[ExI] et tu chess?

[spike at rainier66.com]

…> On Behalf Of Dylan Distasio via extropy-chat
Subject: Re: [ExI] et tu chess?

 

>…I don't know whether it is actually silly if we dig down on it.   Out of curiosity, are you in favor of banning biological men from women's sports?  

 

Dylan there are some areas where I just stand down and watch.  I don’t consider myself qualified to comment on that topic, so I respectfully (even if mirthfully) listen to what others say on these matters.  I will add that in some sports, such as power lifting, the whole concept leads to delightful silliness.  Recently the world record women’s deadlifting record was shattered by a transgender.  The XX whose record was crushed has a boyfriend who is one of the top ten men’s power lifters.  He went in a coupla weeks ago, full beard, no name change, no pink ribbons in his hair, registered in the women’s division, crushed the record of the transgender.  He wasn’t trying to pretend he was a woman (exactly) but rather it was a form of protest.  Shrugs.  Dylan that situation is above my pay grade.

 

An interesting angle on this is that it involves the international community.  The rest of the world just isn’t ready for the old multiple genders notion that we westerners are doing.  In most of the world, men and women are two different things, and there just isn’t anything else.

 

Agreed no one gets injured playing chess.  I have had my pride injured, when I screwed up and a much lower-rated player brutally smashed my flawed defense.  But my pride heals quickly, and without leaving a scar.

 

I am all ears if others have insights on this topic.

 

spike

 

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