Topic: Team GB currently 2nd in the medal table
Anonymous A started this discussion 10 years ago #54,706
All thanks to Brexit.
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 12 minutes later[^] [v] #710,684
America with close to double their number of gold medals, and almost twice as many medals overall. Leading all nations in every medal category. U-S-A! U-S-A!
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 1 minute later, 14 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #710,685
There is a new slimming product in town.
It is called Brexit. It'll help you lose a lot of pounds.
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Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 10 years ago, 1 minute later, 15 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #710,686
@710,684 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Oh yeah. And how many Jews are competing for team USA? NONE HAHAHAHA
Oh yeah. And how many Jews are competing for team USA? NONE HAHAHAHA
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@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Uncultured? America has no culture and any culture jew might claim they stole from Muslims.
Uncultured? America has no culture and any culture jew might claim they stole from Muslims.
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Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 1 minute later, 32 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #710,693
@710,686 (A)> Oh yeah. And how many Jews are competing for team USA? NONE HAHAHAHA
http://www.timesofisrael.com/2016-olympics-7-jewish-american-olympians-to-watch-in-rio/
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Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 3 minutes later, 36 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #710,695
Jewish gymnast Aly Raisman captains Team USA to Olympic goldhttp://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/216196
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 25 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #710,696
How many transgender folks are in the Olympics?
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 11 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #710,697
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"To compete, a trans woman athlete is required only to declare her gender as “female” and have testosterone levels comparable to or below those of cisgender women. (Cisgender refers to folks whose biological sex matches their gender identity, the opposite of transgender."
"To compete, a trans woman athlete is required only to declare her gender as “female” and have testosterone levels comparable to or below those of cisgender women. (Cisgender refers to folks whose biological sex matches their gender identity, the opposite of transgender."
One competitive cisgender female runner, who did not want her name used, explained how “incredibly unfair” this is to her, attributing the rule change to the IOC’s “trying to be politically correct.” Another cisgender female athlete, former Olympic judo competitor Ronda Rousey, went further (and got graphic) when she complained to the media about her competitor Fallon Fox, a trans woman, claiming: “She can try hormones, chop her pecker off, but it’s still the same bone structure a man has. It’s an advantage. I don’t think it’s fair.”
But here’s why we all had it wrong: The first-ever study of transgender athletes showed that the hormone therapy that facilitates male-to-female transition does more than just suppress testosterone. Published last year in the Journal of Sporting Cultures and Identities, the study showed that as testosterone levels approach female norms, trans women experience a decrease in muscle mass, bone density and other physical characteristics.
“Together these changes lead to a loss of speed, strength and endurance — all key components of athleticism,” the study’s author, Joanna Harper, wrote in The Washington Post. Harper, who is chief medical physicist at Oregon’s Providence Portland Medical Center, a trans athlete and a participant in the IOC meeting that overhauled the trans guidelines, explained to me that “it’s not the anatomy that matters, it’s the hormones.” After a year of hormone therapy, for example, female trans distance runners completely lose their speed advantage over cisgender women.
“Together these changes lead to a loss of speed, strength and endurance — all key components of athleticism,” the study’s author, Joanna Harper, wrote in The Washington Post. Harper, who is chief medical physicist at Oregon’s Providence Portland Medical Center, a trans athlete and a participant in the IOC meeting that overhauled the trans guidelines, explained to me that “it’s not the anatomy that matters, it’s the hormones.” After a year of hormone therapy, for example, female trans distance runners completely lose their speed advantage over cisgender women.
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 10 years ago, 16 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #710,698
@previous (G)
Not to start a whole drama-filled thread (who am I kidding it's gonna happen anyway) but this study seems inadequate by itself to me. From the methods section
Even if it were a good study, speed in long distance running is a very narrow slice of the athletic pie, and since men are just generally bigger, faster, and stronger than women, I'd be pretty skeptical of drawing any big conclusions from it. I feel like this is the kind of thing you'd need dozens of studies to even begin to wrap your head around.
Not to start a whole drama-filled thread (who am I kidding it's gonna happen anyway) but this study seems inadequate by itself to me. From the methods section
Race times from eight transgender women runners were collected over a period of seven years and, when possible, verified. The collection process consisted of seeking out female transgender distance runners, mostly online, and then asking them to submit race times. Even in 2014 few people are open about being transgender, so the submission of race times represented a large leap of faith for the participants. When possible, race times were then verified using online services listing race results. For six of the eight runners, online checking made it possible to verify approximately half of the submitted times.
Even if it were a good study, speed in long distance running is a very narrow slice of the athletic pie, and since men are just generally bigger, faster, and stronger than women, I'd be pretty skeptical of drawing any big conclusions from it. I feel like this is the kind of thing you'd need dozens of studies to even begin to wrap your head around.
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Killer Lettuce?? !!iNo3FkiZx joined in and replied with this 10 years ago, 13 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #710,699
It really has been a jolly good showing from our lads and ladies in this year's games. Rule Britannia, I say!
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@710,684 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Over 3 times the population and only twice the medals. Quality over quantity!
Over 3 times the population and only twice the medals. Quality over quantity!
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