Posted on 03/26/2023 4:42:37 PM PDT by algore
ESPN has been condemned by a former champion college swimmer for including transgender swimmer Lia Thomas in their segment devoted to Women's History Month - describing the company as 'spineless'.
Riley Gaines swam for the University of Kentucky, ending her college career in 2022 as 'one of the most decorated swimmers in program history,' according to the UK website. She became a 12-time NCAA All-American swimmer and a five-time SEC champion.
Gaines competed against transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas in the NCAA championships in March 2022, and said the experience of racing Thomas - who raced in the men's competition until 2019 - 'felt like I was going into the race with my hands tied behind my back.'
On Sunday, Gaines took issue with ESPN's decision to praise Thomas's contribution to women's sport, and tweeted the hashtag 'Boycott ESPN'.
'Lia Thomas is not a brave, courageous woman who EARNED a national title,' Gaines tweeted.
'He is an arrogant, cheat who STOLE a national title from a hardworking, deserving woman. The @ncaa is responsible.
'If I was a woman working at ESPN, I would walk out. You're spineless @espn #boycottESPN.'
ESPN's segment was titled: 'Celebrating Women's History Month'.
A voiceover explained how Thomas made history by becoming the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division One championship, in 2022, in the 500 freestyle.
The Texan-born athlete swam in men's competitions until beginning their transition in May 2019, and made her debut in the women's races in December 2021.
'Being trans is not a choice,' said Thomas. 'I didn't have any other choice because not transitioning was not getting me anywhere.
'I transitioned to be happy.'
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Selfish bastard. How many real women did you make unhappy because you robbed them of titles, trophies, scholarships and future opportunities they worked long hard grueling years for? You were nothing more than a mediocre swimmer when competing against your fellow males, but you sure could overpower most women because of your biological advantage. And in the process, you and your enablers made a mockery of Title IX. Some achievement.
I like this battle, it doesn’t do any good for us to win this one battle against the democrat party and the women still keep voting for insanity and the destruction of America.
I think it is important for females to watch these democrat party politics destroy female sports and then maybe they will be open to seeing that men and women are different in other fields, such as war-fighting, fire-fighting, and so on.
The military is far more important than female sports.
Something has to break through to the female mind.
You think people should get these surgeries?
You think people should get these surgeries?
These poor kids born into societal collapse and having their childhoods taken away from them by Democrats.
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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She was on a panel recently, I think for Turning Point USA. She’s very well spoken and standing her ground.
Amen!
Amen!
So cut your dick off dude. What, too pussy to not be a man…?
My favorite is Andy Kaufman, InterGender Wrestling Champion of the World.
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Idiot writer needs a lesson in pronouns.
The Texan-born athlete swam in men's competitions until beginning their his transition in May 2019, and made her his debut in the women's races in December 2021.
TP USA means Riley is likely conservative. When she turns 25 congress isnt a bad idea. If she lives in Ky, that would make it a natural path for her
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“TP USA means Riley is likely conservative.”
Right; she is. I didn’t mention it but probably should have. (Almost all there at TP are conservatives.)
As far as I’m concerned, any woman that competes against a guy DESERVES to lose and has no business complaining.
During the Civil Rights Era, people took bullets to make their point - the least these women can do is NOT jump in the pool, and simply walk back to the locker room.
And if they don’t - NOTHING will change.
He still has his junk.
Where are the implants? The bottom surgery? The ACTH stimulation test results?
Don’t have them?
Yeah, you’re a pretender.
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