{"id":1114801,"date":"2021-12-13T13:59:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T18:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1114801"},"modified":"2021-12-13T13:59:25","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T18:59:25","slug":"you-werent-born-for-second-place-speak-up-now-famed-author-exhorts-women-athletes-to-speak-out-against-competing-against-biological-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-werent-born-for-second-place-speak-up-now-famed-author-exhorts-women-athletes-to-speak-out-against-competing-against-biological-men\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018You Weren\u2019t Born For Second Place \u2026 Speak Up NOW\u2019: Famed Author Exhorts Women Athletes To Speak Out Against Competing Against Biological Men"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">46<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyou-werent-born-for-second-place-speak-up-now-famed-author-exhorts-women-athletes-to-speak-out-against-competing-against-biological-men%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1114801&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Sunday, in the wake of a second female teammate of University of Pennsylvania of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas coming forward to delineate the emotional devastation wrought by Thomas on the women of the university\u2019s swimming team, author Abigail Shrier, the acclaimed author of the book \u201cIrreversible Damage,\u201d powerfully exhorted the women athletes at the University of Pennsylvania to speak out about the unfairness of biological men competing in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>Shrier tweeted: \u201cTo the female athletes at Penn: Your school is telling you to keep your head down and try for second place. You weren\u2019t born for second place. Girls in the U.S. will soon give up trying to compete at the highest levels of sports at all. Speak up NOW.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To the female athletes at Penn: Your school is telling you to keep your head down and try for second place.<\/p>\n<p>You weren&#8217;t born for second place.<\/p>\n<p>Girls in the U.S. will soon give up trying to compete at the highest levels of sports at all. Speak up NOW.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bc9THZKRAQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/Bc9THZKRAQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Abigail Shrier (@AbigailShrier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbigailShrier\/status\/1470117014261825538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire reported on Monday:<\/p>\n<p><em>A second member of the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s swim team has reportedly come forward to speak about the calamitous effect teammate Lia Thomas, a biological man, has had on the team while Thomas smashes women\u2019s records in competitions and leaves the women far behind. The teammate told&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/outkick-exclusive-second-female-penn-swimmer-steps-forward\/\">Outkick<\/a>&nbsp;that Thomas bragged after winning the 200 freestyle at the University of Akron Zippy Invitational, \u201cThat was so easy, I was cruising,\u201d and after winning the 500 freestyle but disappointed with the time, boasted, \u201cAt least I\u2019m still No. 1 in the country\u201d in front of teammates.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In November, Thomas smashed the record in the 200 free time and the second-fastest 500 free time, with both times breaking Penn program records.&nbsp;Over the weekend, Thomas won the 1650 free by a whopping 38 seconds, the 500 free by 12 seconds, and the 200 free by seven seconds.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWell, obviously she\u2019s No. 1 in the country because she\u2019s at a clear physical advantage after having gone through male puberty and getting to train with testosterone for years. Of course you\u2019re No. 1 in the country when you\u2019re beating a bunch of females. That\u2019s not something to brag about,\u201d the teammate commented.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The teammate said her fellow women teammates were crying on the Akron pool deck because they knew they had no chance of winning with Thomas competing. She said, \u201cThey feel so discouraged because no matter how much work they put in it, they\u2019re going to lose. Usually, they can get behind the blocks and know they out-trained all their competitors and they\u2019re going to win and give it all they\u2019ve got. Now they\u2019re having to go behind the blocks knowing no matter what, they do not have the chance to win. I think that it\u2019s really getting to everyone.\u201d \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The teammate noted that after Thomas won, \u201cUsually everyone claps, everyone is yelling and cheering when someone wins a race. Lia touched the wall and it was just silent in there. \u2026 When [Penn swimmer] Anna [Kalandadze] finished second, the crowd erupted in applause.\u201d \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>She continued, \u201cHonestly, this is so upsetting to us because we want to be acknowledged for our hard work, but it seems like this just keeps overshadowing us. Put Lia out of the picture \u2014 we have a really good team this year. We have one of the best teams we\u2019ve had in years, and that\u2019s being overshadowed by [Lia]. \u2026 Even without Lia, we had the chance to win the Ivy League this year, which is a huge deal for us. We train every single day and give up so much for this sport. And I love swimming. I do it because I love it. It\u2019s been a part of my life forever, and this is a slap in the face that the NCAA doesn\u2019t care about the integrity of women\u2019s sports.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis is such a cloud over everything. A cloud in the locker room, especially the last few days because we all know of how things have changed in the last week. Now they\u2019re having to go behind the blocks knowing no matter what, they do not have the chance to win. I think that it\u2019s really getting to everyone.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=315647&amp;action=edit\">Asked about the feeling<\/a>&nbsp;after breaking the Penn women\u2019s swimming records, Thomas did not mention the women who wound up lagging far behind, only saying, \u201cI\u2019m very proud of my times and my ability to keep swimming and continue competing and they\u2019re suited-up times and I\u2019m happy with them and my coaches are happy with them. That\u2019s what matters<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/american-booksellers-association-begs-forgiveness-for-including-anti-trans-book-in-promotional-mailer\/\">reported<\/a> last July:<\/p>\n<p><em>The American Bookseller\u2019s Association is apologizing for including Abigail Shrier\u2019s best-selling book, \u201cIrreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters\u201d in its July promotional mailing to approximately 750 retail outlets. \u2026&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As the Daily Wire previously&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/target-removes-book-critical-of-trans-agenda-after-customer-complains-online-book-shoots-to-top-100-on-amazon\">reported<\/a>, Shrier\u2019s<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, in the wake of a second female teammate of University of Pennsylvania of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas coming forward to delineate the emotional devastation wrought by Thomas on the women of the university\u2019s swimming team, author Abigail Shrier, the acclaimed author of the book \u201cIrreversible Damage,\u201d powerfully exhorted the women athletes at the University of Pennsylvania to speak out about the unfairness of biological men competing in women\u2019s sports.Shrier tweeted: \u201cTo the female athletes at Penn: Your school is telling you to keep your head down and try for second place. You weren\u2019t born for second place. Girls in the U.S. will soon give up trying to compete at the highest levels of sports at all. Speak up NOW.\u201dTo the female athletes at Penn: Your school is telling you to keep your head down and try for second place.You weren&#8217;t born for second place.Girls in the U.S. will soon give up trying to compete at the highest levels of sports at all. Speak up NOW.https:\/\/t.co\/Bc9THZKRAQ\u2014 Abigail Shrier (@AbigailShrier) December 12, 2021As The Daily Wire reported on Monday:A second member of the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s swim team has reportedly come forward to speak about the calamitous effect teammate Lia Thomas, a biological man, has had on the team while Thomas smashes women\u2019s records in competitions and leaves the women far behind. The teammate told\u00a0Outkick\u00a0that Thomas bragged after winning the 200 freestyle at the University of Akron Zippy Invitational, \u201cThat was so easy, I was cruising,\u201d and after winning the 500 freestyle but disappointed with the time, boasted, \u201cAt least I\u2019m still No. 1 in the country\u201d in front of teammates.In November, Thomas smashed the record in the 200 free time and the second-fastest 500 free time, with both times breaking Penn program records.\u00a0Over the weekend, Thomas won the 1650 free by a whopping 38 seconds, the 500 free by 12 seconds, and the 200 free by seven seconds.\u201cWell, obviously she\u2019s No. 1 in the country because she\u2019s at a clear physical advantage after having gone through male puberty and getting to train with testosterone for years. Of course you\u2019re No. 1 in the country when you\u2019re beating a bunch of females. That\u2019s not something to brag about,\u201d the teammate commented.The teammate said her fellow women teammates were crying on the Akron pool deck because they knew they had no chance of winning with Thomas competing. She said, \u201cThey feel so discouraged because no matter how much work they put in it, they\u2019re going to lose. Usually, they can get behind the blocks and know they out-trained all their competitors and they\u2019re going to win and give it all they\u2019ve got. Now they\u2019re having to go behind the blocks knowing no matter what, they do not have the chance to win. I think that it\u2019s really getting to everyone.\u201d \u2026The teammate noted that after Thomas won, \u201cUsually everyone claps, everyone is yelling and cheering when someone wins a race. Lia touched the wall and it was just silent in there. \u2026 When [Penn swimmer] Anna [Kalandadze] finished second, the crowd erupted in applause.\u201d \u2026She continued, \u201cHonestly, this is so upsetting to us because we want to be acknowledged for our hard work, but it seems like this just keeps overshadowing us. Put Lia out of the picture \u2014 we have a really good team this year. We have one of the best teams we\u2019ve had in years, and that\u2019s being overshadowed by [Lia]. \u2026 Even without Lia, we had the chance to win the Ivy League this year, which is a huge deal for us. We train every single day and give up so much for this sport. And I love swimming. I do it because I love it. It\u2019s been a part of my life forever, and this is a slap in the face that the NCAA doesn\u2019t care about the integrity of women\u2019s sports.\u201d\u201cThis is such a cloud over everything. A cloud in the locker room, especially the last few days because we all know of how things have changed in the last week. Now they\u2019re having to go behind the blocks knowing no matter what, they do not have the chance to win. I think that it\u2019s really getting to everyone.\u201dAsked about the feeling\u00a0after breaking the Penn women\u2019s swimming records, Thomas did not mention the women who wound up lagging far behind, only saying, \u201cI\u2019m very proud of my times and my ability to keep swimming and continue competing and they\u2019re suited-up times and I\u2019m happy with them and my coaches are happy with them. That\u2019s what mattersThe Daily Wire\u00a0reported last July:The American Bookseller\u2019s Association is apologizing for including Abigail Shrier\u2019s best-selling book, \u201cIrreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters\u201d in its July promotional mailing to approximately 750 retail outlets. \u2026\u00a0As the Daily Wire previously\u00a0reported, Shrier\u2019s book, which was published by conservative publisher Regnery in 2020, has been subjected to speech suppression before. In November, Target announced it was removing the book after a complaint from an LGBTQ activist. After public backlash, the retail giant reversed course, saying the book was back on shelves.Since that time, however, the company has quietly removed the book again. A search of Target\u2019s website shows the title is no longer available. \u2026Shrier, a graduate of Yale Law School who has written for the Wall Street Journal and Newsweek,\u00a0blasted\u00a0the ABA\u2019s response on Twitter, saying, \u201cIf there were a Hall of Fame for capitulations to Woke bullies, the American Booksellers Association is hereby inducted. The \u2018serious, violent incident\u2019 they perpetrated? Including my book in a large box of new book samples sent out to independent booksellers.\u201dShe later\u00a0added, \u201cThe book-banning Left is a totalitarian movement. It has no use for an open, liberal society with a broad diversity of viewpoints, and it will use shame, fear, and coercion to win. It can\u2019t be harmonized with Liberalism.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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