Separate Division Logic

Text on the meme

DAD, WHY DO WOMEN HAVE A SEPARATE DIVISION IN BASKETBALL? BECAUSE IT’D BE UNFAIR TO MAKE THEM COMPETE AGAINST STRONGER MEN. OH. WHY DO WOMEN HAVE A SEPARATE DIVISION IN COMPETITIVE CHESS?

What it means

A child asks his father why women have a separate division in basketball. The father says it would be unfair to make women compete against stronger men, prompting the child to ask the same question about competitive chess; the joke highlights the inconsistency in applying that argument to sports where physical strength is irrelevant. It is shared as a sarcastic reaction to arguments about gender divisions in sports. EN: A child asks his father why women have a separate division in basketball. The father says it would be unfair to make women compete against stronger men, prompting the child to ask the same question about competitive chess; the joke highlights the inconsistency in applying that argument to sports where physical strength is irrelevant. It is shared as a sarcastic reaction to arguments about gender divisions in sports.

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