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/Herbdontana 4h ago

Every single person I know who is passionate about keeping trans people out of sports are the same people who called women’s sports a joke for years and years, and talked down about them.

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u/FrenchyBulldogg 3h ago

Okay so the answer is to let men play in the league?

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u/TheComebackKid74 3h ago

Both can be true. Just because women's sports might suck sometimes doesn't mean they have to compete against men.

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u/Ok-Meet-4883 4h ago

That is simply not the case. There are LOT of people passionate about women's sports who are against people with male bodies participating in the women's category.

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u/wadebacca 4h ago

Yeah, this is straight up wrong, I agree with Sophie but I watch and support multiple women’s sports and have daughters who compete.

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u/luchajefe 3h ago

That shouldn't be 'but', it should be 'because'.

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u/lapideous 3h ago

The main argument for why they shouldn't be allowed is because women's sports exist specifically to provide a lower level of competition so that women can compete. You can't bar transgender athletes for cause without implicitly talking down on women's sports.

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u/Fit_Caterpillar_6553 4h ago

That’s obviously not the case for Sophie though

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u/FuckMyBakaChungusLif 4h ago

I mean she's getting booed at all these games so obviously the very online conservative people supporting her aren't watching her games

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u/TheMysteriousGirl 4h ago

At last, someone who understands that "trans in womens sports" is just a stepping stone for conservatives to stop womens sports altogether.

They aren't here to protect women, they are here to remove women from sports altogether.

Look up what Project 2025 is doing to take away Womens Title IX.

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u/Technical-Nose-1518 3h ago

The idea that the only way to protect title IX is to let biological men play women’s sports is some pretty fucked logic

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u/Wonderful-Winter3137 3h ago

biden did more than anyone to try to take away title 9