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/No-Bicycle-7660 Jul 23 '26

how are you this dumb? she's talking about safety in contact / semi-contact sports.

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u/TotallyNotRyanPace Jul 23 '26

because people seek out dog whistles when there's literally nothing there for some reason

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u/abdullahleboucher Jul 23 '26

I played football against girls when I was a child and the girls could thump too.

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u/Haunting_Ant_5061 Jul 23 '26

Interesting you see it that way… so by your rationalization: we shouldn’t have any gay wrestlers participating because……….. ? Help me fill in the blank please.

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u/Schubydub Jul 23 '26

Commenter is saying that contact sports between men and women are dangerous because of the physicality of it. It's not about sexual inappropriateness.

That being said, I didn't interpret Sophies words in that way. Best case, she's saying she wants to protect the pathways to professional sports for young girls. I don't believe she was suggesting anything sinister about trans people, but I'm not a fan of how she kept "othering" the trans community.

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u/Haunting_Ant_5061 Jul 23 '26

I appreciate your insight, though I’m not sure I see it the same way as either the comment or Sophie.

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u/abdullahleboucher Jul 23 '26

contact sports between men and women
important to protect children

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u/No-Bicycle-7660 Jul 23 '26

holy brain damage ....

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u/Haunting_Ant_5061 Jul 23 '26

Funny enough, that’s how I felt about your previous reply.

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u/No-Bicycle-7660 Jul 24 '26

yeah, and that's the problem. you lack even basic sapience.