• Frozyre@kbin.melroy.org
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    1 month ago

    This is disrespectful.

    Here’s why. Does anyone even know what the paralympics even is? Looking from the comments below, I sincerely doubt they do.

    The paralympics is basically “The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities.”

    So do you know what this is exactly saying? This is saying that Transgenderism is a disability. That is giving more ammo to all of the bigots out there who’ve been crying about how Transgenderism is just a choice and that it’s all wrong .etc

    I cannot say that I’m fully in support of this. I would’ve been more proud if a Transgender individual made it to the Olympics and was breaking ground for their group. But no, this is them being in the backburners of society for pity points.

    Absolutely disgraceful.

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      1 month ago

      i mean. read the article maybe?

      Petrillo, 50, was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a degenerative condition of the eyes, at the age of 14. She competes in the women’s T12 category for athletes with a visual impairment.

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        1 month ago

        I did read the article. Now did you see what the headline read? Why don’t you go bitch at them. Or don’t and be a spitful downvoting piece of trash.

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          1 month ago

          If you didn’t read it as Transgender woman (with some kind of disability) competing in Paralynpixs" then that’s a you problem.