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Athlete robbed of trophy by woke madness...

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  • kluursK Offline
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    kluurs
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    So kluurs ran a 5k this morning and came in third in his age(d) group. The race director announces awards by age group order. Thus, kluurs has to wait a long while for them to move from the 1-14 Female to 70-74 Male group. This year, they added a non-binary category as well. Guess what?
    They ordered the same number of awards as in past years - but with the addition of the non-binary folks, they ran out of trophies before getting to the old folks.

    Mind you, I've had to wait a long time to be able to run this poorly and win awards - and now, I'm robbed of the glory of a trophy depecting a colorful pumpkin on a cheap plastic base.

    I feel like I need to retreat to my safespace. This just brings back a flood of past deprivations.

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    • LuFins DadL Offline
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      LuFins Dad
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      Serves you right, you old white man, you…

      The Brad

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      • George KG Offline
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        George K
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        The horror.

        C'mon over - we can share some (moderately) cheap Scotch.

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        • HoraceH Online
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          Horace
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          #4

          That sucks. But let's appreciate their choice to add a non-binary category rather than allow the weirdos to choose which group to compete in.

          Education is extremely important.

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            kluurs
            wrote on last edited by kluurs
            #5

            I did write a note to file that if they ever offer something really nice (Krugerrands) for age group awards, that it would be in my interest to identify as non-binary for half an hour.

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            • HoraceH Horace

              That sucks. But let's appreciate their choice to add a non-binary category rather than allow the weirdos to choose which group to compete in.

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              #6

              @Horace said in Athlete robbed of trophy by woke madness...:

              That sucks. But let's appreciate their choice to add a non-binary category rather than allow the weirdos to choose which group to compete in.

              I didn't care about the award - and agree that it makes more sense to have that category - though, as always, there are some complications. Not all non-binary folks are trans - and some trans folks might feel that being in the non-binary category is an afront to his/her/their identity.

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                blondie
                wrote on last edited by blondie
                #7

                Congratulations! Well I care about your award. Doing what you do at 70-74 deserves more than cheap plastic. You need real bling, a decorative bouquet, and the opportunity to boast on a podium to the speedsters of how to endure distance running for 5 decades.

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                  After a disappointment like that I would probably buy a hot fudge sundae.

                  At minimum a 2-scoop cone.

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