Last week, Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham kicked open the door to a very public discussion around transgender athlete participation in women's sports.
It's a conversation that has been happening in earnest across league social media, t-shirt slogans, and promotions. However, after Cunningham voiced a desire to "protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn't have to go against biological men," it was now an issue that the WNBA needed to face head-on, whether it wanted to or not.
Conservative media and provocateurs have seized the opportunity to highlight not only Cunningham's comments but also all the reactions (or non-reactions) to them. That includes an incident during the Fever's game against the Seattle Storm on July 28, in which a co-owner of the Storm approached two girls with signs supporting Cunningham and allegedly called them "f*cking insane."
While Cunningham has received pushback from others, including her podcast co-host, WNBA players and coaches' reactions had mostly been limited to well-timed t-shirts. That is, until Friday's press conferences before the Fever's game against the Portland Fire.
Both Fever coach Stephanie White and Fire coach Alex Sarama were asked for their thoughts on the situation ahead of Friday night's game.
#cunningham #Media #young
It's a conversation that has been happening in earnest across league social media, t-shirt slogans, and promotions. However, after Cunningham voiced a desire to "protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn't have to go against biological men," it was now an issue that the WNBA needed to face head-on, whether it wanted to or not.
Conservative media and provocateurs have seized the opportunity to highlight not only Cunningham's comments but also all the reactions (or non-reactions) to them. That includes an incident during the Fever's game against the Seattle Storm on July 28, in which a co-owner of the Storm approached two girls with signs supporting Cunningham and allegedly called them "f*cking insane."
While Cunningham has received pushback from others, including her podcast co-host, WNBA players and coaches' reactions had mostly been limited to well-timed t-shirts. That is, until Friday's press conferences before the Fever's game against the Portland Fire.
Both Fever coach Stephanie White and Fire coach Alex Sarama were asked for their thoughts on the situation ahead of Friday night's game.
#cunningham #Media #young
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