{"id":2248863,"date":"2024-05-20T16:15:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T20:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-media-slams-latest-transgender-state-champion\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T16:16:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T20:16:58","slug":"social-media-slams-latest-transgender-state-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-media-slams-latest-transgender-state-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Criticism on social media for recent transgender state champion"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fsocial-media-slams-latest-transgender-state-champion%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=2248863&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>Activists on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/college-coach-quits-after-being-accused-of-making-microaggressive-comments-about-black-cheerleaders-hairstyle\/\" title=\"College Coach Quits After Being Accused Of Making \u2018Microaggressive Comments\u2019 About Black Cheerleader\u2019s Hairstyle\">social media criticized<\/a> the \u200dtransgender state \u2064champion \u2063who\u2062 won the Oregon Girls\u2019 \u20636A 200-meter championship. Aayden\u2064 Gallagher, a biological male identifying as a\u200b female, faced backlash\u200b despite finishing first. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gender-equality-dean-caught-on-camera-running-interference-for-terror-supporting-groups-on-campus\/\" title=\"Gender Equality Dean' Caught Shielding Terror-Supporting Groups on Campus\">event sparked debates<\/a> on gender in \u200dsports and raised questions on fair competition. \u200dActivists on social media criticized the transgender state champion who won the Oregon Girls\u2019 6A 200-meter championship. Aayden Gallagher, a biological male identifying as a female, faced backlash despite\u2063 finishing \u2062first. The event\u200d sparked debates on gender in sports and raised questions on fair competition.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Activists on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>social media<\/a> were quick to blast the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>nation\u2019s<\/a> latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>transgender<\/a> state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>champion<\/a> after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>biological male<\/a> who identifies as a woman took first place in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oregon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Oregon<\/a> Girls\u2019 6A 200-meter championship.<\/p>\n<p>McDaniel High School sophomore Aayden Gallagher, a biological male who identifies as a woman and races against women, captured the title after finishing two-tenths of a second ahead of the competition, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/05\/19\/us-news\/transgender-high-school-runner-in-oregon-booed-after-winning-girls-state-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to a report citing race statistics.<\/p>\n<p>Footage of the race quickly went viral on social media platforms, including X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother proud moment for women\u2019s sports! Aayden Gallagher (male) just placed 1st in the Oregon state championship in the women\u2019s 200m after placing 2nd in the 400m,\u201d college\u00a0swimmer-turned-activist\u00a0Riley Gaines posted.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Look at the girls on the podium applauding when 2nd place (the rightful winner) is announced. <\/p>\n<p>Then watch them when the boys name is announced. <\/p>\n<p>Stop saying girls are okay with this because they aren&#8217;t. This is heartbreaking and deeply regressive. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VmjeTtwgIk\">https:\/\/t.co\/VmjeTtwgIk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5o36MbMICD\">pic.twitter.com\/5o36MbMICD<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1791982142076879136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLook at the girls on the podium applauding when 2nd place (the rightful winner) is announced. Then watch them when the boys name is announced. Stop saying girls are okay with this because they aren\u2019t. This is heartbreaking and deeply regressive,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher appeared to garner national attention after a dominating performance in the Portland Interscholastic League Championship semifinals, the report noted, and activists are now debating whether girls boycotting races against their biologically male competition is enough.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Also \u2013 people need to stop telling girls to boycott; that it&#8217;s their responsibility to step down. The boys who will run or swim against them don&#8217;t care if they win against all of them, or none of them. <\/p>\n<p>Hold the parents accountable for raising their boys this way. Spread the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 OutspokenSamantha (@Outspoken_Sam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Outspoken_Sam\/status\/1791985067159408898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPeople need to stop telling girls to boycott; that it\u2019s their responsibility to step down. The boys who will run or swim against them don\u2019t care if they win against all of them, or none of them. Hold the parents accountable for raising their boys this way,\u201d according to one X user. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpread the WPATH files and the Cass Review. Make it widely known that we know they are exploiting this ideology for their own gain \u2014 an ideology that is being rejected everywhere else in the world, and that we know it\u2019s not real, and we know THEY know it\u2019s not real,\u201d the user added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are okay with it. They give legitimacy to the farce by participating. If women collectively boycotted these events the charade would end. [It\u2019s] as simple as that,\u201d another user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/The__Comedian__\/status\/1792002171258409195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>argued<\/a>. \u201cThe problem is the trans insanity originates from the same ideology as feminism \u2014 and many women won\u2019t let their belief system in feminism die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oregon School Activities Association policy protects transgender participation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe OSAA endeavors to allow students to participate for the athletic or activity program of their consistently asserted gender identity while providing a fair and safe environment for all students,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-school-district-announces-policy-to-push-anti-racist-thinking-in-preschool-redefine-discrimination-and-racism\/\" title=\"Maryland School District Announces Policy to Push \u2018Anti-Racist Thinking\u2019 In Preschool, Redefine \u2018Discrimination\u2019 and \u2018Racism\u2019\">policy reads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media activists criticized the nation&#8217;s latest transgender state champion. A male identifying as a woman, McDaniel High School&#8217;s Aayden Gallagher, won the Oregon Girls&#8217; 6A 200-meter championship, sparking controversy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2644,"featured_media":2248864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iStock-1157185756-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2248863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iStock-1157185756-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248863","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\/2644"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2248863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2248864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2248863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2248863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2248863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}