The trans men smashing male records?
Another target.
As I was saying👇 @piersmorgan, I am one of the few female athletes who speak out in defence of women’s sport & here is an example of abuse targeting me. Do you understand now why women don’t speak up more? https://t.co/3Dou8hXrge pic.twitter.com/A4RIbBA3dc
— Mara Yamauchi (@mara_yamauchi) December 9, 2021
She’s not wrong though.
👇Watch this! We are living in an Orwellian world of fantasy & gaslighting. Elite female swimmers from GB & elsewhere – wd you be happy to race against Lia at #Paris2024 & other major champs?
Oh & remind me where are all the trans men smashing male records? 🤔#sexnotgender https://t.co/nK6tFyHsSa
— Mara Yamauchi (@mara_yamauchi) December 9, 2021
This is the recipe. No debate or engagement. Just labels & threats. This is how pressure is exerted and it’s why it’s so difficult for women to stand up for their rights & voice their (legitimate) concerns & opinions. It makes @mara_yamauchi’s public stance even more commendable
— Ross Tucker (@Scienceofsport) December 9, 2021
I hope they put Lia in the Olympics. It might help peak more people to see this dude chilling at the end of that nice big pool while the ladies he competes with do more laps to catch up.
I hope they stop all this evil crap long before the next Olympics.
That’s not the timeline I see the cessation of all this evil crap playing out on.
The IOC’s punt on rules drove us backwards, not forwards. I expect that Paris 2024 will have more dudes competing in women’s events than ever before.
I see a vague possibility of progress between Paris 2024 and LA 2028, but the TRAs are not going to go quietly.
“Evil crap” describes this so well. I think we should start using “this Evil Crapâ„¢” to mean “men playing in women’s sports” — though obviously only within our limited circle, since outsiders wouldn’t understand, anyway.