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RE: Trans women banned from world chess
August 18, 2023 at 8:21 am
Hopefully, this is not the checkmate these judgemental pawns presume.
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RE: Trans women banned from world chess
August 18, 2023 at 8:41 am
I told you wizards chess was dangerous!
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RE: Trans women banned from world chess
August 18, 2023 at 11:39 am
I can sort of understand that there may be issues in sports where physical strength or endurance is a factor, but chess?? (how heavy are the pieces??)
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RE: Trans women banned from world chess
August 18, 2023 at 11:45 am
Maybe they have watched The Queen's Gambit and are worried about an equal playing field.
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RE: Trans women banned from world chess
August 18, 2023 at 12:23 pm
(August 18, 2023 at 8:14 am)LinuxGal Wrote: Trans women banned from world chess events while review takes place
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/a...akes-place
I guess they think having a cock gives you an unfair advantage in chess.
Whatever happened to "I get my kicks above the waistline sunshine" ?
This bit from the link would seem to make that ‘ban’ a moot point:
Quote:The federation has open competitions that allow all players to take part, as well as specialized categories for women, young players and even computers.
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RE: Trans women banned from world chess
August 18, 2023 at 12:44 pm
You may ass well hire a skywriter to trail out "WE'RE FUCKING BIGOTS".
Fuckin' bigots.