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Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas smashes women’s records, stokes outrage
The Washington Times ^ | Dec 5 | By Valerie Richardson

Posted on 12/05/2021 7:36:16 AM PST by RandFan

Collegiate swimmer Lia Thomas is shattering women’s swimming records this season, and critics say there’s a reason: She used to be a man.

The University of Pennsylvania swimmer continued her dominance Saturday at the 2021 Zippy Invitational in Akron, Ohio, with a first-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle, setting a pool, program and meet record with a time of 1:41.93.

“She won the race by nearly seven seconds and her time was the fastest in the country,” the Penn sports information department said in a press release.

Her record-breaking victory came a day after she set a pool and meet record in the 500 freestyle preliminaries, then claimed more records in the final with a time of 4:34.06, beating the second-place finisher by 14.39 seconds.

“That time is currently the best in the country in the event,” said the university. “Her mark was also a new program record.”

Not cheering are women’s sports advocates who argue that the participation of a male-to-female transgender athlete is unfair to female-born competitors.

“Well of course women’s records are being smashed!” tweeted Linda Blade, author of “Unsporting: How Trans Activism and Science Denial are Destroying Sport.” “Lia competed as male for first three years in #NCAA. This is not right!”

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1 posted on 12/05/2021 7:36:16 AM PST by RandFan
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To: RandFan

When are we going to stand up and declare.THIS IS NOT RIGHT.


2 posted on 12/05/2021 7:37:12 AM PST by rovenstinez (..)
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To: RandFan

Real story: a dude broke no records today, idiots said that he did, and people got rightly upset over the idiots enabling crazy and redefining society to suit crazy,


3 posted on 12/05/2021 7:40:30 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: RandFan

Curious, you don’t see many transgender men athletes.


4 posted on 12/05/2021 7:40:42 AM PST by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: RandFan

Chromosomes matter. XY males masquerading as female have inherent biological advantages over XX females in athletic competition, and all the pandering to severe mental illness in the world is not going to change that.


5 posted on 12/05/2021 7:41:52 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: rovenstinez

The real women need to boycott events that allow men to compete.

Problem solved in 1 season.


6 posted on 12/05/2021 7:42:08 AM PST by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
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To: Triple
Problem solved in 1 season.

More like problem solved overnight.

All the women have to do is sit in their locker room and let the man race by himself.

This is literally all it will take to end this nonsense overnight.

7 posted on 12/05/2021 7:44:09 AM PST by SamAdams76 (I am 80 days away from outliving John Hughes)
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To: RandFan

“She used to be a man.”

He’s still a man.

L


8 posted on 12/05/2021 7:45:45 AM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: RandFan

Article says, “used to be a man.”

Science says he IS a man!


9 posted on 12/05/2021 7:45:54 AM PST by Westbrook
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To: RandFan
She used to be is a man.

Fixed it

10 posted on 12/05/2021 7:46:42 AM PST by FatherofFive (We support Trump. Not the GOP)
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To: rovenstinez
When are we going to stand up and declare.THIS IS NOT RIGHT.

Until leftist women change their mind, this will continue.

11 posted on 12/05/2021 7:47:19 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (We are being played by forces most do not understand)
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To: SamAdams76

I’m with ya SA76.


12 posted on 12/05/2021 7:47:30 AM PST by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
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To: Triple

statistically speaking, the real women supported this mental illness ... they are incapable of logical thought ...


13 posted on 12/05/2021 7:48:14 AM PST by bankwalker (Repeal the 19th ...)
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To: RandFan

No one is transgender. “Used to be a man” is an illogical, untrue sentence.


14 posted on 12/05/2021 7:49:32 AM PST by I want the USA back (It’s not about the virus. It’s about massive mind and thought control.)
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To: RandFan
Time to send Usain Bolt to go compete in women's 100 meters race.
16 posted on 12/05/2021 7:51:14 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: bankwalker
statistically speaking, the real women supported this mental illness ... they are incapable of logical thought ...

The women who support this mental illness are most certainly incapable of logical thought. The only question is: Do they represent a majority of female voters?

17 posted on 12/05/2021 7:52:08 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: RandFan

Needs to happen a lot more before people start to think, “dang this was a bad idea.”


18 posted on 12/05/2021 7:52:11 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 democratic )
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To: RandFan

These people should NOT have more rights than someone who is true to their gender.


19 posted on 12/05/2021 7:52:25 AM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: RandFan

I used enjoy playing war games where armies from different eras fought. For instance 1990 NATO vs Iraq 1970. It was fun to watch the slaughter. In Civilization I would race to get a nuke so I could blackmail lesser civilizations into submission.

Trans vs feminism is like that. Female athletes are quite disarmed by transmania. It will be interesting to see if they prevent males from dominating their sports. It might be too late already.


20 posted on 12/05/2021 7:52:44 AM PST by DeplorablePaul (s)
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