Men in women’s sports

Do men belong in women’s sports?

This may come as a shock to you, but our stance on that is fairly clear: no, they don’t. There’s a reason these categories exist in sports and it’s a pretty good one, too: fairness.

Sure, there may be sports, where it doesn’t really matter. Some of them may even be olympic. But in general, having male physiques directly compete with female physiques will be unfair to the women in any sport where body strength and physique plays a vital role. Sure, there are female body builders, that put the average scrawny male in its place. But they’re not the majority, not the norm. In most of the cases, women are not as physically strong as men, giving men a huge advantage in sports such as boxing, weightlifting and many others, where strength plays a vital role.

In this day and age, we’re expected to nurture and cuddle everyone. Tell everyone, they can achieve just about anything, if only they put their mind to it and work hard for it. We’re supposed to tell everybody, that they can be a man or a woman, even if they’re chromosomes say otherwise. Hell, they even want us to accept the weirdest shit such as people identifying as animals. The simple truth is: not everybody can achieve everything and a man does not magically become a woman, just because he says so.

Not everybody is an overachiever or superhero. And that’s ok. Not everybody can be.

Can we clearly identify men and women?

According to IOC president Bach, we can’t. In this clip he speaks about an “uncertainty”, which they do not like.

Identifying men and women, distinguishing them from one another, is, however, fairly simple and straight forward. And it is not looking at what their passwort says. On our home page we already gave the commonly accepted biological definitions of what males and females are, so let us just quote those again real quick.

Male

In biology, a male is typically defined as having XY chromosomes, producing so called gametes (sperm) which during reproductive activities (also known as sex) are expelled through an organ commonly referred to as a penis. Male bodies are usually built somewhat strong and robust, evolution saw this as a necessary feature in order to provide males with the ability to defend themselves as well as their tribes/herds.

Female

In biology, a female is typically defined as having XX chromosomes, producing so called ova (eggs) or at least having the basic underlying physiological potential to do so. Typically this is characterised by the presence of ovaries and a uterus, organs vital to mammal reproduction. During reproductive activities, commonly referred to as sex, the female vagina (a tubular, inwards facing organ situated where males would have their penis) acts as a receptical for the male penis. During orgasm the male expels his gametes (sperm) into said vagina. The sperm then travels through the vagina until it reaches the cervix, the gatekeeper to the uterus and the ovaries, if you will.

For a successful fertilization the sperm then needs to penetrate the outer layer of an egg cell and fuse with it, resulting in a so called zygote. This zygote then travels down the fallopian tube and into the uterus, where it will implant itself in the uterine lining (endometrium). In humans, if all goes well and according to plan, roundabout 9 months later a new human being is born, which can then attempt trying to live its life in this crazy world of ours.

Female bodies, in comparison to male bodies, are usually less muscular and do not have the same focus on strength and robustness. Funny enough, they’re equipped with an absurdly high threshold for pain and immense stamina, for giving birth is a process that requires exactly that.

Wasn’t all that difficult, now, was it?

A scary future – making women invisible again

The future is looking grim, based on what the present more and more seems to be like.

Women have fought for centuries and fought hard to get where they are right now. The right for women to vote and have their voice heard within our democracy isn’t nearly as old as one might think. In some of our modern western civilizations it’s just about fifty years old. Switzerland gave their women the right to vote in federal elections in 1971. In one stubborn little part of Switzerland, females only gained the right to vote on local topics in 1991 and only through a federal court order. If you’re interested in learning more about women’s suffrage, click here.

Germany, the country I was born in and reside in, is said to be modern and civilized. And yet, women did not have the same rights as men for quite some time. Until 1977 for example, married women needed the husband’s permission to hold a job and work outside their homes. If you’re interested in Germany’s way to making women’s lives easier and granting them more rights, click here.

We’ve come a long way and it took us far too long to get there in many cases. All the more reason to be scared of the current trend to make women invisible again. By introducing laws, that make it as easy as saying “I am a woman now.” to actually become a woman in the eyes of the law, we’re effectively opening pandora’s box.

Trust me, bro, I am a woman!

Many of the fears and worries of critics who spoke up against them, were simply mocked and denied. It comes as no surprise to anyone with common sense: those things did happen. Of course they did. Men wearing women’s clothes, proclaiming to be women, entered one women’s safe space after the other. Because they could.

Make no mistake: as far as I am concerned, everybody can identify themselves as whatever they feel like. But nobody can force me to subscribe to such notions. If there’s a penis attached to the person, said person has no place in a women’s sauna. It’s as simple as that.

And persons with XY chromosomes, male physique and a male testosteron level have no place in women’s sports. Leave women’s safe spaces and domains alone.