{"id":1557717,"date":"2022-07-16T11:49:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T15:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1557717"},"modified":"2022-07-16T11:49:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T15:49:34","slug":"the-patriarchy-strikes-again-social-media-explodes-over-upenn-move-to-elevate-trans-swimmer-lia-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-patriarchy-strikes-again-social-media-explodes-over-upenn-move-to-elevate-trans-swimmer-lia-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Patriarchy Strikes Again\u2019: Social Media Explodes Over UPenn Move To Elevate Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas"},"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%2Fthe-patriarchy-strikes-again-social-media-explodes-over-upenn-move-to-elevate-trans-swimmer-lia-thomas%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=1557717&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>Social media exploded with criticism on Friday after the University of Pennsylvania nominated transgender swimmer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/lia-thomas\">Lia Thomas<\/a>, who is biologically male and self-identifies as a woman, for the 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ncaa\">NCAA<\/a> Woman of the Year award.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas, 22, competed on the men\u2019s team at the University of Pennsylvania before identifying as female in 2019 and taking testosterone blockers and estrogen.\u00a0The swimmer started competing on the women\u2019s team in 2021, and quickly cleaned up at the NCAA Division I national championship, taking the women\u2019s 500-yard freestyle event this March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt isn\u2019t \u2018inclusion\u2019 that leads the Ivy League to pull stunts like this,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/shop\/products\/irreversible-damage\">\u201cIrreversible Damage\u201d author Abigail Shrier<\/a>\u00a0commented. \u201cIt\u2019s misogyny \u2013 and utter contempt for the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It isn&#8217;t &#8216;inclusion&#8217; that leads the Ivy League to pull stunts like this. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s misogyny \u2013 and utter contempt for the truth.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AcxZ8WWWD4\">https:\/\/t.co\/AcxZ8WWWD4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Abigail Shrier (@AbigailShrier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbigailShrier\/status\/1548101144395726849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"id__g306wistq6t\" class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-140t1nj r-pm2fo r-zmljjp r-rull8r r-qklmqi r-1adg3ll\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-testid=\"card.layoutLarge.media\">\u201cAcademia speaks!\u201d said Michael Doran, a senior fellow and director of the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East at Hudson Institute.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Academia speaks! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HosqchG0Sm\">https:\/\/t.co\/HosqchG0Sm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike (@Doranimated) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Doranimated\/status\/1548094046509232128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEVERY WOMAN IN THE NCAA MUST BOYCOTT,\u201d writer Kimberly Morin charged. \u201cThey are pushing for MEN to ERASE WOMEN. If you allow it, they will continue and you will reap what you sow and you will AID in the DESTRUCTION of women\u2019s sports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EVERY WOMAN IN THE NCAA MUST BOYCOTT. They are pushing for MEN to ERASE WOMEN. If you allow it, they will continue and you will reap what you sow and you will AID in the DESTRUCTION of women&#8217;s sports <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oE9GrB7XRn\">https:\/\/t.co\/oE9GrB7XRn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kimberly Morin (@Conservativeind) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Conservativeind\/status\/1548129112773996551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Radio host Dom Giordano remarked, \u201cThey won\u2019t ease up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They won&#8217;t ease up. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FhGIEgXASc\">https:\/\/t.co\/FhGIEgXASc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dom Giordano (@DomShow1210) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DomShow1210\/status\/1548093312518610945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe patriarchy strikes again,\u201d another Twitter user said.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The patriarchy strikes again. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f7iao1EoMj\">https:\/\/t.co\/f7iao1EoMj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udc06\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc20 (@CasuallyGreg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CasuallyGreg\/status\/1548074127289856002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a direct attack on its female athletes, UPenn suggests transgendered person as NCAA Woman of the Year Award,\u201d Judicial Watch\u2019s Tom Fitton said.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In a direct attack on its female athletes, UPenn suggests transgendered person as NCAA Woman of the Year Award. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WlIcVXFXbv\">https:\/\/t.co\/WlIcVXFXbv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomFitton\/status\/1548075776947367938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"id__l132wrd5eat\" class=\"css-901oao r-18jsvk2 r-37j5jr r-1blvdjr r-16dba41 r-vrz42v r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0\" dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\" data-testid=\"tweetText\">\u201cAs a woman who was born a woman at birth and had to fight against a lot of bulls*** for 33 years to get where I am in my career. This PISSES me off,\u201d Brielle Ann <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brielleann\/status\/1548113271504351232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1548113271504351232%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.dailywire.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D409984action%3Dedit\">commented<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\" data-testid=\"tweetText\">Vanessa Santos mocked, \u201cSeems fair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seems fair <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kVQNXYwDp3\">https:\/\/t.co\/kVQNXYwDp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vanessa Santos (@Vanessasantosxo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vanessasantosxo\/status\/1548074299243630598?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some teammates have spoken out over the inclusion of Thomas, due to advantages the athlete has as a biological male.<\/p>\n<p>One UPenn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/upenn-swimmer-details-truth-surrounding-lia-thomas-in-new-matt-walsh-doc-what-is-a-woman\">female swimmer<\/a>, who remained anonymous out of fear of retribution, told bestselling author and podcast host Matt Walsh in The Daily Wire\u2019s groundbreaking documentary \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/videos\/what-is-a-woman-official-trailer\">What Is a Woman?<\/a>\u201d that\u00a0even basic concerns about the locker room were not allowed to be brought up. If they were, she said, it was clear you\u2019d be smeared as \u201ctransphobic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Thomas still has a penis and has not had surgery to remove it and dates females, according to teammates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you even brought up concerns about it, you were \u2018transphobic,\u2019\u201d she told Walsh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you even bring up the fact that Lia\u2019s swimming might not be fair, you\u2019re immediately shut down and called a hateful person, or transphobic,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media exploded with criticism on Friday after the University of Pennsylvania nominated transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, who is biologically male and self-identifies as a woman, for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year award. 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