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Scottish Maiden's avatar

I'm a 3rd degree blackbelt who frequently spars with men. The WORST to fight are when young men first hit puberty and don't have enough common sense to hold their punches when fighting a woman. An average 12 year old boy whose voice is just beginning to crack and just barely hitting their growth spurt has SO MUCH MORE punching power than even an experienced, upper-level martial artist female. The morons who "laud" a biological male getting in a boxing ring and beating up women have never actually FOUGHT a man. And honestly, I pray that -I- will never have to "fight" a man, not just spar with a gentleman who will only leave me lightly bruised, and not with broken bones. As an assistant "sensei" (teacher), my first job with young men is to teach them how to "punch like a gentleman" when fighting a female classmate -- we have them "go at it" on a B.O.B. or punching bag when building their punch-strength (i.e., not a classmate), work on skills when fighting a female or smaller classmate. These "transgender rights in sports" idiots should be forced to actually get in a boxing ring with one of these mentally ill freaks and get punched in the face -- nothing cures delusions like the cold, hard fist of reality.

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Midwestern Mom's avatar

I think in some ways this travesty can be turned to good because it is bringing the issue to a head. I am married to a Taiwanese and currently living in Taiwan. Regarding Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting, I can say that, prior to the Olympic controversy, this was not a famous person in Taiwan, and transgenderism doesn’t have as sharp claws here as it does in, say, Thailand (though, as an American I am embarrassed to admit my compatriots often confuse the two countries). So my impression is that regular people here are surprised and confused by this situation. Taiwanese are very patriotic- they always feel like the underdog and want to support their countrymen no matter what, but they are also very concerned about face/reputation, and this international controversy is awkward and somewhat embarrassing. While Asian women tend to be petite, people obviously can observe that Lin looks very masculine. The local news is reporting that Lin was born and raised female, but my husband shrugs and says “unless they are lying.” He doesn’t know what to think, yet any mother who has had prenatal bloodwork done knows that when XY chromosomes are detected it means you are having a boy. Biologically, Lin is either intersex or male. Either way, it’s unfair for Lin to compete against women. When Lin was previously stripped of a medal, he was given I believe one month to dispute the ruling and present evidence supporting qualification as a woman. So… Lin still doesn’t have that medal. People may not say too much for fear of rocking the boat, but they are definitely being forced to think about it.

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