Decided to check out how "dominant" that trans fencer was, and... she came in 24th place (out of 39) in this tournament. It's almost like this isn't about "fairness" at all.
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Guess it makes sense though since that’s how they all end up married to racist losers who believe they’ve never gone to 3rd base with any other guys before
If I were a serious fencer who felt strongly about the power of women in sports I would simply not concede to one of my least intimidating opponents in deference to their mighty testosterone-fueled puberty body
Don’t want to get into explaining rankings but she’s got a D25. (Lowest rating is an E.) Had some decent finishes but it’s always hit and miss. But the ‘junior’ part makes me think she’s not even 18.
Huh? A strong man ruined the career of a female college volleyball player. No we don't wait until someone's career is over to ban men from women's sports. It's hard to believe anyone could support that but progressives argue men can have babies.
not sure about olympic fencing but in HEMA - historical European martian arts - I would regularly get my ass handed to me by fast, nimble women w/ rapier and main gauche
At the international competitive level probably because small differences in leg and core strength can lead to a big difference in results, but this is so far from that
This is the kind of event where you probably have one or two people who are pretty good at the national level fencing against 13 year olds who started last year and 70 year olds who started before they used electronic scoring
Boob's can get in the way and and men can have a longer reach. But neither of those things is always true, nor does it consider the fighters/duelers/duelists (?) skill level. Tiny people of both sexes can be nimble and fast.
Greater reach does confer a significant advantage, but technique and speed can mitigate it. Like most things, and unlike most political takes, it's nuanced.
Fencing argues if being tall actually matters, but having fenced against tiny people, my lumbering, long armed awkwardness loses against someone with better form.
As someone who fenced for 8 years, a couple of those years at the the collegiate level. I got my ass handed to me on the regular by some of the women on our team.
Sometimes sheer speed and strength will do it. Those are very unpleasant bouts. Brains and skills are more effective on the whole, but there's a large variation in styles and quirks among mid and lower level fencers.
wildly off-topic, but I literally just shared the GIF of Clifford trying to act normal with my coworkers less than 5 minutes ago, and then I see your avatar pic
I fenced at the Cherry Blossom Open in undergrad, it's ... a fun tournament but it's just a college invitational, not like, an Olympic feeder event or something.
A small one, but not much. There are open, mixed gender events at a lot of tournaments where cis men do, on average, better than cis women, but cis women routinely place highly in the results.
Strength doesn't really get you much. You need agility and strategy.
When I won the Cherry Blossom in 2005, it was a mixed (co-ed) event. In the gold medal final, I fenced a woman, Katarzyna Trzopek. And by the way, I started that bout LOSING 2-0, and had to fence hard to earn the victory.
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If I were a serious fencer who felt strongly about the power of women in sports I would simply not concede to one of my least intimidating opponents in deference to their mighty testosterone-fueled puberty body
Dig up who her parents are.
It is naked religious bigotry in most cases.
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(I tried to find a gif of Mal stabbing atherton from Firefly, but one doesn't exist)
not really. reach is a factor but foil's rules of priority make it a much less powerful factor than in, say, epee.
I fenced at the Cherry Blossom Open in undergrad, it's ... a fun tournament but it's just a college invitational, not like, an Olympic feeder event or something.
Strength doesn't really get you much. You need agility and strategy.
[Kathrine Switzer, in 1967, became the first woman to officially register and run the Boston Marathon.]