Not sure if this was already posted.

The article describes the referenced court case, and the artist’s views and intentions.

Personally, I both loved and hated the idea at first. The more I think about it, the more I find it valuable in some way.

    • BreakDecks
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      198 months ago

      Why are men and women playing chess in different leagues? Chess isn’t atheltic, nobody is going to have an advantage over another player because of gender or sex.

      • @[email protected]
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        158 months ago

        Historic systemic sexism means women are under represented in the game. Different leagues aim to bring more women and girls into play because for example, a young girl can see women playing and want to get involved. It is much less likely if all they see is a boy’s club.

        Anyone can enter the ‘mens’ league, so whenever a woman is good enough to complete they can (and do).

        • @[email protected]
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          38 months ago

          The fact that there are only 41, is due to under representation not ability. That under representation is cause by many factors, including ignorant and damaging comments such as yours. You should be ashamed.

          In our life time it is entirely possible to see a female world champion and even the removal of the WGM (and other W titles) due to progress in repairing the damage caused by sexism.

      • RedFoxOP
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        18 months ago

        Agreed. I’m not a chess player, but I view it as an intellectual sport or challenge. There’s no reason not to eliminate all gender specific separation IMO.

        I think it’s fun to see people in competition and achievements where we don’t have to care about the person’s physical attributes.

    • solo
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      48 months ago

      Reasons for this are complicated and largely unknown

      Really?
      Well, systemic sexism is complicated, no doubt. You have to decide tho. Complicated or unknown? Cause it can’t be both.