Lael ArringtonThe Olympics, the Gender Unicorn and The Goodness of Male and Female – Lael Arrington https://laelarrington.com Faith and Culture: Live Wisely Love Well Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:15:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 73081510 The Olympics, the Gender Unicorn and The Goodness of Male and Female https://laelarrington.com/2016/08/the-olympics-and-the-goodness-of-male-and-female/ https://laelarrington.com/2016/08/the-olympics-and-the-goodness-of-male-and-female/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:55:43 +0000 admin http://laelarrington.com/?p=3567 016 (1280x743)

If you’ve been watching the Olympics these past weeks you’ve seen many male and female bodies beautifully sculpted by years and years spent practicing their sport. From swimming to high jump to kayaking, we see male and female bodies shaped in similar ways by training, but the women are shorter and less buff than their male counterparts. The men simply swim faster, jump higher and paddle more powerfully than the women.

For teachers in the Charlotte, NC school district, it must have been something of a reality check. They spent part of their in-service training last week being instructed by resources from transgender activists.

By day they were told that sex is “assigned” at birth. As if sex is something that a delivery nurse arbitrarily or accidentally determines.

By night they watched highlights of every male sprinter lining up in the blocks with larger shoulders and thicker wrists than their more graceful female counterparts.

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