UPenn Bends to Trump Admin; Revokes Lia Thomas Medals

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sadly, this removing Lia’s name won’t make whole the swimmers who lost races to her or missed their NCAA. Championship podium moment. Those are once in a lifetime events.

Give me a break. I thought you MAGAs detested the victim mentality. If my kid spent years moaning about “missing a podium moment,” I would know that I failed as a parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keith Olbermann continues to demonstrate what a gigantic creepy prick he is.

His obsession with Riley Gaines is downright scary.

Riley Gaines has fashioned a career and made herself a national media figure based on this issue alone. She’s a big girl, she should be able to take the criticism that comes with the big stage.

Ridiculous. The fact that Thomas moved from a mid-500s ranking (554th in the 200 freestyle; all divisions) in men’s competition to one of the top-ranked swimmers in women’s competition tells the story of the unfairness which unfolded at the NCAA level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sadly, this removing Lia’s name won’t make whole the swimmers who lost races to her or missed their NCAA. Championship podium moment. Those are once in a lifetime events.

Give me a break. I thought you MAGAs detested the victim mentality. If my kid spent years moaning about “missing a podium moment,” I would know that I failed as a parent.

+1 i’m glad about this change but completely agree with this

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keith Olbermann continues to demonstrate what a gigantic creepy prick he is.

His obsession with Riley Gaines is downright scary.

Riley Gaines has fashioned a career and made herself a national media figure based on this issue alone. She’s a big girl, she should be able to take the criticism that comes with the big stage.

Ridiculous. The fact that Thomas moved from a mid-500s ranking (554th in the 200 freestyle; all divisions) in men’s competition to one of the top-ranked swimmers in women’s competition tells the story of the unfairness which unfolded at the NCAA level.

And that makes Riley Gaines immune to any criticism? You’re missing the point.

[Anonymous]

All these crazy faaaaaar left posts. No surprising dems lost big time last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sadly, this removing Lia’s name won’t make whole the swimmers who lost races to her or missed their NCAA. Championship podium moment. Those are once in a lifetime events.

Give me a break. I thought you MAGAs detested the victim mentality. If my kid spent years moaning about “missing a podium moment,” I would know that I failed as a parent.

+1 i’m glad about this change but completely agree with this

It’s true that not every parent has emotional intelligence or empathy.

Ultimately it was the years of “moaning” that helped get this important change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't necessarily disagree with Trump on this but one would think the president had bigger things to worry about than Ivy League swimming. Like all of those people who aren't going to have health care coverage. The cost of groceries that seemed to be such a problem during the election and hasn't gone down. The fact that he continues to call adults by childish nicknames.

This is all performative garbage for the ignorant masses while he continues to profit off this country.

10000% this. The amount of time people have spent wringing their hands about the tiny number of athletes involved is bananas.

Yes. Just another example of the Trump administration not doing anything that makes lots of people's lives better. Just looking for ideological splitters to keep people voting for them.

You don’t seem to understand. This IS what many of us voted for.

If THIS is what you voted for, you should have your franchise taken away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sadly, this removing Lia’s name won’t make whole the swimmers who lost races to her or missed their NCAA. Championship podium moment. Those are once in a lifetime events.

Give me a break. I thought you MAGAs detested the victim mentality. If my kid spent years moaning about “missing a podium moment,” I would know that I failed as a parent.

It’s unlikely PP is a MAGA. This is a 90/10 issue. It’s only in deep blue echo chambers like DCUM where people like you even exist. Outside of those small echo chambers, people would read your post and immediately dismiss you as crazy.

Most Americans correctly view what happened to the female Penn swimmers as a travesty. And Americans like their podium moments, and understand the loss of a once-in-a-lifetime moment. Your attempt to dismiss that loss because you are upset at discovering just how far outside the mainstream you are doesn’t change the fact you are far, far in the minority (and wrong) on this issue.

The angry cope from the blue cultists in this thread is wild to see.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sadly, this removing Lia’s name won’t make whole the swimmers who lost races to her or missed their NCAA. Championship podium moment. Those are once in a lifetime events.

Give me a break. I thought you MAGAs detested the victim mentality. If my kid spent years moaning about “missing a podium moment,” I would know that I failed as a parent.

+1 i’m glad about this change but completely agree with this

It’s true that not every parent has emotional intelligence or empathy.

Ultimately it was the years of “moaning” that helped get this important change.

Yes, a very important change for the dozens of people impacted.

[Anonymous]

Common sense prevails.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All these crazy faaaaaar left posts. No surprising dems lost big time last year.

Yup. It is quite something to read this thread, that’s for sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keith Olbermann continues to demonstrate what a gigantic creepy prick he is.

His obsession with Riley Gaines is downright scary.

Riley Gaines has fashioned a career and made herself a national media figure based on this issue alone. She’s a big girl, she should be able to take the criticism that comes with the big stage.

Ridiculous. The fact that Thomas moved from a mid-500s ranking (554th in the 200 freestyle; all divisions) in men’s competition to one of the top-ranked swimmers in women’s competition tells the story of the unfairness which unfolded at the NCAA level.

And that makes Riley Gaines immune to any criticism? You’re missing the point.

You mean criticism like that of the PP who immediately attacked her looks? Funny how you are fine with that.

Do you typically rush to attack the appearance of women who stand up for themselves? It’s so regressive and misogynist, but I suppose that is just in keeping with the gender ideology you support.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sadly, this removing Lia’s name won’t make whole the swimmers who lost races to her or missed their NCAA. Championship podium moment. Those are once in a lifetime events.

Give me a break. I thought you MAGAs detested the victim mentality. If my kid spent years moaning about “missing a podium moment,” I would know that I failed as a parent.

It’s unlikely PP is a MAGA. This is a 90/10 issue. It’s only in deep blue echo chambers like DCUM where people like you even exist. Outside of those small echo chambers, people would read your post and immediately dismiss you as crazy.

Most Americans correctly view what happened to the female Penn swimmers as a travesty. And Americans like their podium moments, and understand the loss of a once-in-a-lifetime moment. Your attempt to dismiss that loss because you are upset at discovering just how far outside the mainstream you are doesn’t change the fact you are far, far in the minority (and wrong) on this issue.

The angry cope from the blue cultists in this thread is wild to see.

Here’s what I believe - this has been blown up to be a huge issue and it is not. If you voted on this issue, you are a moron.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sadly, this removing Lia’s name won’t make whole the swimmers who lost races to her or missed their NCAA. Championship podium moment. Those are once in a lifetime events.

Give me a break. I thought you MAGAs detested the victim mentality. If my kid spent years moaning about “missing a podium moment,” I would know that I failed as a parent.

It’s unlikely PP is a MAGA. This is a 90/10 issue. It’s only in deep blue echo chambers like DCUM where people like you even exist. Outside of those small echo chambers, people would read your post and immediately dismiss you as crazy.

Most Americans correctly view what happened to the female Penn swimmers as a travesty. And Americans like their podium moments, and understand the loss of a once-in-a-lifetime moment. Your attempt to dismiss that loss because you are upset at discovering just how far outside the mainstream you are doesn’t change the fact you are far, far in the minority (and wrong) on this issue.

The angry cope from the blue cultists in this thread is wild to see.

Here’s what I believe - this has been blown up to be a huge issue and it is not. If you voted on this issue, you are a moron.

Do continue screaming into the wind that you know better than anyone else what voters should care about and stomping your feet and having a tantrum because the voters did not, in fact, listen your demands about how they should feel. I’m sure that will be effective for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sadly, this removing Lia’s name won’t make whole the swimmers who lost races to her or missed their NCAA. Championship podium moment. Those are once in a lifetime events.

Give me a break. I thought you MAGAs detested the victim mentality. If my kid spent years moaning about “missing a podium moment,” I would know that I failed as a parent.

It’s unlikely PP is a MAGA. This is a 90/10 issue. It’s only in deep blue echo chambers like DCUM where people like you even exist. Outside of those small echo chambers, people would read your post and immediately dismiss you as crazy.

Most Americans correctly view what happened to the female Penn swimmers as a travesty. And Americans like their podium moments, and understand the loss of a once-in-a-lifetime moment. Your attempt to dismiss that loss because you are upset at discovering just how far outside the mainstream you are doesn’t change the fact you are far, far in the minority (and wrong) on this issue.

The angry cope from the blue cultists in this thread is wild to see.

Here’s what I believe - this has been blown up to be a huge issue and it is not. If you voted on this issue, you are a moron.

+1

And a bigot.