{"id":119642,"date":"2021-02-06T11:15:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T16:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=119642"},"modified":"2021-02-06T11:43:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T16:43:35","slug":"women-shouldnt-accept-third-place-in-a-race-they-won","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/women-shouldnt-accept-third-place-in-a-race-they-won\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Shouldn\u2019t Accept Third Place In A Race They Won"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fwomen-shouldnt-accept-third-place-in-a-race-they-won%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=119642&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1176881990-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Through an Executive Order signed on his first day in office, President Biden is now asking women across America to step aside and let biological males win their races, take their spots on competitive teams, and erase everything they have worked and trained for, all in the pursuit of \u201cfairness, equity and justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In effect, Biden is asking women and girls to be gracious and smile politely from the sidelines as they accept third, fourth or fifth place as biological males dominate the competition, sweeping up girls athletic state championships and college scholarships.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This is exactly what has happened in Connecticut, where two biologically male runners brought home 15 women\u2019s state championship titles between 2017 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">Speaking with Fox News, female high school track star Selina Soule condemned the \u201ccontinued unfairness\u201d of the policy which allows \u201ctransgender high school athletes to compete without restrictions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cI lost out on countless opportunities to get placements, get titles, and qualify for further meets to display my talents to college coaches,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/connecticut-transgender-athletes-lawsuit-title-ix\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Soule is among three female Connecticut athletes and their mothers, who are now fighting in the courts for the right to compete fairly in athletic events. Biden\u2019s executive order makes this fight harder, with more states likely to follow Connecticut\u2019s ignominious lead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Those girls, who have trained, sacrificed and excelled, should have emerged as girls track champions. Instead, they have been sidelined by the biological males who beat them to the finish line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Women should not be relegated to clapping politely from the bench while biological males pump their&nbsp;fists in victory&nbsp;at the finish line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Given that Democrats claim to be the party of science, the following scientific <a href=\"https:\/\/work.chron.com\/physiological-differences-between-male-female-athletes-20627.html\">facts<\/a> seem relevant when arguing that biological differences exist, and that such differences provide one sex with a physical advantage over the other.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>Generally, male athletes have longer and larger bones, giving them a significant advantage over female athletes. The greater articular surface and structural mass of male bones provide men with the advantages of both increased leverage and a larger frame to support muscle.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>Likewise, female ligaments are more lax and fragile than those of males, giving male athletes an edge in most sports, especially those that involve throwing, kicking and striking. The disparity in ligament and tendon strength also results in a higher incidence of musculoskeletal injuries among female athletes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>The ratio of muscle mass to body weight is higher in males, which provides greater speed and acceleration. This explains why women\u2019s speed records in swimming and running are consistently slower than those of men, and why, on average, women have two thirds of the strength of men.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For example, the fastest female sprinter in the world, Allyson Felix, has a lifetime best of 49.26 seconds in the 400 meter run. Based on 2018 data, nearly 300 high school boys in the US alone could beat that time. Given such biological disparity, any form of physical competition between males and females is demonstrably unfair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Some transgender advocates insist that hormone therapy erases the physical advantages of male athletes. Hogwash. Hormone therapy cannot and does not magically decrease the size of a male\u2019s larger and longer bones, his larger and stronger tendons, nor his larger heart and lung capacity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While estrogen therapy can increase fat and decrease muscle mass in men, a study of males transitioning into females at Sweden\u2019s Karolinska Institute found that even after one year of testosterone suppression, transgender women showed only a 5% loss of muscle mass, with markers such as muscle strength, size, and composition still significantly greater for transgender women over biological women. Not to mention that many transgender women aren\u2019t even required to prove that they are taking testosterone blockers \u2014 just the fact that they identify as a woman is enough to get them a spot on the girls team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\">Despite the usual accusations, such views have nothing to do with discrimination or antipathy. For example, there should be no concern regarding transgender males competing with biological males, as they have no unfair physical advantages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\">We should never disparage anyone\u2019s right to live freely and authentically as they choose, as long as it doesn\u2019t infringe on anyone else\u2019s rights or opportunities.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But by allowing biological males to compete against females, the rights of women and girls to fair and safe competition are being dangerously infringed upon. Female athletes shouldn\u2019t be lectured about \u201cempathy\u201d or \u201cfairness\u201d as they watch biological men shatter athletic records in women\u2019s cycling, weightlifting and track and field.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">This nonsensical reality will only<\/span> get worse as the media slavishly lauds transgender athletes as brave and heroic victims of injustice, featuring them on the covers of national magazines and fawning television interviews.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Where is the empathy for the young women who have devoted their lives to athletic training, only to see their hopes and dreams unfairly dashed? Indeed, the response is usually quite the opposite: women and girls who speak up for their rights in sports are often maligned as selfish, hateful, or worse. It has been disheartening to see tennis legend Martina Navratilova and author J.K. Rowling trashed as bigots for daring to recognize the obvious unfairness to women athletes and openly name it as such. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the words of the young Connecticut athlete Selina Soule, \u201cIt\u2019s very frustrating and heartbreaking when us girls are at the start of the race and we already know that these athletes are going to come out and win no matter how hard you try.\u201d It\u2019s past time for feminists to stand up and say that girls shouldn\u2019t be bullied into accepting third place in races they\u2019ve won.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Kelley Paul is a political consultant and author, with a background in corporate communications. In addition to her 2015 book True and Constant Friends, she co-wrote the best-seller The Case Against Socialism with her husband, Senator Rand Paul.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">&nbsp;<em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through an Executive Order signed on his first day in office, President Biden is now asking women across America to step aside and let biological males win their races, take &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1892786,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4911,5611,5069,5608,3872,5605],"class_list":["post-119642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-accept","tag-place","tag-race","tag-shouldnt","tag-third","tag-women"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1892786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}