The bloke holding aloft his trophy, having just won The World's Strongest Woman competition in Arlington Texas, is American Jammie Booker.
OK, Jammie might have had a few nips and tucks, taken bucket-loads of hormones, and wears women's clothes, but all that doesn't stop him being a biological MAN.
Now, I don't know about you, but to me a man competing in a woman's sport isn't really 'playing the game'.
In general, men can run faster, swim faster, jump higher, lift heavier weights, and are all-over stronger than women, so for a man to compete alongside women isn't really fair. To me there is nothing sexist in saying as much; it's simply 'nature'.
Why doesn't Jammie compete alongside fellow male 'Strongmen'? Well, it's probably because he knows he wouldn't stand a chance against men! Or it's because he knows he stands a better chance if he competes against women! It's either one or the other!
I think we all know the answer to that; as does he.
Thank goodness he's now been deprived of his win, and the real winner of this competition was the woman who came 'second'; the Brit' Andrea Thompson.
Well done Andrea.
18 comments:
This is insanity. Perhaps they should have a class for hermaphrodites or loonies.
I'm with former Swimmer Sharon Davies on this one. She's been campaigning on this madness for quite a few years now.
A category for 'chemically assisted all-comers' would cover it. I think it would be fun too!
And, like JK Rowling, she's received terrible threats and insults. You can't tell the truth any more without being attacked by the loonies!
I'm sure I could win that ... easy!
You might have to train for a week!
The world's gone bonkers....
At least his win was overturned.... but only because people complained!
You really couldn't make this up could you? I'm relieved to see that this stupidity is in Texas USA and not nearer to home. Wherever this is, it's stark staring crazy!
I like your comment "chemically assisted all-comers" That should really widen the field and bring the loonies out of the woodwork!
One set of sports for genuine sportsmen/women, and another for the cheats. Much more fun.
Good grief. At least they came to their senses and gave the trophy to a real woman. If you're born a male then you're a damn male... forever
Why can they not understand that?????
Jammie is not a first name that I approve of - unless of course your surname happens to be Dodger.
Could it have been a disguised version of Jamie? It didn't work, did it!
I would have been happy for that strong human to borrow my car's name - Butch!
As you state, genetically men are generally physically stronger than most women. That's why for many years they did not compete physically together.
The TX event made the right decision in the end. Someone must have brought common sense to the table!
It's a shame that the common sense wasn't there before the competition started.
My cars have always been female; the present one being Debi.
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