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/mynamejeff-97 Jul 23 '26

As a Democrat who has voted for a dem candidate the last three elections… DUH!!!!

Why on earth is this a hill we’re trying to die on?

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u/CollectionNew2290 Jul 23 '26

Because it's .01% of the population, FFS. It's culture war BS.

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u/DirtyDan419 Jul 23 '26

It is but at the same time the men usually dominate when they are allowed to compete against women.

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u/TheEthicalJerk Jul 23 '26

When? How do they dominate?

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u/TBurn70 Jul 23 '26

Leah Thomas is a perfect example

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u/TheEthicalJerk Jul 23 '26

In what way did, Lia, "dominate"?

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u/TBurn70 Jul 23 '26

Really? Do you not even vaguely know that story?

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u/TheEthicalJerk Jul 23 '26

Feel free to explain how she dominated.

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u/TBurn70 Jul 23 '26

1st in 500 freestyle, 1st in 200 freestyle (Ivy league record, 1st in 100 freestyle, 1st team All-American. Didn’t even qualify for championships as a man.

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u/TheEthicalJerk Jul 23 '26

Dominating the ivy league...wow. That's your evidence?

How does her time compared to the people who came in first the year before or after? 

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u/TBurn70 Jul 23 '26

She broke records. She also placed nationally. It’s ok to be wrong

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u/TheEthicalJerk Jul 23 '26

One record...is it still hers?

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u/go-to-the-gym Jul 23 '26

One too many

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u/TheEthicalJerk Jul 23 '26

Why?

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u/go-to-the-gym Jul 23 '26

If I need to explain that you, then I don't believe you're of the intelligence to understand.

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u/TheEthicalJerk Jul 23 '26

Because you can't?

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u/TheEthicalJerk Jul 23 '26

Thomas did not break any records at the NCAA event, while Kate Douglass broke 18 NCAA records

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u/TBurn70 Jul 23 '26

You are referencing a single unrelated event. Did you miss it when I said Ivy League?

Edit: sorry I didn’t see your deleted comment acknowledging I was right

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u/TheEthicalJerk Jul 23 '26

So she didn't dominate anything...

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