I'm perfectly fine with using whatever pronouns anyone wants as long as I get some grace for messing up here and there. But I would have to say that even in my middle age I would not be cool with running into a naked penis in the women's locker room, and when I was a teenager the idea would have kept me out of sports or gym class entirely. (This from someone who does sports purely for fitness and would never, ever expect to win a competition.)
How is Lia Thomas's case different from Rachel Dolezal's? Both want to be someone they are not. Thomas is a man wanting to be a woman, and Dolezal is (was?) a white woman wanting to be a black woman. However, one is honored by Democrats, while the other is scorned. Aside from the obvious physicality -- how are they different? Lunacy.
Men competing in a women’s class while the young women that have worked their asses off for most of their lives are forced into silence, or risk losing everything they’ve worked for, not just their sport, but possibly scholarships…that should be the story here.
These women don’t have much of a choice if they want to play, but HE does! And because he wears a ponytail and a one piece he can compete as a woman? Aren’t we more than ponytails and what we wear? At least that’s what I was raised to believe. The grotesque misogyny of all those complicit, including the writer, should be the story here.
This isn’t just happening in the Ivy League, it’s happening in public 4J schools, State Universities, National Championships, everywhere- men are swallowing up trophies and titles that belong to women.
This is a women’s rights issue. This isn’t a transgender story. SAVE WOMEN’S SPORTS.
Ms. Weiss' virtue-signaling by referring to Thomas as a "she" is disappointing. And it's made even more confusing by her observation: "[The parents of the other girls] don’t seem to have a problem with Iszac Henig, a Yale student and a trans man (who doesn’t have the advantages from male puberty), swimming in the women’s events." But, of course, the reason they "don't seem have a problem" with it? It is because Henig is . . . (drum roll) . . . a woman. Trans folks deserve respect as fellow human beings. But we do them -- and society at large -- no favors by allowing their delusional claims to grant them access to women's sports.
In June, Faith Kipyegon will attempt to break 4 minutes in the mile. She already holds the women’s world record of 4:07.64, set in 2023, so knocking off 7.65 seconds is a big ask. But if she does, she will join a reported 1,497 males who have run a mile in under 4 minutes. That includes seven teenage boys. And that’s how much difference there is between males and females in athletic pursuits, and why a male who has gone through puberty has no place in a women’s event. Whenever you see a story like this, remember that in track, a good high school boy beats a good college woman, and a good college man beats a good female Olympian. The clock doesn’t lie, and “phobia” has nothing to do with it.
The NCAA are a bunch of cowards who don't want to impose any guidelines on anything (see college football and basketball). They just want to count their money and make diversity and inclusion spots. They embody everything that is wrong with entenched power.
I can only hope that decades from know mutiliation of children's sexual organs and allowing the likes of Lia Thomas to compete against women will be seen for the horrors that they are.
If Suzy wrote this in 2024 maybe she would use the correct pronoun for Thomas: HE. Finally women are rising up and forfeiting games where there is a fake woman - witness the 3 women's volleyball teams NOT playing San Jose State due to a male on the team.
This transgender movement and our elite’s acceptance of it’s demands is pure insanity! I don’t believe that most people are really taken in by this nonsense but many Millennials honestly seem to be. Men cannot become women anymore than human beings can somehow have a surgery that allows them to fly. I’ve been told it’s “reductionist” to believe that my body makes me a woman! How did we come to this? I do believe this mass delusion will end sooner than later - it’s really too absurd - so like that Anderson’s fairytale The Kings New Clothes.
The consensus of the posts seems to be 95-5 against biological men competing against women. Competitors and parents step up and be counted and force a third competitive category for those who identify as anything other than their biological gender. It's either take courage ......or the easy way out and ruin the future of girls sports.
Suzy - I don't really know how to reach you other than via the comments, so forgive me if this is not a good way, but I have lately run across some stories about Helena Kerschner, a woman who lived as a man for a time, having been groomed via Tumbler. If you have a moment to do some research on her, I think she might bring some remarkable first-hand perspective to this topic. All best, Jim
We have become utterly ridiculous. Reminds me of a limerick.... "The Humanist, whom no belief constrained, grew so broad-minded he was scatter-brained."
So even though you know it's a lie, by golly don't speak out. And make sure you blame the NCAA. To any adults left in the room, how about acting as such. Your children learn from you. Biology does exist. Look in the mirror - or in the above photos that easily show a DNA male wearing a one piece swimsuit. I think an easy solution is to allow males, who undergo surgery to mimic females, to compete in men's sports as female. The old feminists always wanted women to compete in male sports; two birds, one stone.
Why are you calling this cheating MAN "she"? What a traitor to your sex class. Neither is he "transgender"...he has taken some wrong sex hormones and grown his hair. He flashes the female swimmers in the changing rooms. He is a predator and a charlatan. This is NOT about "inclusion" either. Why did you keep saying that? Women's sport does not include men by definition. Such ridiculous gaslighting. Why are you perpetrating this nonsense?
I'm perfectly fine with using whatever pronouns anyone wants as long as I get some grace for messing up here and there. But I would have to say that even in my middle age I would not be cool with running into a naked penis in the women's locker room, and when I was a teenager the idea would have kept me out of sports or gym class entirely. (This from someone who does sports purely for fitness and would never, ever expect to win a competition.)
How is Lia Thomas's case different from Rachel Dolezal's? Both want to be someone they are not. Thomas is a man wanting to be a woman, and Dolezal is (was?) a white woman wanting to be a black woman. However, one is honored by Democrats, while the other is scorned. Aside from the obvious physicality -- how are they different? Lunacy.
Men competing in a women’s class while the young women that have worked their asses off for most of their lives are forced into silence, or risk losing everything they’ve worked for, not just their sport, but possibly scholarships…that should be the story here.
These women don’t have much of a choice if they want to play, but HE does! And because he wears a ponytail and a one piece he can compete as a woman? Aren’t we more than ponytails and what we wear? At least that’s what I was raised to believe. The grotesque misogyny of all those complicit, including the writer, should be the story here.
This isn’t just happening in the Ivy League, it’s happening in public 4J schools, State Universities, National Championships, everywhere- men are swallowing up trophies and titles that belong to women.
This is a women’s rights issue. This isn’t a transgender story. SAVE WOMEN’S SPORTS.
Ms. Weiss' virtue-signaling by referring to Thomas as a "she" is disappointing. And it's made even more confusing by her observation: "[The parents of the other girls] don’t seem to have a problem with Iszac Henig, a Yale student and a trans man (who doesn’t have the advantages from male puberty), swimming in the women’s events." But, of course, the reason they "don't seem have a problem" with it? It is because Henig is . . . (drum roll) . . . a woman. Trans folks deserve respect as fellow human beings. But we do them -- and society at large -- no favors by allowing their delusional claims to grant them access to women's sports.
In June, Faith Kipyegon will attempt to break 4 minutes in the mile. She already holds the women’s world record of 4:07.64, set in 2023, so knocking off 7.65 seconds is a big ask. But if she does, she will join a reported 1,497 males who have run a mile in under 4 minutes. That includes seven teenage boys. And that’s how much difference there is between males and females in athletic pursuits, and why a male who has gone through puberty has no place in a women’s event. Whenever you see a story like this, remember that in track, a good high school boy beats a good college woman, and a good college man beats a good female Olympian. The clock doesn’t lie, and “phobia” has nothing to do with it.
The NCAA are a bunch of cowards who don't want to impose any guidelines on anything (see college football and basketball). They just want to count their money and make diversity and inclusion spots. They embody everything that is wrong with entenched power.
I can only hope that decades from know mutiliation of children's sexual organs and allowing the likes of Lia Thomas to compete against women will be seen for the horrors that they are.
It's 3 years later, and I hope Suzy has stopped calling men like Lia Thomas SHE!!
I was just about to post that same sentiment!!.
Good for these females and coaches and schools! It's dangerous. Period
If Suzy wrote this in 2024 maybe she would use the correct pronoun for Thomas: HE. Finally women are rising up and forfeiting games where there is a fake woman - witness the 3 women's volleyball teams NOT playing San Jose State due to a male on the team.
I can tell Suzy has at least had a sip of the Kool aid. Calling Lia "She". He's a dude Suzy.
Completely agree. We need to stop participating in this ridiculousness.
This transgender movement and our elite’s acceptance of it’s demands is pure insanity! I don’t believe that most people are really taken in by this nonsense but many Millennials honestly seem to be. Men cannot become women anymore than human beings can somehow have a surgery that allows them to fly. I’ve been told it’s “reductionist” to believe that my body makes me a woman! How did we come to this? I do believe this mass delusion will end sooner than later - it’s really too absurd - so like that Anderson’s fairytale The Kings New Clothes.
The consensus of the posts seems to be 95-5 against biological men competing against women. Competitors and parents step up and be counted and force a third competitive category for those who identify as anything other than their biological gender. It's either take courage ......or the easy way out and ruin the future of girls sports.
Suzy - I don't really know how to reach you other than via the comments, so forgive me if this is not a good way, but I have lately run across some stories about Helena Kerschner, a woman who lived as a man for a time, having been groomed via Tumbler. If you have a moment to do some research on her, I think she might bring some remarkable first-hand perspective to this topic. All best, Jim
We have become utterly ridiculous. Reminds me of a limerick.... "The Humanist, whom no belief constrained, grew so broad-minded he was scatter-brained."
So even though you know it's a lie, by golly don't speak out. And make sure you blame the NCAA. To any adults left in the room, how about acting as such. Your children learn from you. Biology does exist. Look in the mirror - or in the above photos that easily show a DNA male wearing a one piece swimsuit. I think an easy solution is to allow males, who undergo surgery to mimic females, to compete in men's sports as female. The old feminists always wanted women to compete in male sports; two birds, one stone.
Why are you calling this cheating MAN "she"? What a traitor to your sex class. Neither is he "transgender"...he has taken some wrong sex hormones and grown his hair. He flashes the female swimmers in the changing rooms. He is a predator and a charlatan. This is NOT about "inclusion" either. Why did you keep saying that? Women's sport does not include men by definition. Such ridiculous gaslighting. Why are you perpetrating this nonsense?