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#16
Re: he-she
I guess there must be legilsative exemption in place otherwise in the case of professional sports it would be in breach of sexually equality legislation.
#17
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Re: he-she
Only when the differing physical strengths of the sexes are rendered irrelevant (e.g. show jumping) are the sexes free to compete against each other.
#19
Re: he-she
No breach at all - the athletes are competitors, not employees. Organisers and officials always go to great lengths (at least in theory) to ensure fair competition, so there cannot be mixed events.
Only when the differing physical strengths of the sexes are rendered irrelevant (e.g. show jumping) are the sexes free to compete against each other.
Only when the differing physical strengths of the sexes are rendered irrelevant (e.g. show jumping) are the sexes free to compete against each other.
is it fair that a female tennis player can make millions in the same sport that a man who could easily beat her struggles to make a living?
#20
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Re: he-she
Sexual discrimination, combined with restraint of trade, perhaps?
#21
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Re: he-she
If he is struggling to make a living, he'd still lose to other males in mixed events, so he'd still struggle...............
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Re: he-she
Because everytime someone gives a black person a hard time, and there is no other grounds for retort, its easiest to fall back on good old racism...
...I used to see it a bit back home, and its a powerful tool - if I even look at someone who says something questionable, I get the "Oh no, present company excepted" or "No, but I don't mean all black people".
...I used to see it a bit back home, and its a powerful tool - if I even look at someone who says something questionable, I get the "Oh no, present company excepted" or "No, but I don't mean all black people".