I was on @StephenNolan’s show on @bbc5live ystday at 23:20. After me, @PeterTatchell gave us all a lesson on #marathon physiology, inc saying TW are at a *disadvantage* compared to biological women bc the latter “have greater fatigue resistance & recover faster”. This is made-up,
unscientific nonsense. Obvs I know bc I’ve done it ! 🤬Peter, why is the male (which is what TW are) WR over TWELVE minutes faster than the female WR? @bbc should not be allowing outright lies to go unchallenged on their programmes. @FondOfBeetles @Scienceofsport @TLexercise
Peter also pushed case by case assessment of TW for sport. This is totally unworkable & would be discriminatory against some TW. @fairplaywomen explain here 👇.
fairplayforwomen.com/are-there-good…
fairplayforwomen.com/are-there-good…
Finally, Peter deigned to say that the Open/Female category idea was “worthy of consideration”. If he’d read the UK Sports Councils’ report here 👇, he would know all about it already. Please @bbc, if talking about sport, get people on who know about it!
equalityinsport.org/resources/inde…
equalityinsport.org/resources/inde…
Oh and Peter also talked at length about Phelps’ long arms…this stupid, baseless argument has been demolished countless times by real scientists such as @FondOfBeetles & @Scienceofsport. Why do we have to hear it ad nauseum?
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