I'm in Oregon and live near Eugene. I have a friend who's daughter was on the track team of the girl who beat him in the 400 meter. The girls from that team wore a pink female symbol on their arm and they were told by their coach if they wore it the next day, there would be consequences. The girls rebelled and put it on their leg instead. I'm so proud of those girls! That coach should be ashamed of himself. Also the boy's winning 200 meter time was slower than the slowest boy in the boys 200 meter race. What a joke! Thank you for the read, you made excellent points.
Thanks for your comment. I've emailed John Parks, the coach at Lake Oswego, but do not expect a reply. I'd love to talk with either your friend or her daughter who was on the Lake Oswego team. This could be done anonymously, if they preferred. If you think this is possible, I'll give you my email so they could contact me
I'm so grateful to you for speaking out. Your indignation is completely shared by me and my daughter. We tried to speak up but her ostracized and left the sport. Great to hear that an audience in Hayward field reacted correctly. Eugene wouldn't support us when we needed it. And I stopped telling people our story after so many people responded with, "that can't take be happening" or "you just come from a crazy town where this went to far but it's not real." The power of fear is huge.
Bad as that NBC piece was, it's important evidence that the "Not happening" fools will pay attention to, since NBC isn't on their Fake News list (yet). Bookmark it.
You’re right! When I read this I started looking up the story to see if/how it was covered in the media. While what is generally categorized as media on ‘the right’ had stories on the trans kid winning the girl’s 200 meter state championship, nothing appeared in mainstream media and, if it did, did not (as you say) indicate the ‘girl’ was trans. Stories from media on the left, if they referenced this aspect of the story did so in terms of the ‘boos’ heard in the stands at the finish line and when medals were awarded, clearly indicating that such conduct could only be construed as transphobic and hateful. Nowhere was there an interest or concern in the effect on the female athletes who were beaten in a competition for which they had trained etc by a biological male who chose to be categorized as female rather than being born as such and who developed as such through puberty.
Although there seems to be great concern that a transgender kid might commit suicide if not allowed to compete in the category of personal choice, there is no discussion of the hopes, dreams, and aspirations (not to mention potential scholarships, self-confidence, etc) of the mere girls shunted aside with ripple effect, in effect placing the feelings etc of one biological male above that of numerous girls. To top it off, in the best patriarchal tradition, girls cannot voice objections or their own feelings about such treatment without being seen as transphobic, unfeeling, etc.
Life is hard and adolescence can be a difficult time for many; everyone should be treated with respect and encouragement but it seems like once again, girls have become the second class citizens and, after a brief period of opening athletics and athleticism to girls and women, we are once again being pushed back to my childhood and adolescence when girls were just the cheerleaders for the boys’ teams. How incredibly heartbreaking that this is happening without open discussion. Title IX was just changed through the sleight of hand of changing regulations to prohibit discrimination based on ‘gender identity’ rather than sex. Although the specific question of whether it applies to sports competition was delayed until after the election, once the prohibition is based on ‘gender identity’ rather than sex, the discussion is effectively over.
Keep in mind, come August 1st, it will be the law nation-wide that the word "sex" will be interpreted to mean "sexual identification" for purposes of Title IX. The new regulations do not define the term "sexual identification" for the simple reason it cannot be defined. In other words, it will be taken to mean whatever some official in the Department of Education wants it to mean.
I'm in Oregon and live near Eugene. I have a friend who's daughter was on the track team of the girl who beat him in the 400 meter. The girls from that team wore a pink female symbol on their arm and they were told by their coach if they wore it the next day, there would be consequences. The girls rebelled and put it on their leg instead. I'm so proud of those girls! That coach should be ashamed of himself. Also the boy's winning 200 meter time was slower than the slowest boy in the boys 200 meter race. What a joke! Thank you for the read, you made excellent points.
Thanks for your comment. I've emailed John Parks, the coach at Lake Oswego, but do not expect a reply. I'd love to talk with either your friend or her daughter who was on the Lake Oswego team. This could be done anonymously, if they preferred. If you think this is possible, I'll give you my email so they could contact me
Trans rights = men's rights. Women are expected to accommodate male desires, fantasies and fetishes. As usual.
I'm so grateful to you for speaking out. Your indignation is completely shared by me and my daughter. We tried to speak up but her ostracized and left the sport. Great to hear that an audience in Hayward field reacted correctly. Eugene wouldn't support us when we needed it. And I stopped telling people our story after so many people responded with, "that can't take be happening" or "you just come from a crazy town where this went to far but it's not real." The power of fear is huge.
I emailed Oram to point out that when he wrote “we don’t even know what the others on the track thought”, that it’s HIS job to find out.
His email is easy to find on the site - I suggest you send this column to him.
Bad as that NBC piece was, it's important evidence that the "Not happening" fools will pay attention to, since NBC isn't on their Fake News list (yet). Bookmark it.
You’re right! When I read this I started looking up the story to see if/how it was covered in the media. While what is generally categorized as media on ‘the right’ had stories on the trans kid winning the girl’s 200 meter state championship, nothing appeared in mainstream media and, if it did, did not (as you say) indicate the ‘girl’ was trans. Stories from media on the left, if they referenced this aspect of the story did so in terms of the ‘boos’ heard in the stands at the finish line and when medals were awarded, clearly indicating that such conduct could only be construed as transphobic and hateful. Nowhere was there an interest or concern in the effect on the female athletes who were beaten in a competition for which they had trained etc by a biological male who chose to be categorized as female rather than being born as such and who developed as such through puberty.
Although there seems to be great concern that a transgender kid might commit suicide if not allowed to compete in the category of personal choice, there is no discussion of the hopes, dreams, and aspirations (not to mention potential scholarships, self-confidence, etc) of the mere girls shunted aside with ripple effect, in effect placing the feelings etc of one biological male above that of numerous girls. To top it off, in the best patriarchal tradition, girls cannot voice objections or their own feelings about such treatment without being seen as transphobic, unfeeling, etc.
Life is hard and adolescence can be a difficult time for many; everyone should be treated with respect and encouragement but it seems like once again, girls have become the second class citizens and, after a brief period of opening athletics and athleticism to girls and women, we are once again being pushed back to my childhood and adolescence when girls were just the cheerleaders for the boys’ teams. How incredibly heartbreaking that this is happening without open discussion. Title IX was just changed through the sleight of hand of changing regulations to prohibit discrimination based on ‘gender identity’ rather than sex. Although the specific question of whether it applies to sports competition was delayed until after the election, once the prohibition is based on ‘gender identity’ rather than sex, the discussion is effectively over.
No one who supports men competing in women’s sports has one ounce of intellectual integrity. It’s as simple as that.
The Seattle Times Celebrated this story. https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/was-first-transgender-high-school-track-champion-addresses-reaction/
Keep in mind, come August 1st, it will be the law nation-wide that the word "sex" will be interpreted to mean "sexual identification" for purposes of Title IX. The new regulations do not define the term "sexual identification" for the simple reason it cannot be defined. In other words, it will be taken to mean whatever some official in the Department of Education wants it to mean.