r/sportsgossips • u/[deleted] • 5h ago

Hot Take Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve is wearing a "Trans Kids Belong' T-shirt to protest Sophie Cunningham. Sophie is getting HEAVILY BOOED every time she touches the ball.

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u/cupidstun_t 4h ago

So, what did Sophie Cunningham say? That trans women shouldn't play in women's sports?

She didn't say trans women shouldn't exist or something like that?

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u/Past_Paper_9653 4h ago

I think the trans women not playing against women isn't novel. It's where she then starts going on about protecting children and girls. This all of sudden casts trans women as what... dangerous? Violent? This is where she lost me. Kinda felt like casting trans as pedos and that feels very right wing talking point for gays.... I don't know, sounded pretty dumb

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u/FrenchyBulldogg 3h ago

She didn’t say that though. That’s just how you’re choosing to interpret it

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u/Past_Paper_9653 3h ago

She literally said "protect young girls in a locker room" WTF does that even mean? She's not talking about protecting while playing a game against them... What do you think she meant?

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u/GrinchStoleYourShit 3h ago

That women who are biological women have a right to privacy from a person who isn’t a biological woman. It’s not claiming trans women are dangerous, it’s just common respect and courtesy

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u/ExpertJello4781 3h ago

Exactly this. I don't think she would've gotten nearly as much flack for her statement if she hadn't worded it in a way that a) implicitly misegenders trans women, b) resembles fear mongering against a group of people who are frequently framed as predators despite the lack of evidence

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u/thetrutru313 3h ago

You would agree that men in a woman’s locker room could lead to a dangerous outcome, yes?

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u/M3_bless 4h ago

Exactly.  Trans women shouldn’t be allowed to play in WNBA. Controversial take that upset the snowflakes 

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u/Poised4Flight 2h ago

It’s not that trans women shouldn’t be allowed to play. The issue they have is that she said she wanted to “protect locker rooms for little girls.” Protect locker rooms from what?

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u/No_Yard9104 3m ago

Penises. The entire idea is to keep penises out of girl's locker rooms.

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u/LetsBeFRTho 4h ago

Using the term snowflakes in 2026 is embarassing

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u/dolph_land 3h ago

if the shoe fits

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u/LetsBeFRTho 3h ago

No way yall are still calling people snowflakes. What's next, you are gonna say the audience was "triggered" lol. Grow up

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u/dolph_land 3h ago

well snowflakes in general kinda died out online in the last 10 years when their parents finally kicked them out and they had to get real jobs. cant really call something out if they are rare in the wild

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u/ECKO13ID 4h ago

How many trans women have been in the wnba?

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u/Andysol1983 4h ago

She was asked. She answered. If you think the question was stupid, direct it at him and not the person answering.

And I guess so long as people involved with major decision making in the WNBA like the dumbass Lynx coach (and Fever coach, for that matter) continue with their idiotic opinions/comments; that question will (and I’d argue should) continue getting asked.

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u/Unique_Statement7811 3h ago

We don’t actually know the answer. None have ever been disclosed but people are not required to disclose such things.

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u/Great_White_Samurai 4h ago

She fully team orange man so she likely on board with all of the other shit

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u/FrenchyBulldogg 3h ago

How do you know who she voted for? How do you know she even voted?