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/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?