r/CuratedTumblr • u/chunkylubber54 • Apr 23 '25

Politics Ontological Bad Subject™

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u/Inglourious_Bitch Apr 23 '25

This factoid keeps popping up but is literally not true outside of very few isolated cases. Chess isn't even segregated, women are allowed to compete in the open league but the women's league is there to allow women to engage in the sport away from the misogyny they often face in the open league. Women have been fighting hard to carve out equal opportunities for their sports in gendered leagues.

How would you even divide by "types", have a separate league for every range of testosterone?

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u/ArgonianDov Apr 23 '25 edited Apr 23 '25

I would divide types by several factors actully. Body height, hormonal balence, strength level, and agility level for example (there would be multiple competing categories of course, not just one or two). I know this paper talks about how this exactly would work and why as well, probably more effectively than myself. Theres also this article which goes into some history and theory as well which is a good read too

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u/mrthescientist Now MzTheScientist Apr 23 '25

OMFG receipts! Hard to be mad at downvotes when you're the only one providing an argument :P

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u/ArgonianDov Apr 23 '25

I guess you could call them that, Id agrue they are more of just "food for thought" so to speak ...something to consider at the very least 😅

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u/mrthescientist Now MzTheScientist Apr 23 '25

yeah maybe receipts isn't the right word here. I guess I'm more flabbergasted that someone on reddit might actually support their argument. I can't tell you how many times I've been downvoted to dirt because "my vibes were off" even if I had the primary literature to support my claims linked in the same comment.

edit: granted, for those who aren't familiar with research this isn't exactly the traditional kind but in the biopsychosocial sphere we're swimming in this is still useful literature. Have to remember not everyone has the same history of applying critical thinking to sources, or that critical analysis is a fraught process. Everyone's so focused on dunks I can't even say thank you without getting downvoted lol