Here is your winner!
Posted on 05/20/2022 10:55:34 AM PDT by Morgana
A furious female skateboarder has slammed Red Bull for sponsoring a contest where she placed second to her trans rival.
Taylor Silverman claims she and other female competitors were disadvantaged by officials at the Red Bull Cornerstone Contest, where she placed second and received a $2,750 award.
Trans skateboarder Lillian Gallagher was awarded $5,000 for placing first and winning two separate divisions - money that Silverman says should have been given to her.
Silverman, who has been skateboarding for 11 years, said when she tried to reach out to officials to 'do the right thing even if it's not the popular thing,' she was ignored.
'I deserved to place first, be acknowledged for my win and get paid. I reached out to Red Bull and was ignored. I am sick of being bullied into silence,' Silverman wrote in an Instagram post, in which she tagged right-wing firebrands Ben Shapiro and Candace Owens.
The post has sparked an array of reactions, many of them supportive.
Other users have asked Silverman to have more empathy towards transgender women or get better at skateboarding.
Silverman's claims come at a time of heightened national debate about whether transgender individuals should participate in the traditional women and men categories in sports.
The most famous trans athlete - UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas - has smashed multiple records, with critics saying she has a clear biological advantage not afforded to her competitors who were born female.
It is unclear in what city the contest took place. DailyMail.com has reached out to Silverman and Red Bull for comment.
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The answer is for the real women to refuse to compete against the fake woman.
In cycling they nipped it in the bud with that tactic.
mine has cool pics
Whatever will become of skateboarding?
And we appreciate that. LOL!
Here is your winner!
“Whatever will become of skateboarding?”
well take a look at this thing calling him self a woman. I’m shocked the wheels did not fall off his skateboard. The ugly it burns.
Clearly visible Adam’s apple.
Let the men in the dresses win or you are all BIGOTS!
Laz would not hit that
Participants in second or third tier sports can only hope to make a living via sponsorships. Since trans athletes tend to be ugly it will be interesting to see what happens to the sponsorship money. Will the woke guilt the ceos to fork over cash to the freaks?
It will end when women refuse to compete against men in “women’s sports”.
You are correct. I would not.
Looks like a nightmare version of Alfred E. Neuman.
LOL! I guess you could say that to every female athlete: suck it up buttercup.
His grandfather has to be so proud of him. s/
My eyes!!!
Let the men in the dresses win or you are all BIGOTS!
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What would really be cool is for some organization to establish a publicly financed awards ceremony for the presentation of awards ONLY to real women athletes in every sport. Liberals, the male freaks they push to participate in women’s sports, and the fake news media would all be enraged!
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