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The BBC Found One (1) Trans Woman Impacted by Trans Ban in Chess (www.assignedmedia.org)

submitted 9 months ago by squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/lgbtq_plus@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[–] TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 77 points 9 months ago (3 children)

It's quite astonishing that FIDE managed to be not only transphobic but also sexist and idiotic at the same time.

Almost deserves a medal

[–] djsoren19@yiffit.net 31 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's the thing about stupidity, it has a lot of comorbidities.

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Let’s not discount how many smart/educated bigots there are. Many members of the GOP in the US went to an Ivy League school and are smart in their own right. They aren’t all ignorant, many are just bad people.

[–] MeowyNinhaj@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I agree but also school doesnt exactly indicate smartness.

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

Never said that lol I met plenty of dumbasses in undergrad

[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 30 points 9 months ago

Transphobia is sexism.

And sexism is idiotic.

[–] Cqrd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 9 months ago

Chess and sexism go hand in hand like Bobby Fischer and antisemitism.