{"id":1122832,"date":"2021-12-15T19:14:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T00:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1122832"},"modified":"2021-12-15T19:14:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T00:14:29","slug":"exclusive-penn-students-disturbed-by-transgender-swimmer-dominating-female-swim-team-fear-retaliation-from-leftist-classmates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-penn-students-disturbed-by-transgender-swimmer-dominating-female-swim-team-fear-retaliation-from-leftist-classmates\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Penn Students, Disturbed By Transgender Swimmer Dominating Female Swim Team, Fear Retaliation From Leftist Classmates"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fexclusive-penn-students-disturbed-by-transgender-swimmer-dominating-female-swim-team-fear-retaliation-from-leftist-classmates%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=1122832&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>Many students at the University of Pennsylvania are not happy that a male peer is permitted to dominate the female swim team \u2014 but many fear retaliation if they express their opinions on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLia\u201d Thomas \u2014 a biological man who used to go by \u201cWill\u201d but now claims transgender identity \u2014 is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-penn-transgender-swimmer-destroying-womens-competition-im-happy-my-coaches-are-happy-thats-what-matters-to-me\">competing<\/a> on the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s women\u2019s swim team. Throughout the current season, Thomas has shattered multiple NCAA and University of Pennsylvania female swim records \u2014 sometimes winning races by margins as high as 38 seconds. Anonymous female teammates have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/secretly-everyone-just-knows-its-the-wrong-thing-to-do-teammate-of-u-penn-transgender-swimmer-sounds-off\">told<\/a> sports outlets they feel discouraged and overshadowed by Thomas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In exclusive interviews with several University of Pennsylvania students \u2014 all of whom requested anonymity for fear of various repercussions \u2014 The Daily Wire learned there exists tremendous pressure for dissenting students to mask their opinions about Thomas competing against women.<\/p>\n<p>One finance student told The Daily Wire that the situation is wrong for one reason: \u201cThomas is not a woman, he is a male. It\u2019s a simple rationale and shouldn\u2019t need to be further explained.\u201d She fears reprisal from her classmates, however.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir idea of \u2018acceptance\u2019 is to not give you a platform \u2014 by shaming or forcing you out if you have views that are too far from their own,\u201d she said. \u201cFor a university where we are all supposed to bring ideas and differing viewpoints to grow, the pressure to be silent rings loud and has catastrophic implications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The student is \u201cnot surprised\u201d that administrators have failed to intervene in favor of the female swimmers. \u201cIn fact, I am surprised that they have not praised Thomas and publicly supported him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another student \u2014 who majors in neuroscience \u2014 likewise told The Daily Wire that \u201cthe issue with Thomas swimming against women is basic biology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t need a life science degree to know that testosterone gives a massive advantage for physical strength. Not to mention increased red blood cell counts that provide greater oxygenation during long distance exercises, lower natural body fat percentages, and so on,\u201d he explained. \u201cBiological men are physically advantaged over women by nature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow then can it be fair to allow one to erase the hard work of these women? In the effort to be \u2018inclusive\u2019 of transgender people we\u2019ve begun the process of totally excluding women from their opportunity to succeed in athletics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The student cannot imagine that \u201cmany people would be comfortable objecting\u201d to Thomas swimming as a female. \u201cThe perceived risk of social ostracism and even potential blacklisting from the university as well as from potential employers loom large over topics like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the student is shocked \u201cfrom a human decency standpoint\u201d that Thomas is swimming as a female.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom a political perspective, of course they won\u2019t put a stop to Thomas on the team,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel like they want to ensure that there are no negative consequences to making the choice to transition genders and in the process are forcing the weight of those consequences onto the women of the swim team. While this makes sense given the political climate of catering to transgender individuals, it is so morally depraved that I have trouble believing that nobody within the administration has had the decency to stop this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A third student \u2014 who studies marketing \u2014 told The Daily Wire that allowing Thomas to compete alongside females is \u201cunfair to the athletes that vied for a spot on the Penn swim team and to women athletes at competing universities.\u201d She similarly described a campus climate with minimal sympathy for her views.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my experience, Penn\u2019s campus is a hostile environment to those with dissenting opinions on this issue,\u201d she observed. \u201cGroups on campus are quick to short the discussion and label any opposition as \u2018transphobic\u2019 and silence their response. Amidst the fear and hostility, only the loudest, leftist voices get heard, not the most reasonable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An economics student told The Daily Wire that he \u201cwould hope most people share at least the intuition that there\u2019s something unfair about this \u2014 although at this school, I\u2019m doubtful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s troubling how one student can get cancelled for holding a controversial belief that immaterially offends people, while other individuals are enabled and empowered to totally undermine the real opportunities and potential of others,\u201d he continued. \u201cI understand the delicacy with which we have to approach issues like this, but real harm is being done to people as the philosophy of sports becomes undone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe real question to ask is who really is being discriminated against?\u201d he commented.<\/p>\n<p>A nursing student told The Daily Wire that \u201cThomas\u2019 presence on the female team is an injustice to the other women who work so hard to compete at such a high level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The student said that in the past year, however: \u201cPenn\u2019s political environment has shown nothing but hostility toward those who question their liberal, elitist agenda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many students at the University of Pennsylvania are not happy that a male peer is permitted to dominate the female swim team \u2014 but many fear retaliation if they express their opinions on the matter.\u201cLia\u201d Thomas \u2014 a biological man who used to go by \u201cWill\u201d but now claims transgender identity \u2014 is competing on the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s women\u2019s swim team. Throughout the current season, Thomas has shattered multiple NCAA and University of Pennsylvania female swim records \u2014 sometimes winning races by margins as high as 38 seconds. Anonymous female teammates have told sports outlets they feel discouraged and overshadowed by Thomas.\u00a0In exclusive interviews with several University of Pennsylvania students \u2014 all of whom requested anonymity for fear of various repercussions \u2014 The Daily Wire learned there exists tremendous pressure for dissenting students to mask their opinions about Thomas competing against women.One finance student told The Daily Wire that the situation is wrong for one reason: \u201cThomas is not a woman, he is a male. It\u2019s a simple rationale and shouldn\u2019t need to be further explained.\u201d She fears reprisal from her classmates, however.\u201cTheir idea of \u2018acceptance\u2019 is to not give you a platform \u2014 by shaming or forcing you out if you have views that are too far from their own,\u201d she said. \u201cFor a university where we are all supposed to bring ideas and differing viewpoints to grow, the pressure to be silent rings loud and has catastrophic implications.\u201dThe student is \u201cnot surprised\u201d that administrators have failed to intervene in favor of the female swimmers. \u201cIn fact, I am surprised that they have not praised Thomas and publicly supported him.\u201dAnother student \u2014 who majors in neuroscience \u2014 likewise told The Daily Wire that \u201cthe issue with Thomas swimming against women is basic biology.\u201d\u201cYou don\u2019t need a life science degree to know that testosterone gives a massive advantage for physical strength. Not to mention increased red blood cell counts that provide greater oxygenation during long distance exercises, lower natural body fat percentages, and so on,\u201d he explained. \u201cBiological men are physically advantaged over women by nature.\u201d\u201cHow then can it be fair to allow one to erase the hard work of these women? In the effort to be \u2018inclusive\u2019 of transgender people we\u2019ve begun the process of totally excluding women from their opportunity to succeed in athletics.\u201dThe student cannot imagine that \u201cmany people would be comfortable objecting\u201d to Thomas swimming as a female. \u201cThe perceived risk of social ostracism and even potential blacklisting from the university as well as from potential employers loom large over topics like this.\u201dNevertheless, the student is shocked \u201cfrom a human decency standpoint\u201d that Thomas is swimming as a female.\u00a0\u201cFrom a political perspective, of course they won\u2019t put a stop to Thomas on the team,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel like they want to ensure that there are no negative consequences to making the choice to transition genders and in the process are forcing the weight of those consequences onto the women of the swim team. While this makes sense given the political climate of catering to transgender individuals, it is so morally depraved that I have trouble believing that nobody within the administration has had the decency to stop this.\u201dA third student \u2014 who studies marketing \u2014 told The Daily Wire that allowing Thomas to compete alongside females is \u201cunfair to the athletes that vied for a spot on the Penn swim team and to women athletes at competing universities.\u201d She similarly described a campus climate with minimal sympathy for her views.\u201cIn my experience, Penn\u2019s campus is a hostile environment to those with dissenting opinions on this issue,\u201d she observed. \u201cGroups on campus are quick to short the discussion and label any opposition as \u2018transphobic\u2019 and silence their response. Amidst the fear and hostility, only the loudest, leftist voices get heard, not the most reasonable.\u201dAn economics student told The Daily Wire that he \u201cwould hope most people share at least the intuition that there\u2019s something unfair about this \u2014 although at this school, I\u2019m doubtful.\u201d\u201cIt\u2019s troubling how one student can get cancelled for holding a controversial belief that immaterially offends people, while other individuals are enabled and empowered to totally undermine the real opportunities and potential of others,\u201d he continued. \u201cI understand the delicacy with which we have to approach issues like this, but real harm is being done to people as the philosophy of sports becomes undone.\u201d\u201cThe real question to ask is who really is being discriminated against?\u201d he commented.A nursing student told The Daily Wire that \u201cThomas\u2019 presence on the female team is an injustice to the other women who work so hard to compete at such a high level.\u201dThe student said that in the past year, however: \u201cPenn\u2019s political environment has shown nothing but hostility toward those who question their liberal, elitist agenda. With that in mind, I would not feel particularly comfortable publicly voicing my view on this issue.\u201d\u201cI am not surprised at all that Penn\u2019s administration has allowed this to continue given their clear desire to force their radical agenda on as many people as possible,\u201d she added.The Daily Wire reached out to the University of Pennsylvania for comment, but a response was not received prior to publication.The 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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