Riley Gaines on Gavin Newsom California track meet
بواسطة Bjorn: California
Riley Gaines voiced sharp criticism after Gavin Newsom's California required young female track athletes to share the podium with a male transgender competitor who had beaten them. She remarked that at this point officials appear to be pursuing a public humiliation ritual aimed at the girls. It is probably one of
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And at this point, I believe they're just seeking a public humiliation ritual for the girls. I mean, really, it's probably one of the most abusive things that you can do to a young woman. I mean, these are, again, 14-, 15-, 16-year-old girls. You are minimizing their accomplishments. You are asking them to stand aside, to smile, to applaud the boy, to deny reality, and pretend that it's all okay. What is that? It is psychological abuse on full display. And then you have these young girls who are being forced to write speeches or go on Fox News or speak out for their basic rights because the governor of California and CIF won't protect him. So it's heartbreaking that the adults have failed them in the way that they have.
