Posted on 08/09/2026 8:15:21 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
This video discusses the intense controversy surrounding WNBA player Sophie Cunningham following her public comments on the inclusion of transgender women in women's sports (2:29-2:49).
Key Takeaways:
Cunningham's Stance: Cunningham stated that competitive sports divisions should be separated by biological sex to ensure fairness and safety, a position she has maintained despite significant backlash (2:36-2:40, 9:35-9:53).
Public and League Reaction: Following her remarks, Cunningham faced organized opposition, including being booed in arenas and targeted by protesters (3:46-4:11, 21:35-21:50). A notable incident involved Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Katon confronting teenage fans holding signs of support for Cunningham (7:04-7:36).
Charles Barkley's Intervention: Charles Barkley entered the discourse, vocally supporting Cunningham's right to express her opinion and agreeing with her stance on biological distinctions in sports. He warned the league against penalizing athletes for sincere views (1:32-2:23, 8:47-9:11).
Broader Support and Debate: Various sports figures, including Shaquille O'Neal, Kendrick Perkins, and Sage Steele, have defended Cunningham's right to speak without facing a "public trial." The video highlights a divide between those who believe these topics require more nuanced discussion and those who view Cunningham's comments as a common-sense position (10:47-11:07, 12:26-12:55, 14:21-14:56).
Conduct: Throughout the controversy, Cunningham has been noted for her composed response, avoiding personal attacks and maintaining a professional demeanor even while being heavily criticized (14:31-14:43, 20:38-21:05).
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Nothing, clickbait title.
I remember when my parents were talking about reports of a voyeur looking in the neighbors’ windows to view the naked women and girls. I saw my dad set up his hunting rifle against a wall in case some pervert tries to look through our curtains.
I see today’s gender changers as those same pervert voyeurs. They want to see some fit female athletes change out of their uniforms and go nude into the shower room. For today’s voyeur, they get a first class view that yesteryear’s voyeurs would give anything to watch. For these perverts today and yesterday, they are just as perverted and willing to risk everything to indulge in their fetish. I see through their little game of Johnny Go Peek.
For today’s Leftnicks, they want to use the same civil rights formula that got others so much money in year’s past. What they fail to get is today’s perversion is not a civil right.
“Nothing, clickbait title.”
Yeah like all that fake utube crap.
Like gen-Z has nothing better to do that make stuff up.
Gnarles Barkley is still crazy with eyes of blue.
How did it ever become a thing in the first place? When I was in school, if I tried to join the Girls swim team, the coach would have said “Get the hell out of here!”, and probably get my ass kicked if I went in their locker room. Then I would have probably got arrested.
Ha! I think that stupid broad is pretending to be a Doctor. You can’t make this stuff up.
I think the WNBA is desperately trying to grow an audience and may think the addition of more perverts will add interest and ticket buying to the league.
Lol nothing but EVERYBODY knows that Griner is the elephant in the room.
Does anyone NOT know, or at least think, that Griner is a dude? Squarely and quietly squatting in ground zero of Sophie Cunningham’s critique of the WNBA.
It’s got to be the world’s worst kept secret. Griner’s status, that is. He’s got to be wondering if the jig is finally up.
“Women are some of the stupidest people on the planet.”
“Fools” in the classical Greek fleshes out the definition perfectly.
Griner should be in a Russian jail but I think the Russians sent her back for the entertainment value.
“Women are some of the stupidest people on the planet.”
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Orwell said that the people most easily swayed by totalitarians are young women - people who have been sheltered for their entire lives from a harsh world by people who know how that world actually works. They haven’t yet been married, so they don’t have somebody to correct their incredibly naïve views. They haven’t had an opportunity to see how the world actually is, they only imagine something better. They are the very definition of misplaced compassion. Such “compassion“ has resulted in well over 100 million deaths in the past century.
There are many occasions on which I have reflected upon the utter stupidity of giving women the vote. Not all women are stupid, were naïve, of course, but the vast majority are. You can trace the decline of western civilization to the advent of wonen’s suffrage - because they elect politicians who promised to be kind and compassionate, rather than facing the reality of a harsh world.
Mike Tyson was a dominant and highly skilled heavyweight
Floyd Mayweather was a dominant and highly skilled middleweight
No one who follows boxing would ever want to see these two, in their prime, square off in the ring. It wouldn’t be a match, it would be a beating although I’ll bet Mayweather would get in a few.
Similarly, what sort of sports fan wants to see men compete with women? In most sports it wouldn’t be a match it would be a beating. This is simply an error in judgement taken to its logical absurdity.
I saw a photo of “her” shirtless. That’s a guy.
I'm surprised the Russians haven't spilled the beans. You know they strip searched it at some point.
I think they are going the hockey route, where fights are among the highlights.
“Women are some of the stupidest people on the planet.”
Wow dude!
The Women have probably been reading your Sunday opinion pieces. Talk about stupid! You need chased off this forum for that comment. I’ll let the Ladies around here know and be aware of your comments going forward. It should be fun to watch. You may want to use this coming week to fashion your next Sunday Bray 😂 into an apology.
That’s a man, baby.
As we all know, there’s no such thing. Trust the science.
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