The vast outrage over the "unfairness" of a transgender athlete competing at the Olympics makes very little sense when you consider that;
a) she is ranked 4th
b) she is the first trans athlete to compete at the Olympics EVER
a) she is ranked 4th
b) she is the first trans athlete to compete at the Olympics EVER
"But she has a biologically male body!"
Try defining a "male" body in a way that doesn't exclude a large proportion of elite female athletes. The IOC has been trying to do this for decades and it's VERY HARD
Try defining a "male" body in a way that doesn't exclude a large proportion of elite female athletes. The IOC has been trying to do this for decades and it's VERY HARD
The fact is that most elite athletes have biological advantages (how many 5'2" people play basketball professionally?). It's up to us to decide what is "unfair"
Sadly, the default assumption many people have is that men are always better than women at sports, that transgender people are lying in some way, and thus it is "unfair" to allow them to compete
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