Thread by @FondOfBeetles

In which Joanna Harper repeatedly acknowledges that transwomen remain bigger, taller and stronger than females.

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Despite this, Harper insists that ‘meaningful competition’ can be achieved.

She doesn’t define ‘meaningful competition’, let alone outline how it can be achieved.

Harper does spend time arguing about language (use of ‘male’ is ‘inaccurate’, apparently) and over which distances hurdles are run (the moderator accidentally speculated on a 200mh race....)

Having decided to be very open about retained musculoskeletal advantage, Harper’s argument is thus:
1. No systematic domination, small effect on female sports

(@coachblade ‘One female losing is one too many’)

2. Reduced CV capacity means less retained advantage in endurance sports. Cites her own unpublished data in precisely no detail.

Amusingly, wields June Eastwood as proof of no retained advantage in distance running, despite having extensively chided Linda for using individuals to make a point 🤪

3. But anyway, apparently ‘we can have not an entirely level playing field but certainly one in which there is meaningful competition.’

Which is?

But Harper loves Title IX. Argues that Biden EO is a mandate for general inclusion, not specific conditions of inclusion. And thinks the current rules at college/higher level - T suppression - won’t change.

(Earlier, Harper showed unquestioning faith in NCAA testing policy)

Are these the rules that do not remove male advantage...

And is Harper ignoring the issue of selfID at high school level...

Yes to both.

Well done to @coachblade for taking Harper on.