{"id":1391710,"date":"2022-03-21T11:29:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T15:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1391710"},"modified":"2022-03-21T11:29:42","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T15:29:42","slug":"watch-feminist-tells-transgender-activist-who-identifies-as-mother-not-to-use-womens-spaces-in-heated-confrontation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-feminist-tells-transgender-activist-who-identifies-as-mother-not-to-use-womens-spaces-in-heated-confrontation\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Feminist Tells Transgender Activist Who Identifies As \u2018Mother\u2019 Not To Use Women\u2019s Spaces In Heated Confrontation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fwatch-feminist-tells-transgender-activist-who-identifies-as-mother-not-to-use-womens-spaces-in-heated-confrontation%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=1391710&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:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-21-at-10.08.31-AM.png?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A British feminist told a transgender activist, who is a biological male but identifies as female, not to use women\u2019s spaces, video from the NCAA swimming finals shows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the NCAA swim finals Kellie Jay Keen takes on transgender activist who lived nearly 50 years as a man, fathered three children, and now says \u2018I\u2019m a mother,&#8217;\u201d Madeleine Kearns of National Review reported.<\/p>\n<p>Keen is the founder of Standing for Women. \u201cThis campaign is to focus specifically on the word woman and other female\u00a0language that clearly defines women and our rights,\u201d the group\u2019s website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standingforwomen.com\/campaign-golas\">reads<\/a>. \u201cThe purpose of this campaign is to\u00a0raise funds for\u00a0promoting the fight back to this global assault of women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the basis of the comfort and dignity of girls and women, I\u2019m asking you \u2014 <em>telling you<\/em>, please do not use women\u2019s spaces,\u201d Keen told the transgender activist. \u201cIt makes them feel uncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy girls and the other women I am with, are very comfortable with me in the bathroom and the locker room,\u201d the transgender activist responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFortunately,\u201d Keen replied, \u201cI am not your daughter and my daughter is not your daughter \u2026 she would feel very uncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not here for a debate \u2026 I would ask you to please call off your dog,\u201d the activist said, sparking anger from those in the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI beg your pardon,\u201d Keen sharply responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m asking you as a mother: do not use female spaces, it makes women and girls feel very uncomfortable,\u201d the feminist added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a mother, I am very \u2014,\u201d the transgender activist said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow dare you, you are not a mother,\u201d Keen interjected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou never birthed your children, you are not a mother,\u201d another woman yelled.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At the NCAA swim finals Kellie Jay Keen takes on transgender activist who lived nearly 50 years as a man, fathered three children, and now says \u201cI\u2019m a mother.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7vPadNbW2g\">pic.twitter.com\/7vPadNbW2g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Madeleine Kearns (@madeleinekearns) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/madeleinekearns\/status\/1505892843247841288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Keen last week went viral for another discussion she had with a spectator watching 22-year-old Lia Thomas swim at the women\u2019s NCAA championships. Thomas is a biological male who used to compete against male swimmers before identifying as female.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201cI\u2019m a woman, and that is not a woman,\u201d Keen said, referring to Thomas, video shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201cLet me ask you, are you a biologist?\u201d the male spectator responded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201cOh my God,\u201d Keen said, \u201cdon\u2019t be ridiculous. I\u2019m not a vet, but I know what a dog is. \u2026\u00a0You rely on stupid arguments, because you don\u2019t have an argument.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The video, as of Monday morning, has 1.4 million views.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI\u2019m not a vet but I know what a dog is.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>A clash of views as Lis Thomas races ahead at the NCAA 500 freestyle prelims. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X9J5yzmozd\">pic.twitter.com\/X9J5yzmozd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Madeleine Kearns (@madeleinekearns) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/madeleinekearns\/status\/1504541889999085575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-lia-thomas-does-interview-with-espn-after-crushing-biological-women-in-ncaa-championships\">Thomas<\/a>\u00a0crushed the competition on Thursday, taking\u00a0first in the NCAA Women\u2019s Swimming Championship 500 yard freestyle. Following the win, Thomas spoke to a reporter from ESPN, discussing the \u201cspotlight\u201d the swimmer is under, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-lia-thomas-does-interview-with-espn-after-crushing-biological-women-in-ncaa-championships\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cLia, how did that performance measure up to your expectations coming into this meet tonight?\u201d the reported asked Thomas.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI didn\u2019t have a whole lot of expectations for this meet, I was just happy to be here, trying to race and compete as best as I could,\u201d Thomas answered.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYou\u2019ve undoubtedly been under the spotlight over the past few months, how have you been dealing with that, and reasoning with everything?\u201d the reporter followed up.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI try to ignore it as much as a I can,\u201d Thomas said, \u201cI try to focus on my swimming, what I need to do to get ready for my races, and just try to block out everything else.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhat did that race mean to you?\u201d the reporter asked.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt means the world to be here, be with my two best friends and teammates, and be able to compete,\u201d Thomas ended the interview.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/emma-weyant-praised-as-real-winner-after-trans-swimmer-lia-thomas-takes-first\">Emma Weyant Praised As \u2018Real Winner\u2019 After Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Takes\u00a0First<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-virginia-tech-swimmer-bravely-speaks-out-against-biological-man-lia-thomas-says-teammate-brought-to-tears\">WATCH: Virginia Tech Swimmer Bravely Speaks Out Against Biological Man Lia Thomas, Says Teammate Brought To\u00a0Tears<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/this-was-a-south-park-episode-social-media-erupts-after-lia-thomas-crushes-female-competitors-at-ncaa-tourney\">\u2018This Was A South Park Episode\u2019: Social Media Erupts After Lia Thomas Crushes Female Competitors At NCAA\u00a0Tourney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>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 <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A British feminist told a transgender activist, who is a biological male but identifies as female, not to use women\u2019s spaces, video from the NCAA swimming finals shows.\u201cAt the NCAA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1391710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1391710","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\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1391710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1391710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1391710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1391710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1391710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}