{"id":1857686,"date":"2023-02-23T11:23:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T16:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1857686"},"modified":"2023-02-23T11:25:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T16:25:24","slug":"riley-gaines-says-megan-rapinoe-is-partially-to-blame-for-the-push-to-allow-men-to-compete-against-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riley-gaines-says-megan-rapinoe-is-partially-to-blame-for-the-push-to-allow-men-to-compete-against-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Gaines Says Megan Rapinoe Is Partially to Blame for the Push to Allow Men to Compete Against Women"},"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\">38<\/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%2Friley-gaines-says-megan-rapinoe-is-partially-to-blame-for-the-push-to-allow-men-to-compete-against-women%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=1857686&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-->\n<div id=\"jw\">\n<h2 class=\"g1-delta\"><span>OutKick Videos<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Riley Gaines Barker, a former Kentucky swimmer, has been a vocal advocate for women&#8217;s sport. She was competing against Lia Thomas, who was a male at the NCAA&#8217;s. Gaines, who had won a trophy from the governing body, was not awarded it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/kentucky-swimmer-is-still-waiting-for-trophy-that-was-given-to-lia-thomas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instead, he gave it to Thomas<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Gaines barker has fought since for biological men to be prohibited from competing with women. <\/p>\n<p>Gaines and Dan Dakich joined Dan Dakich&#8217;s OutKick Show on Wednesday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/dont-me-with-dan-dakich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Don&#8217;t @ Me&#8221;<\/a> She also added to her strong comments on the subject. <\/p>\n<p>She says that while sports like swimming are taking steps to stop the clear athletic advantage that men have over women, others \u2014 like soccer \u2014 are doing the opposite. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[FIFA] has basically said compete how you identify,&#8221; Gaines said. &#8220;And that&#8217;s in part because we have people like Megan Rapinoe who, once, was a trailblazer for women&#8217;s sports\u2026 is now advocating for trans inclusion in sports.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1468304003.jpg\" alt=\"Former UK swimmer Riley Gaines says US Soccer player Megan Rapinoe is partially to blame for the push to allow men to compete against women.\" class=\"wp-image-515146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1468304003.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1468304003-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1468304003-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1468304003-561x374-1.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1468304003-265x176.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1468304003-531x354-1.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1468304003-364x242-1.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1468304003-728x485-1.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1468304003-608x405-1.jpg 608w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1468304003-758x505-1.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1468304003-72x48.jpg 72w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1468304003-144x96.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1468304003-600x400-1.jpg 600w\"   style=\"display:none\"><figcaption>Riley Gaines, an ex-swimmer from the UK, claims that Megan Rapinoe of US Soccer is partially to blame in pushing for men being allowed to compete against women. (Photo by Sam Hodde\/Getty Images).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I believe because of, not just my outspokenness, there&#8217;s been several people who are behind me and at the forefront of this as well.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><em>WATCH: <\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-more-athletes-are-beginning-to-take-riley-gaines-barker-s-lead-in-advocating-for-women-s-sports\">More athletes are now following Riley Gaines Barker\u2019s lead to advocate for women\u2019s sport <\/h2>\n<p>Gaines is right: More female athletes are speaking up. She said that she has been supported by swimmers, but it is also starting to gain momentum in other sports. <\/p>\n<p>Many athletes joined her cause, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/surfer-bethany-hamilton-biological-males-world-surf-league-transgender-competitors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">surfer Bethany Hamilton<\/a>. Athletes used to be afraid of speaking publicly in the past because they were afraid of being judged. &#8220;activists&#8221; They can be labeled as &#8220;transphobic.&#8221; The However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/social-media-reaction-bethany-hamilton-riley-gaines-transgender-world-surf-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The positive reactions are starting to take place<\/a> These women are fighting for their rights in the sport of athletics.<\/p>\n<p>Gaines mention Megan Rapinoe. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/megan-rapinoe-who-claimed-girls-sporting-careers-arent-that-important-will-receive-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Perhaps the most prominent female soccer player<\/a> Many thanks to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/megan-rapinoe-wins-espy-she-doesnt-deserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Continual desire to shine in the spotlight<\/a>. Rapinoe was previously very hard at work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/megan-rapinoe-supportive-trans-inclusion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Allowing men and women to compete<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Becky Sauerbrunn is another USWNT player. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news-leader.com\/story\/opinion\/2023\/02\/05\/bills-targeting-transgenders-athletes-are-cruel-and-pointless\/69866434007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">An op-ed was written by.<\/a>. She stated that women compete against men for the title of &#8220;competition&#8221; &#8220;no threat&#8221; for women&#8217;s sports. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1152671317.jpg\" alt=\"USWNT players Becky Sauerbrunn and Megan Rapinoe.\" class=\"wp-image-515150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1152671317.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1152671317-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1152671317-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1152671317-561x374-1.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1152671317-265x177.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1152671317-531x354-1.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1152671317-364x243-1.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1152671317-728x486-1.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1152671317-608x406-1.jpg 608w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1152671317-758x506-1.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1152671317-72x48.jpg 72w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1152671317-144x96.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1152671317-600x400-1.jpg 600w\" \/><figcaption>USWNT players Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn, and Megan Rapinoe. (Photo: Lionel Bonaventure\/AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OutKick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/becky-sauerbrunn-bethany-hamilton-icons-transgender-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exclusively spoke<\/a> Sauerbrunn&#8217;s allegations were refuted by ICONS &#8211; a women\u2019s organization. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you allow a male to invade the space of a group of females, that male will be dominant,&#8221; said ICONS member Valerie McClain. &#8220;And that male will displace a female. I don&#8217;t understand how Becky can say there is no threat. If one male displaces one female, that is a threat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-what-happened-to-the-women-s-rights-movements\">What happened to women&#8217;s rights? <\/h2>\n<p>It is refreshing to see Gaines and ICONS stand up for women&#8217;s rights. It seems that this country was pushing hard for women\u2019s rights not too far ago. <\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Me Too&#8221; Movement to punish men who abuse or harass women sexually, especially at work. <\/p>\n<p>Concerning issues such as abortion, words like &#8220;women&#8217;s health&#8221; And &#8220;reproductive rights&#8221; They are continually pushed to the forefront. <\/p>\n<p>But if a man decides that he wants to be female and compete against other women, silence is a natural response. Isn&#8217;t that the ultimate form? &#8220;patriarchy&#8221; Our society claims to want to dismantle? To put the needs and feelings of a man who wants a woman above actual women. <\/p>\n<p>Officially, we&#8217;re in the upside down. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OutKick Videos Riley Gaines Barker, a former Kentucky swimmer, has been a vocal advocate for women&#8217;s sport. She was competing against Lia Thomas, who was a male at the NCAA&#8217;s. 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