SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them] to news@hexbear.netEnglish • 13 days agoFencer disqualified after refusing to face opponent she says is transwww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1111arrow-down1external-linkFencer disqualified after refusing to face opponent she says is transwww.cbsnews.comSorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them] to news@hexbear.netEnglish • 13 days agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBabs [she/her]linkfedilinkEnglish30•13 days agoEven reach is only part of the equation. Tall dudes have more surface area you can poke, while fencing a tiny woman can be like trying to swat a fly.
minus-squareSpiderFarmer [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish13•13 days agoI remember fencing a short woman. What was normally a shot to someone’s heart was my stabbing her mask. Not a legal shot in foil fencing, to be sure. I did a lot of apologizing whenever we matched up.
Even reach is only part of the equation. Tall dudes have more surface area you can poke, while fencing a tiny woman can be like trying to swat a fly.
I remember fencing a short woman. What was normally a shot to someone’s heart was my stabbing her mask. Not a legal shot in foil fencing, to be sure.
I did a lot of apologizing whenever we matched up.