• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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    3 months ago

    but it is enough to make it unfair for a woman to compete against somebody who went through puberty as a male.

    We have no idea if that is true about Khelif.

    I swear. More people need to know about Swyer Syndrome.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XY_gonadal_dysgenesis

    Khelif may not have even known she had a Y chromosome until that test. She may have just thought she had very “masculine” features for a woman.

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      3 months ago

      It’s irrelevant whether she knew or not. Once it is known, she needs to be moved to a different league/class.

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        So even though she might have been born with a vagina, one that essentially works like any biologically female vagina, you think she should be forced to fight men because she has a Y chromosome?

        Are there any other times where people should be genetically tested and given something different to do if it turns out they have Swyer Syndrome?

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          Yes. Also, I don’t care about her vagina. That’s not the point. The point is that having a Y chromosome likely means her body has experienced heightened testosterone her whole life, which makes her much more physically capable than a normal woman whose body would not have experienced heightened testosterone levels. That basically means it’s unsafe for her more normal competitors to get in the ring against her, same as it would be to put her up against Hafthor Björnsson.

          All Olympic athletes should be genetically tested for these things, so they can compete in the right class/heat/category.