Not lightning but taunting

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Ophelia Benson

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About that race that “Emily” Bridges “won” –

May be an image of text that says '02-UK 10:42 thundercrit.com Lightning Category This category is for Cis women Non-binary people whose physical performance aligns with cis-women Trans men and women whose physical performance aligns most closely with CIS- women Notes Cis-people cannot choose their racing category Cis men will race in the Thunder category, cis-women will race in the Lightning category. We recognise that this new format may be confusing, so you're not sure please email us (info@nltcbmbc.com will be very happy to help you choose the right category We may also contact riders to double check that they have and we'

In what sense does “Emily” Bridges’s physical performance “align most closely” with women? Why do both trans men and trans women compete in the women’s category?

Also interesting that “cis people cannot choose their racing category.” It should have a “nyah nyah nyah” after it for the full effect.

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3 responses to “Not lightning but taunting”

  1. twiliter Avatar
    twiliter

    Thunder category = men. Lightning category = also men, but including anyone foolish enough to believe it’s not also a men’s category. How does anyone take the term “cis” seriously, I mean if you were to remove it from everywhere it is found it would change nothing. Try removing it from the above post and see the illiteracy at work. The labels of the trans community and it’s allies are illiterate and unacceptable. Let’s all stop indulging this idiocy.

  2. Holms Avatar
    Holms

    “Cis-people cannot choose their racing category. …”

    …Except they can, by identifying as trans. And just like that, the less scrupulous men can race wherever they want.

    Also, cis-person? Jesus christ.

  3. maddog1129 Avatar
    maddog1129

    The event promoters put out an “Official Statement” after the race.

    We are aware that there are comments online from people that were not present at our event and who had never even heard about the race prior to yesterday’s result.

    Yesterday, we celebrated all of our winners and participants during a fun day of racing. We won’t allow the opinions of those who weren’t present at the event or part of our cycling community to overshadow what was an incredibly positive and successful event.

    . . . We are a small community-based event using our platform to promote inclusivity within the wider cycling community. . . .

    We took the decision last year to create a more gender neutral categorisation system that allowed trans and gender-nonconforming athletes, who often feel that there is no safe space for them in the sport, to be embraced and made to feel welcome. . . . The format will continue to evolve in a way that delivers inclusivity and fair racing for all athletes.

    We will not be commenting further, especially to the media, or anyone who wishes to use our welcoming and inclusive race to push their narrative.

    Well, that’s flatly untrue. There’s no “inclusivity” or “fairness” for women athletes. So, “all athletes” be damned.

    And I wanted to comment about the eligibility criteria as well.

    Lightning Category

    This category is for:

    Cis-women

    Non-binary people whose physical performance aligns with cis-women

    Trans men and women whose physical performance aligns most closely with cis-women

    This leaves no category in which women who do not have a “gender identity,” who do not “identify as” women, who are not “trans” or “non-binary,” can participate. In trans ideology, “Cisgender, or cis, means that the gender you identify with matches the sex assigned to you at birth.” (That’s the WebMD definition. https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/cisgender-overview ) I don’t “identify as” or “identify with” any gender. Never have; never will. I think “gender” is harmful, and should be discarded, abandoned, destroyed. No non-gender-identity women (i.e., women) allowed. So much for “inclusion.”

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