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Lia Thomas - Will this change college sports for women or a nothingburger?
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Anonymous
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10282301/Transgender-UPenn-swimmer-Lia-Thomas-smashes-records-weekend-meets-14-SECONDS-ahead-rival.html
Twitter is going crazy about Lia Thomas’ record-setting performance last weekend. Do you think she is a unicorn and we should all just calm down or is it likely that women who were born male fundamentally change college sports and scholarships? |
Anonymous
| Unless this turns around, and quickly, this is the beginning of the end of women's sports. You heard it here first. |
Anonymous
How could this be turned around? I don’t see how you put the toothpaste back into the tube? |
Anonymous
Not fundamentally because stories like this are exceedingly rare. But for the athletes in these particular swimming events, this is a difficult situation. |
Anonymous
The public (feminists, where are you?) would have to grow a backbone and demand that this sort of thing not be allowed in women's sports. Agree; not likely to happen, as it doesn't serve the current narrative. |
Anonymous
Not really and it’s only going to expand going forward. Sucks to be one of the competing women athletes, or one of the women athletes who had their records literally blown out of the water. |
Anonymous
Exceedingly rare now, but wait 5-10 years. That is OP's whole point. A "difficult situation?" That's the best you can do? |
Anonymous
From the NCAA’s trans handbook: “Though the number of transgender students is small, research indicates that their number is grow- ing.3 As the number of people who come out as transgender as teenagers and children increases, so too do the numbers of parents who support their transgender children and advocate for their rights to safety and fair treatment. In response to these demands, college leaders must be prepared to accommodate the educational needs and protect the rights of transgender students.“ https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/inclusion/lgbtq/INC_TransgenderHandbook.pdf |
Anonymous
| Congrats to her - it’s hardworking at that level. That said, considering she already competed on the men’s team and was co petit I’ve at that level - I doubt the minimum. Year of testoersone suppression is useful. Men and woman are clearly biologically different especially after puberty - I know men hit it a little later in life, but it’s clear she has many advantages of being a male that a woman doesn’t have |
Anonymous
| Obviously it will change things, if this is allowed. |
Anonymous
A title IX suit that works it’s way up. I doubt the current Supreme Court majority consider that swimmer to be anything other than a man |
Anonymous
| I dont see women or the parents of girls allowing this to go on much longer. It's going to essentially erase scholarships for females if this is allowed. So we will see what happens- I cant imagine anyone save the biggest troglodyte misogynist would want women exempted from sports scholarships |
Anonymous
| Having a D1 athlete girl, I just think this is sad. The natural strength is still there. |
Anonymous
| It’s disgusting |
Anonymous
what do you want? My kid is not the strongest athlete in her sport. She competes hard. there was one transgender kid on the team who was not talented at all regardless of gender...which is typical. most people are not gifted athletes. I don't think this is a common situation at all. That swimmer was transgender AND a good athlete. That is a rare combination. The transgender males could have a physical disadvantage in sports competitions when trying to compete against male athletes. That is what it is. I dont understand what you want? where are these people supposed to compete? |