All those things that never happen to female athletes keep happening to cyclist Holly Lavesser. So she did the thing that female athletes supposedly never do: she left.
Absolutely! What ever happened to morality? These men usually can’t hack it when competing with other men, so , like “Lia” Lying Thomas they simply say they’re women , and stand up there with prizes they have stolen from women. They’re dishonest thieves and because the trans people are so “ marginalized “ and so “mistreated” they get away with anything! Women need to sayNO! The trans cult has set back women’s rights 100 years! You can’t even say the word “ woman” , and back then at least that word was granted to them!
All women, united, should refuse to compete against men. Period. It enables the fantasy and contributes to the erasure of women in women's sports. Women are being used as validation props only. You halt this by refusing, en masse, to compete against men.
Following from what Jess Kruchoski said, I think people involved in women's sports - more specifically, those of us interested in preserving / protecting women's sports - need to create or reshape the incentives for sitting out. Especially in individual sports like cycling, running or swimming. It's hard enough to get an entire team to boycott or forfeit a match in protest of playing a team with a trans-identifying male, a situation where the players' incentives all align - they all have the same heightened risk of injury or unfair defeat. Happened recently with a swim team.
In these individual sports, it just takes a couple athletes with subpar levels of athleticism and integrity to say "Hey, if they're all sitting this one out, imma gonna podium." The history books won't put an asterisk next their names saying "Several athletes protested this race due to the presence of males." It'll just say "Champion."
I'm not sure what the incentives would be that would (a) convince the entire field athletes that their best option is to boycott, and (b) convince those few potentially opportunistic athletes that "No, really, you should sit this one out." Would think it's some combination of positives and negatives. The lure of an (easy, cheap) win is too strong; and I doubt shame / ostracism is particularly effective.
Then there's the whole added obstacle of getting the event organizers and federations to implement these incentives as necessary, which, given the level of capture / corruption, is an even harder prospect. There's incentives at play for them, too.
'those of us interested in preserving / protecting women's sports - need to create or reshape the incentives for sitting out. '
I agree wholeheartedly! Absolutely. 100%. Whatever it takes.
'Especially in individual sports like cycling, running or swimming.'
Yes. People need to put their 'individualism aside' because that's where a major part of the problem lies. The individual mindset has alowed this thing to thrive!
'The history books won't put an asterisk next their names saying "Several athletes protested this race due to the presence of males." It'll just say "Champion."'
So true.
'The lure of an (easy, cheap) win is too strong; and I doubt shame / ostracism is particularly effective. '
So true. Individualism again. Thinking of one's own needs as opposed to long term community needs.
'Then there's the whole added obstacle of getting the event organizers and federations to implement these incentives as necessary, which, given the level of capture / corruption, is an even harder prospect. There's incentives at play for them, too.'
Sometimes you have to bite the bullet and leave an established organisation and with precision planning, slide into a new organisation built and funded by like minded individuals or at the very least boycott within an existing structure.
Without the sports players the federations and event organisations can't survive and won't exist. Players need to know and harness their power. However, they can only do this as a united entity. And that's where the community/best interests mindset has to kick in.
As this article pointed out, women are not united. Some women are taking advantage of it. Outside of sports, a not insignificant number of women are pushing this.
The proponents of trans ideology are being aggressive; the opponents aren’t. The results are predictable.
There’s no way around it. We have to speak up, strongly and loudly, and preferably in coordination with each other.
Absolutely! What ever happened to morality? These men usually can’t hack it when competing with other men, so , like “Lia” Lying Thomas they simply say they’re women , and stand up there with prizes they have stolen from women. They’re dishonest thieves and because the trans people are so “ marginalized “ and so “mistreated” they get away with anything! Women need to sayNO! The trans cult has set back women’s rights 100 years! You can’t even say the word “ woman” , and back then at least that word was granted to them!
All women, united, should refuse to compete against men. Period. It enables the fantasy and contributes to the erasure of women in women's sports. Women are being used as validation props only. You halt this by refusing, en masse, to compete against men.
Following from what Jess Kruchoski said, I think people involved in women's sports - more specifically, those of us interested in preserving / protecting women's sports - need to create or reshape the incentives for sitting out. Especially in individual sports like cycling, running or swimming. It's hard enough to get an entire team to boycott or forfeit a match in protest of playing a team with a trans-identifying male, a situation where the players' incentives all align - they all have the same heightened risk of injury or unfair defeat. Happened recently with a swim team.
In these individual sports, it just takes a couple athletes with subpar levels of athleticism and integrity to say "Hey, if they're all sitting this one out, imma gonna podium." The history books won't put an asterisk next their names saying "Several athletes protested this race due to the presence of males." It'll just say "Champion."
I'm not sure what the incentives would be that would (a) convince the entire field athletes that their best option is to boycott, and (b) convince those few potentially opportunistic athletes that "No, really, you should sit this one out." Would think it's some combination of positives and negatives. The lure of an (easy, cheap) win is too strong; and I doubt shame / ostracism is particularly effective.
Then there's the whole added obstacle of getting the event organizers and federations to implement these incentives as necessary, which, given the level of capture / corruption, is an even harder prospect. There's incentives at play for them, too.
'those of us interested in preserving / protecting women's sports - need to create or reshape the incentives for sitting out. '
I agree wholeheartedly! Absolutely. 100%. Whatever it takes.
'Especially in individual sports like cycling, running or swimming.'
Yes. People need to put their 'individualism aside' because that's where a major part of the problem lies. The individual mindset has alowed this thing to thrive!
'The history books won't put an asterisk next their names saying "Several athletes protested this race due to the presence of males." It'll just say "Champion."'
So true.
'The lure of an (easy, cheap) win is too strong; and I doubt shame / ostracism is particularly effective. '
So true. Individualism again. Thinking of one's own needs as opposed to long term community needs.
'Then there's the whole added obstacle of getting the event organizers and federations to implement these incentives as necessary, which, given the level of capture / corruption, is an even harder prospect. There's incentives at play for them, too.'
Sometimes you have to bite the bullet and leave an established organisation and with precision planning, slide into a new organisation built and funded by like minded individuals or at the very least boycott within an existing structure.
Without the sports players the federations and event organisations can't survive and won't exist. Players need to know and harness their power. However, they can only do this as a united entity. And that's where the community/best interests mindset has to kick in.
As this article pointed out, women are not united. Some women are taking advantage of it. Outside of sports, a not insignificant number of women are pushing this.
Amazing write up. Thank you for standing to lead my daughters and grand daughters to a clear vision and fair path.