Sarah, another great column. Thank you for honoring those athletes who spoke up earlier--and the abuse they suffered for speaking up for women. Hopefully we are starting to move past this. I say "starting" because of most of the media and the gender-woo group refuses to recognize that women deserve sex-based rights.
Very much "starting." The media particularly is filled with sportscasters and pundits sputtering with rage at Cunningham's refusal to apologize. The fact that the WNBA, The Fever, Adidas, and a large swath of the fans openly or tacitly approve, if not of her statement, at least her ability to say it out loud is making those headlines seem increasingly out of touch, and frankly, insane
"I said what I said," should go down in history as the answer to all things RIGHT about fighting back against injustice. The Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Common Sense are a FOUNDATION of justice and freedom. Title IX merely CLARIFIED that these truths are for women and girls, too. It should not have had to be said, but it was necessary. Yes, few famous or important women have publicly stood up for women's and girl's rights as they pertain to FAIR competition, from at least 7th grade, high school, college, professional and other international competitive venues. What stood out to me during the last Olympics is the utter silence from two stand out female athletes who had the credentials to turn the issue of a male Olympic boxer knocking women out in the boxing ring into an international scandal - just on their say-so. Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky. Granted, Simone had her own issues, but if she and/or Katie had shown up for a boxing match with (born a man) Olympic boxer Imane Khelif, who identified as a woman, the whole scam would have blown up then, and possibly saved the humiliation of real female boxers who faced this man. Shame on them. Shame on the Olympics.
As far as Simone Biles andKatie Ledecky go, that was 2024. An eternity ago in this issue. The IOC had not protected women's sports yet. The Supreme Court decision and WTA's policy on genetics testing only happened within the last month. I described the public denunciation of Elizabeth Eddy, and that was not even a year ago. I don't think even big stars like Ledecky and Biles would have been able to affect change in 2024. The world was not ready
Her shoes have already almost sold out
Kind of wish they were only pink but that’s just me 😊
Sarah, another great column. Thank you for honoring those athletes who spoke up earlier--and the abuse they suffered for speaking up for women. Hopefully we are starting to move past this. I say "starting" because of most of the media and the gender-woo group refuses to recognize that women deserve sex-based rights.
Very much "starting." The media particularly is filled with sportscasters and pundits sputtering with rage at Cunningham's refusal to apologize. The fact that the WNBA, The Fever, Adidas, and a large swath of the fans openly or tacitly approve, if not of her statement, at least her ability to say it out loud is making those headlines seem increasingly out of touch, and frankly, insane
They're crashing out
Does Canada also make domestic abuse victims publicly apologize to their abusers for "making them" punch the victims in the face?
Seriously. The treatment of Danika Schroeter was Dark Ages cruel.
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"I said what I said," should go down in history as the answer to all things RIGHT about fighting back against injustice. The Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Common Sense are a FOUNDATION of justice and freedom. Title IX merely CLARIFIED that these truths are for women and girls, too. It should not have had to be said, but it was necessary. Yes, few famous or important women have publicly stood up for women's and girl's rights as they pertain to FAIR competition, from at least 7th grade, high school, college, professional and other international competitive venues. What stood out to me during the last Olympics is the utter silence from two stand out female athletes who had the credentials to turn the issue of a male Olympic boxer knocking women out in the boxing ring into an international scandal - just on their say-so. Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky. Granted, Simone had her own issues, but if she and/or Katie had shown up for a boxing match with (born a man) Olympic boxer Imane Khelif, who identified as a woman, the whole scam would have blown up then, and possibly saved the humiliation of real female boxers who faced this man. Shame on them. Shame on the Olympics.
As far as Simone Biles andKatie Ledecky go, that was 2024. An eternity ago in this issue. The IOC had not protected women's sports yet. The Supreme Court decision and WTA's policy on genetics testing only happened within the last month. I described the public denunciation of Elizabeth Eddy, and that was not even a year ago. I don't think even big stars like Ledecky and Biles would have been able to affect change in 2024. The world was not ready
What is wrong with the world? I cannot believe that so many people are spouting such nonsense.
No males in female sport and stop with the trans nonsense terminology.
Thank you, Sarah.
Have restacked the hell out of this, with copious excerpts.