Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is a woman, sorta.
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If true, that would make her/him intersex. Not a tranny but not a female. This is not the same as 90% of althetes like you said. It would instead make her genetically abnormal. Most athletes may present more masculine than the average population but they aren't this kind of Abnormal.
So there are more genders than male and female?
It's important to understand this through the concept of "the exception that proves the rule." For instance, when a person is born with an extra arm or without a leg, we don't conclude that humans have anywhere from 0 to 5 arms and legs. Instead, we recognize these conditions as anomalies, deviations from the typical human anatomy due to genetic or developmental issues.
Similarly, intersex individuals are not evidence of a new sex category. Rather, they are either biologically male or female with variations that arise from genetic or developmental anomalies. These variations don't constitute new sexes but rather reflect atypical presentations of the two existing sexes. Just as having an atypical number of limbs is a medical condition, intersex variations are understood within the context of medical and genetic anomalies, not as indicators of additional sexes.
"Exception that proves the rule" isn't a law of nature. You cannot use it in a serious argument.
So, are intersex individuals men, women, both or neither?
Please give a clear answer instead of this noncommittal wall of text.
The english language is fairly vague so it often required verbose language to be precise. In otherwords its easy to oversimplify.
"The exception that proves the rule" is a phrase used to illustrate that anomalies highlight the existence of a general rule. While it's not a law of nature, it's a valid rhetorical device to explain concepts. Like, dispite the fact humans are suppose to have 2 arms and 2 legs, doesn't mean those with an abnormal amount are a new class of human. They are instead an exception to the rule.
Regarding intersex individuals, they are typically categorized based on their predominant biological characteristics.
The key point is that intersex conditions are variations within the broader categories of male and female, rather than entirely separate sexes. They highlight the complexity of human biology but do not constitute new sex categories. They are exceptions to the rule.
Intersex is not considered another sex because it encompasses a wide range of variations within the existing categories of male and female rather than constituting a distinct, separate category.
No, there are genetic mutation leading to abnormalities in males and females.
So, is this a genetically abnormal woman then?
Wrong again - it's a genetically abnormal man (XY).
My point was that many (not all) olympians while not intersex, are genetically special. There are not many humans that can run a top speed of 27.8mph like Usain Bolt or swim the 200m butterfly in 1:54 like Michael Phelps no matter how hard they practiced and trained.
I understand that Olympic athletes both lifted genetically and have worked hard enough to extend their genetic gifts.