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A 99th percentile trans woman would be competing with other people who have 99th percentile biological advantages, is what I'm trying to say.

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99th percentile men will beat 99th percentile women in sports 100% of the time. There is no fairness.

We're talking about 99th percentile women competing against each other though?

If you're talking about trans women competing against women, then no. That's men competing against women. I suspect you're quite aware of that and intentionally confusing the two for rhetorical effect, but that's a great example of why protecting the plain-sense definition of words matters. "Woman" means adult female human, which categorically excludes men regardless of their gender identity.

I'm not aware of anyone advocating to let Eddie Hall join a women's powerlifting meet. Generally athletic bodies have been establishing some criteria, ex being on testosterone suppression for a certain number of years.

Is it enough to remove the advantage? I can't begin to say. But acting like its as simple as "99th percentile men competing against 99th percentile women" are pretty clearly arguing in bad faith.

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