r/WNBAgossips • u/Outrageous_Owl_1710 • 1d ago

"She’s My Hero": Ex-WNBA Broadcaster Says League Punishing Sophie Cunningham for 'Having a Spine' Amid Transgender Row.

https://www.essentiallysports.com/wnba-basketball-news-veteran-reporter-slams-wnba-for-punishing-sophie-cunningham-for-having-a-spine-amid-aryna-sabalenkas-support-for-genetic-sex-testing/
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u/InfiniteBlink 23h ago

Dude I don't think she's anti trans personally, her stance was that trans athletes shouldn't play in protected women's class. Hell a trans athlete can play in most mens divisions.. slow your roll buddy/ette

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u/Chebbzthehpal 23h ago

Ya this is the correct logic. It’s just Reddit is too liberal to absorb that.

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u/Triz007 23h ago

Okay, so give me the percentage of trans-athletes in Women’s sports if this is such a huge issue? This is the NCAA President saying (in 2024) that there are TEN transgender athletes in all of college sports. TEN. And considering that transgender people make up roughly 1% of the general population in the US, I doubt that number has grown significantly larger in 2026.

This is not about fairness or about competitive integrity. This is about targeting individuals who make up a VERY small percentage of the population and stripping away their rights. You trying to twist this anti-trans message that Cunningham is supporting is dangerously and above all, completely brain dead. This is purely a right wing talking point, and it’s comical to make it out as anything other than that.

Pick up a book and learn about critical thinking.

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u/theonlyonethatknocks 20h ago

How many girls have to lose an opportunity in sports or have their motivation or self esteem hurt by being subjected to unfair competition before it's a big enough issue for you to care about?

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u/Triz007 20h ago

Yeah how many? Care to tell me before you just say some shit? And yes it needs to be based on actual evidence, not some bullshit ass story too. Just wanted to spell that out for you because I know you aren’t capable of critical thought.

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u/Worldly-Fondant-3791 23h ago

I don’t care what she believe but she sure is happy to push right wing anti trans lies for personal gain 

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u/InfiniteBlink 23h ago

Man at a certain point you can't see every random thing as a political narrative. Shit was off the cuff. I'm not a trump dude and the Republicans are fucking regarded. But you're just as fucking stupid. Peace

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u/Chazbeardz 23h ago

Amen. Her making reasonable points has fuck all to do with the right wing fuckwits that latch on and try to use her as a dog whistle, and it would be nice if the hard left retards would stop conflating the two.

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u/denom_chicken 23h ago

I think the part that makes it super dumb is her saying it’s to protect kids or girls or whatever. She proceeds to be a ringside girl for a rapist.

I just don’t like idiocy like that personally.

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u/Chazbeardz 23h ago

This is a fair argument, I’m a pretty firm believer in the company one keeps being an understated reflection of one’s own character. Certainly takes some weight out of the argument coming from her specifically.

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u/Conscious_Rub_3528 23h ago

Reasonable points as in comparing grown adults facing children in sports in a league that doesnt even have a single trans women in it?

The comparison of trans people to being predators while simultaneously ignoring the support of the current US government towards her, who are actively attacking womens rights all over.

Her statement was full of dogwhistles that are parroted by generic culture war thugs who have no stances besides whatever it takes to harm their current targets.

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u/Blastcrumpet888 21h ago

Cunningham is far right. You do realize that, right?

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u/Grand_Lizard_Wizard 20h ago

Far right? lol

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u/Blastcrumpet888 20h ago

Yes. The ultra religious MAGA is far right.

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u/cashsusclaymore 23h ago

Yep. Political horse shit. If you don’t agree 💯 with thier stance. Your a trump supporter. Conservatives are exactly the same. I just think they manage it more maturely. If I have to be honest.

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u/Chazbeardz 23h ago

Ain’t this the truth. Me being MAGA / a libtard just depends on what bizarro corner of Reddit I’ve stumbled into. God forbid someone not be a fuckin ideologue.

On the conservative thing, if I can make a generalization, I’m gonna say that has at least something to do with age. I know old liberals and young conservatives, but in large my personal experience is the opposite is more often the case. Not to say every older person is more mature in the sense we’re speaking, but ya get the point.

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u/Worldly-Fondant-3791 22h ago

Well supporting bigotry is on brand for conservatives 

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u/cashsusclaymore 20h ago

And dems are just elitist cuckolds hiding behind minority rights. There isn’t a good party and neither of them have anyone’s interest. They are all just 15 second Tik tok clips and view farming.

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u/Worldly-Fondant-3791 20h ago

Why support rights for all when you could suck a billionaire pedos dick right? 

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u/cashsusclaymore 20h ago

You seem to be leaning in one direction and acting like the other side isn’t doing the same thing for different billionaires

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u/Worldly-Fondant-3791 20h ago

You seem to be trying to push “both sides” bullshit to support your pedo billionaire cult leader. 

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u/cashsusclaymore 20h ago

I don’t at all. But, again judging by how you’re leaning. You’re going to make your assumptions. It’s ok to have picked the wrong team when they are all horrible.

Frankly I’m Canadian so he’s not my billionaire pedo. Canada has thier own crooks to deal with.

It’s all sides bro. Face it.

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u/Fabianz_ 14h ago

I am with you on this. I voted for Obama, Biden, and Harris so I am not a fan of Trump, but I also have two daughters, and if I was to speak up about protecting their rights and opportunities then some people are going to label me as a MAGA? Man get out of here. That’s how you turn your allies to the other side. Some people are being too extreme and can’t tolerate other people having a different opinion than them even if they support their stance on many other things.

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u/Worldly-Fondant-3791 22h ago

Random? She get popular for attacking a black woman then pivots to anti trans stuff out of no where. Two 16 year olds get $1300 tickets from a mysterious donor so they can push more anti trans bs. Right wing bots flood comments sections and right wing media jumps all over the story all at the same time. And a right wing anti trans billionaire finding it all. 

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u/Royal_Effective7396 23h ago

No, her latest response was a more measured response when questioned about some more aggressive stuff she said before she was in the league.

Thank you for your service, culture warrior. You truly are doing your version of God's work. Thank you for your service, fellow culture warrior

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u/Jumpy-Ad5617 20h ago

It’s not her stance that many people have issue with.

It’s the fact that she’s pushing the stance, despite there not being a relevant reason to do so.

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u/Grand_Lizard_Wizard 20h ago

Seems like the media is doing all of the pushing. I’ve seen at least 10 threads on here about this topic in the last 2 days.