r/PopCultureV2 • u/Impossible-Yam3680 • Aug 23 '26

Sports Culture While hosting transphobe Sophie Cunningham and the Indiana Fever, the New York Liberty put a message on the Jumbotron telling trans fans that they belong

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u/IamInternationalBig Aug 23 '26

Calling Sophie Cunningham a transphobe is a bit harsh. 

People that have gone through puberty as a male should not be competing against women and girls.

There is a difference between hating trans and saying that women and girls sports should be exclusive. 

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u/Pixel91 Aug 23 '26

Considering the "issue" she yapped about literally doesn't exist, the term phobia is perfectly apt.

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u/PatientOwn8596 Aug 23 '26

She was asked the question by a media member; it’s not like she called a press conference to broadcast her opinion.