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AOC To Anti-Trans Swimmer Riley Gaines: "Maybe If You Channeled All This Anger Into Swimming Faster You Wouldn’t Have Come In Fifth." (www.erininthemorning.com)

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[-] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 32 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

She tied with a trans swimmer for 5th place. During the ceremony, they didn’t have two 5th places trophies so they had one hold 5th and one hold 6th. She held the 6th and threw a fit about it.

Cardio sports such as swimming and running are actually more difficult for transgender women Strength based sports tend to be easier for them.

I really encourage people to watch the Last Week Tonight segment on trans sports. It’s really good and it specifically calls out this exact incident.

[-] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

My favorite part is when trump says he could beat her in a race.

[-] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 week ago

the ultimate humiliation.

[-] P1k1e@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

HAHAHA SHOTS FIRED all around!!!

[-] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago

Look at the pic. She knows.

[-] possumparty 4 points 1 week ago

she looks like she just got a massive whiff of his diaper in the same moment she got hella insulted

[-] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

We knew he couldn't help himself at the opportunity for more sexual assault, but damn guy, during a race?

[-] Auth@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Why are they getting a trophy for 5th and 6th? Is that normal for swimming.

[-] bobaworld@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

I mean getting 5th place in the division 1 NCAA national championship is actually very impressive. People acting like she was a bad athlete because she got 5th place is crazy.

[-] Auth@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Yes shes no doubt a good swimmer, I've just never seen a 5th place trophy.

[-] bobaworld@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Pretty normal thing for a national tournament.

[-] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

I think it was an NCAA Championship event, but I don’t know much about swimming competitions.

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