Professor of Philosophy @OU_Philosophy. Political philosophy and the ethics and metaphysics of sport. @OU_GCRN (RT ≠ endorsement, all views personal, obvs.)
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Here is my latest paper, published today in the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport and co-authored with Dr Emma Hilton @fondofbeetles from Manchester University. I would like to thank @OpenUniversity for their ongoing support of my research
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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The world No. 1 in women's tennis, Aryna Sabalenka, unleashes a devastating and unfiltered statement: "It's vital to protect fairness. Biologically, men are much stronger than women. It's not fair. It's not equality. It's not women's sports if we let biological men compete against us." She sides with Sophie Cunningham and sends a clear message: women are not going to keep staying silent while they steal our titles, podiums, and opportunities from us.
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This is a🧵and you could call it 'International Olympic Committee (IOC) closes down its EDI('DEI') operation' - but it's (a little) more nuanced than that. Still, that's the gist, so I'll give an account and comment ...
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... That their project of including male athletes in female sport has comprehensively failed and led to the abolition of this commission, may dilute the push for sex equality at the Olympics. I have enough faith in Coventry and Thornton to think that this won't happen ...
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... But if it does, the harms to female athletes need to be laid at the feet of the sex denialists.
As usual, I'm not an insider, but an observer, so I'd be interested if any other Lausanologists have a view. And also, how this might reflect on EDI more widely @IsntWorkingPod
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the journal of controversial ideas is now on substack, if you want an easy way to follow them and read the papers they publish! 👇🏼
substack.com/@jconideas
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‘For Cass, the scandal that has unfolded in Brighton “dwarfs” that of the Tavistock’s Gids. She called on the GMC to immediately suspend Hall. “I really would want to ask why he still has a licence to practise.”’
Dr Sarah Redvers’ story
By @hannahsbee
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