Trans women have been banned from women's darts.
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@thomholwerda First and foremost, we should get rid of gender categories in this sport completely. I don't get it in chess either.
@michal @thomholwerda I’ve seen a post-hoc rationalization for having gender categories in chess based on historical biases regarding access to the game to begin with, but those biases are also in place for trans folks, and also apply to different ethnicities as well. I don’t see anyone proposing having, say, a Black category for chess, for what should be extremely obvious reasons. And chess already has ELO classes, which already neatly captures all the things that divisions exist for.
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@simon_lucy @thomholwerda I was about to say, it's a little weird there are even gender based categories in darts. Seems right away like one of those sports where none should be required.
@bit @simon_lucy @thomholwerda Probably for the same reason there's a women category in chess: in a game that is very dominated by men, having a women only category helps bring women to the game by giving them a space. Women players can play in the women or the general category, I assume it's the same with darts.
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Trans women have been banned from women's darts.
Darts.
The ban is based on some English woman's "study". The woman in question is a known TERF.
Again, let me reiterate: darts.
Darts.
@thomholwerda The funny thing is that you just know the reason they made darts competitions gendered in the first place was that some man lost to a woman and had a sad.
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Trans women have been banned from women's darts.
Darts.
The ban is based on some English woman's "study". The woman in question is a known TERF.
Again, let me reiterate: darts.
Darts.
@thomholwerda unbelievable!
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Look, banning trans women from sports is total bullshit, but at the very least you can see why hundreds of years of propaganda and misogyny in sports would make people assume trans women have an unfair advantage. It's bullshit of course, but at least I can follow that flawed logic.
But darts? Motherfucking darts? You're throwing objects weighing 12-32 g (depending on preference) at a board designed specifically to be penetrated by darts. Fucking children play this game.
If you ever needed proof this was never about protecting women, just think of how these nazis are banning trans women from darts.
DARTS.
@thomholwerda Wait. Does this mean I've been playing darts wrong since I could hold a dart?
Am I supposed to use my uterus to wield and throw the dart?? And if I don't have a uterus I can't play darts competitively?
What if I had a hysterectomy - am I no longer able to throw a dart?
Jeebus, this is just the stupidest TERF-y bullshit. The contortions of logic they use to prevent a small number of humans from participating fully is utter nonsense.
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Look, banning trans women from sports is total bullshit, but at the very least you can see why hundreds of years of propaganda and misogyny in sports would make people assume trans women have an unfair advantage. It's bullshit of course, but at least I can follow that flawed logic.
But darts? Motherfucking darts? You're throwing objects weighing 12-32 g (depending on preference) at a board designed specifically to be penetrated by darts. Fucking children play this game.
If you ever needed proof this was never about protecting women, just think of how these nazis are banning trans women from darts.
DARTS.
@thomholwerda Also, chess, park runs, darts, snooker/pool (don’t @ me about the difference - I don’t care).
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@craigjarrettuk@mastodon.social wait, you're serious? Let me block you real quick
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Trans women have been banned from women's darts.
Darts.
The ban is based on some English woman's "study". The woman in question is a known TERF.
Again, let me reiterate: darts.
Darts.
@thomholwerda That shows the hypocrisy and the misogyny of the people who stand behind such bs.
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Trans women have been banned from women's darts.
Darts.
The ban is based on some English woman's "study". The woman in question is a known TERF.
Again, let me reiterate: darts.
Darts.
@thomholwerda@exquisite.social still not as ridiculous as chess
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Trans women have been banned from women's darts.
Darts.
The ban is based on some English woman's "study". The woman in question is a known TERF.
Again, let me reiterate: darts.
Darts.
@thomholwerda what's next?
Do we have an unfair advantage in spelling bees? Math competitions? Monopoly? Video games? D&D? -
Look, banning trans women from sports is total bullshit, but at the very least you can see why hundreds of years of propaganda and misogyny in sports would make people assume trans women have an unfair advantage. It's bullshit of course, but at least I can follow that flawed logic.
But darts? Motherfucking darts? You're throwing objects weighing 12-32 g (depending on preference) at a board designed specifically to be penetrated by darts. Fucking children play this game.
If you ever needed proof this was never about protecting women, just think of how these nazis are banning trans women from darts.
DARTS.
@thomholwerda See also: Pool
Transgender women banned from female pool category
The Ultimate Pool Group (UPG) ban transgender women from female category after landmark UK Supreme Court ruling that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.
BBC Sport (www.bbc.com)
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Trans women have been banned from women's darts.
Darts.
The ban is based on some English woman's "study". The woman in question is a known TERF.
Again, let me reiterate: darts.
Darts.
@thomholwerda
Hey FARTs¹! Wanna play lawn darts?Just let me get my crossbow!
1. Fascism Appropriating Radical Transphobe, better term than TERF.
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Look, banning trans women from sports is total bullshit, but at the very least you can see why hundreds of years of propaganda and misogyny in sports would make people assume trans women have an unfair advantage. It's bullshit of course, but at least I can follow that flawed logic.
But darts? Motherfucking darts? You're throwing objects weighing 12-32 g (depending on preference) at a board designed specifically to be penetrated by darts. Fucking children play this game.
If you ever needed proof this was never about protecting women, just think of how these nazis are banning trans women from darts.
DARTS.
@thomholwerda Why the fuck is darts even gender segregated in the first place? Probably only because men can't stand to lose to women.
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Trans women have been banned from women's darts.
Darts.
The ban is based on some English woman's "study". The woman in question is a known TERF.
Again, let me reiterate: darts.
Darts.
@thomholwerda darts... maybe they think are an eufemism for HRT
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Trans women have been banned from women's darts.
Darts.
The ban is based on some English woman's "study". The woman in question is a known TERF.
Again, let me reiterate: darts.
Darts.
@thomholwerda Soon: transwomen banned from woman's speed cubing
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@thomholwerda and chess.
That great bastion of physical prowess. Chess.
@quixoticgeek @thomholwerda why is there even a womens league in chess? Honest question
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@quixoticgeek @thomholwerda why is there even a womens league in chess? Honest question
@bithive @thomholwerda cos men don't wanna be beaten by a girl.
No really.
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@bit @simon_lucy @thomholwerda Probably for the same reason there's a women category in chess: in a game that is very dominated by men, having a women only category helps bring women to the game by giving them a space. Women players can play in the women or the general category, I assume it's the same with darts.
@brunogirin @simon_lucy @thomholwerda I see now, that makes sense.
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Trans women have been banned from women's darts.
Darts.
The ban is based on some English woman's "study". The woman in question is a known TERF.
Again, let me reiterate: darts.
Darts.
@thomholwerda
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@thomholwerda Wait. Does this mean I've been playing darts wrong since I could hold a dart?
Am I supposed to use my uterus to wield and throw the dart?? And if I don't have a uterus I can't play darts competitively?
What if I had a hysterectomy - am I no longer able to throw a dart?
Jeebus, this is just the stupidest TERF-y bullshit. The contortions of logic they use to prevent a small number of humans from participating fully is utter nonsense.
Husband: I thought we were going to play darts so you could practice before your women's dart match.
Me: Yeah, I'm ready when you are.
Husband: Uh... that technique is, um, new to me. Doesn't it hurt? *eyeing my crotch*
Me: Yeah, it hurts like a mothertrucker but apparently competitive women's darts requires a vagina and uterus to participate.
Husband: Does that mean I have to throw with my penis for men's darts? How would I grip a dart if I'm cut? *winces*
Me: You got me. *kegels to throw*
