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Female Swimmer Who Tied Lia Thomas Slams Nomination of Thomas for NCAA ‘Woman of the Year’
24News ^ | 07-19-2022 | Joshua Ford

Posted on 07/19/2022 8:12:06 AM PDT by montag813

by Joshua Ford | 24News

Lia Thomas has been nominated for the NCAA “Woman of the Year,” which is causing significant controversy.

Lia, formerly William, is a biological male who switched from the men’s swimming team at the University of Pennsylvania after three years to compete in the women’s division.

Thomas went on to win a national championship by defeating every female in NCAA 500-yard freestyle swimming event.

Riley Gaines, a former star for the University of Kentucky, tied with Lia Thomas for fifth place at the NCAA championships.

Gaines says a majority of females disagree with Thomas’ participation in female sports. “The majority of us female athletes, or females in general, really, are not okay with this, and they’re not okay with the trajectory of this and how this is going and how it could end up in a few years,” Gaines said.

Gaines says this nomination makes the NCAA’s highest award in collegiate athletics “worthless.”

“Being the real girl in that photo and also University of Kentucky’s nominee for NCAA WOTY, this is yet another slap in the face to women. First a female national title and now nominated for the pinnacle award in collegiate athletics,” Gaines said. “The @NCAA has made this award worthless.”

“This award combines athletic performance with academics, service, and character. What character has Thomas shown other than sheer selfishness and entitlement? The disrespect and disregard for the other female athletes in Thomas’ interviews is eye opening.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: lia; ncaa; thomas; tucker; waronwomen
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1 posted on 07/19/2022 8:12:06 AM PDT by montag813
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To: montag813

Our universities are worthless pond scum.


2 posted on 07/19/2022 8:15:13 AM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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To: montag813

Sad when the world needs to rely on a College kid in Gaines to speak the truth and stand up for the women of the world.


3 posted on 07/19/2022 8:17:32 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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The majority of the majority of females she says are not for this probably voted for Biden. Maybe those females should reconsider their place on the plantation.


4 posted on 07/19/2022 8:17:47 AM PDT by ChuckHam
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To: 1Old Pro

What’s sad is this worthless Basturd being rewarded for being an idiot!!!


5 posted on 07/19/2022 8:20:26 AM PDT by ontap
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To: montag813

I’m glad that Riley Gaines is speaking up on this. It’s a wonder that she hasn’t been cancelled over it.


6 posted on 07/19/2022 8:27:20 AM PDT by cdcdawg (Hoes mad! LOL! )
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To: montag813

Kissing queer/dyke ass is politically necessary.

Gaines is just collateral damage.


7 posted on 07/19/2022 8:30:02 AM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day)
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To: DownInFlames

U Penn just said a big FU to the country. They did this on purpose Spitting in our faces.


8 posted on 07/19/2022 8:37:49 AM PDT by iamgalt
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To: montag813

A “trans woman” is a man who deludes himself into believing he is a woman and who has power over all around himself to force them to enter into to his private delusion.


9 posted on 07/19/2022 8:38:04 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Damn it! We need Trump! America First!)
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To: montag813

I’m still expecting one day Lia to announce he’s been trolling all along.


10 posted on 07/19/2022 8:39:11 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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This nonsense started on college campuses.
Somehow, students agreed with it instead of laughing it down.
I really don’t understand how this went so far.
Actually, I do. All in the name of “tolerance”.
At some point it goes beyond tolerance, to normalcy, to compulsory,
and there you are.


11 posted on 07/19/2022 8:41:38 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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Why do ANY women attend U Penn??


12 posted on 07/19/2022 8:44:46 AM PDT by CMailBag
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College age kids are always looking for the next big ‘social justice’ bandwagon to latch on to. They think it’ll make them important and ‘historic’.

The big losers on this, much like the blacks that vote for democrats that allowed in illegals, are the real females that have approved of this the most.

In a way I have no sympathy for the 75%+ that support it in the teens-30s.


13 posted on 07/19/2022 8:47:56 AM PDT by Houserino
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"They freed him, already!"

14 posted on 07/19/2022 8:49:14 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: montag813

Disgusting.


15 posted on 07/19/2022 8:51:01 AM PDT by Churchillspirit (9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
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To: Houserino
College age kids are always looking for the next big ‘social justice’ bandwagon to latch on to. They think it’ll make them important and ‘historic’.

I think they believe this gives them "purpose" or a life of "significance" when they have none due to their lack of accomplishments, like say, raising a family.

16 posted on 07/19/2022 8:53:08 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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This is between the women and the woke activists. No need for the men to get involved.


17 posted on 07/19/2022 8:57:54 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: montag813

Wait now...NCAA championships, he tied for fifth? He’s not even that good a girl swimmer!


18 posted on 07/19/2022 8:59:33 AM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: montag813

Disband or replace the entire NCAA with an American Committee..


19 posted on 07/19/2022 9:06:01 AM PDT by chopperk
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To: montag813

no kidding. this is terribly wrong. However I’d love to know how the young lady “thought” prior to her title being taken away.
Was she calling out others for being transphobes? Hmmm....


20 posted on 07/19/2022 9:06:05 AM PDT by ronniesgal (Hot fun in the summertime! thanks rjo.)
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