(April 14, 2017 at 3:59 pm)Khemikal Wrote: More like a storm in a teacup, since it's not exactly a coincidence (massive or otherwise) that a weightlifter holds a weightlifting record. When you refer to success that individuals have had as though this were success of mtf trans you're ignoring the vast majority, of that small minority, who have competed and not had any such success, or simply do not and could not compete at -any- level. In essence, you're just saying:
"But, look, that one won something!", yes, we know, and?
What advantage of ftm trans over cis gendered females, in your opinion, accounts for that weightlifting record? What never goes the other way, why does it matter...and what's the relevance of whatever small percentage those qualifying individuals may be?
No, it's not a coincidence that a weightlifter holds a weightlifting record, but that's not what people were upset about. It's the fact that she completely smashed the record. She lifted 41 pounds more than the person who came in 2nd place.
FYI, she is a MTF, not a FTM, competing against cisgender females. She also competed in weightlifting as a man. I'd say the advantage she has is the fact that she trained for weightlifting as a man, and clearly despite people's continued insistence that the transitioning process effectively negates any bone / muscle advantage, she still has some advantage, because she's lifting 41 pounds more than her nearest competitor.
