
Also – why does Mark Adams always have two bottles of Coke in front of him at these pressers?
Product placement.
I’m sure Coke paid dearly for it.
Although it makes no sense to insist that the results of a sex screen are “private” in a situation where categories are officially divided by sex, it does make some sense if later on someone wants to blur any distinction between a “cis” woman and a “trans” woman. You’d want to be consistent, and you’d want to get people used to the idea that it’s harmful and intrusive to wonder what sex category someone is really in. “What — are you going to check my underpants? Inspect my genitals?? The idea!!”
The fact that doing this would be out of line for someone standing guard in front of a school bathroom but possibly necessary for physicians examining those seeking eligibility in an athletic competition is but another distinction that must be blurred.
On the point of privacy and sex testing, the TRA position is bizarre, given that all athletes are subject to doping tests, without warning, comply or be banned. Those tests involves a stranger watching the athlete urinate, and they use mirrors to facilitate this. There is no privacy. A sex test, on the other hand, is a cheek swab where you keep your clothes on.
@Steven
Two unopened bottles like the plastic props they used to have in the shops when I was a kid. At this point they’re not even trying to pretend they haven’t been bought and paid for.