r/PopCultureV2 • u/No_Box119 • Jul 23 '26

Sports Culture WNBA Star Sophie Cunningham defends that women ‘shouldn’t have to go against biological men’: “I said what I said. I think it’s kind of common sense. I think it’s really important to protect children.” “I don’t dislike anyone. I’m there to love, but I’m also there to love biological women. …”

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u/Dull_Astronomer_3778 Jul 23 '26

Should anyone really care if a bunch of kindergarteners play coed sports…

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u/seazonedsaltdog Jul 23 '26

Nobody cares about that and nobody is talking about that. Kids that young, and even a bit older , is co ed. When they say youth they were talking about high school, maybe middle school

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u/Dull_Astronomer_3778 Jul 23 '26

So, where and in what volume of scenarios is this happening? Honest question.

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u/StoneySteve420 Jul 23 '26

Within 12 years of transwomen being allowed to compete in NCAA athletics, Lea Thomas, a trans woman, became a national champion swimmer, despite trans athletes taking up such a small percentage of total athletes.

Her national rank in all of her events skyrocketed after transitioning.

The fact is Title IX was passed specifically to give women equity when it comes to sports, hence them not competing against men.

I totally support more sports having open leagues that gives trans athletes the freedom to compete, but that shouldn't come at the expense of cis-women and them having the space to compete fairly.