Last week, we told you that some swimmers on the University of Pennsylvania’s girls’ swim team were anonymously breaking their silence about their trans teammate, Lia Thomas, who has been absolutely destroying school records and dominating in competition. Mentioned in that piece was the University of Akron Zippy Invitational, which was a blowout by Thomas. Here’s video from that meet:
This video shows a male swimmer beating the fastest woman by nearly 40 seconds.
It is excruciating to watch the injustice unfold at this swim meet and all across the country.
When ideology trumps truth, this is what we get. pic.twitter.com/7YwYIdMeDB
— Kristen Waggoner (@KWaggonerADF) December 16, 2021
The Daily Mail has a story about a letter sent by the parents of about 10 swimmers to the NCAA and forwarded to the Ivy League and University of Pennsylvania officials. The university sent a short reply to the parents, telling them that Penn Athletics “is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive environment for all our student-athletes, coaches and staff” and said it encouraged student-athletes to utilize the “robust resources” available to them at Penn, including Counseling and Psychological Services and the LGBT Center.
"Sorry you believe women's sports are for women; maybe try being less crazy?"
UPenn directed its female swimmers to mental health services when they complained that a transgender athlete is out-competing them.https://t.co/xP4JFr6f4M
— Angela Morabito (@AngelaLMorabito) December 16, 2021
I am actually going to lose my mind.
— Bridget Phetasy (@BridgetPhetasy) December 16, 2021
If they are *trying* to make people crazy, it is working very well.
— Angela Morabito (@AngelaLMorabito) December 16, 2021
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so the answer UPenn had was to tell girls to stop crying
— UltraNuclearBlackpilled (@HenryLumley7) December 16, 2021
https://twitter.com/oceanic_lost/status/1471586088837959689
It's all the people who don't have to deal with the consequences of their activism that supported this. They get to seem "compassionate" while these women deal with the consequences. It's fucked up.
— RTG (@Jgfleet661) December 16, 2021
If the female swimmers would just practice a little more pic.twitter.com/QM1xVa2QXs
— CinC (@cinc) December 16, 2021
Ultimately the athletes objecting may have to make a sacrifice and walk out of the competition to make a better statement
— Often Randi (@CityRemoved) December 16, 2021
https://twitter.com/ashaw41112538/status/1471574917720195076
https://twitter.com/BealesHateChild/status/1471570228408639494
https://twitter.com/JolythNOLA/status/1471571329564434435
https://twitter.com/GreatWar17/status/1471589873303838720
I guess I need mental health services too. This guy who MUST win but can’t win unless he swims against women is the most pathetic insecure wimp I have ever heard of. What’s he going to do next? Go pick a fistfight with a five year old?
— Dr Neanderthal (@Dontclickads) December 16, 2021
I recently looked up the definition of gaslighting. This is exactly gaslighting
— Ryan Eavis (@EavisRyan) December 16, 2021
As reported before, the school has “strongly advised” the girls against speaking with the media about their situation, which is why a couple brave ones have been doing it anonymously.
Hey @jemelehill you’ve never seen a sports and politics story you didn’t have an opinion on. Why are you saying nothing at all about a biological male swimmer poised to erase every women’s swimming record that has ever existed?
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) December 16, 2021
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Female Penn swimmers perhaps not thrilled to have a transgender teammate https://t.co/lnxcfv54Ws
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 12, 2021
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