Stephen A. Smith says transgender athletes are ‘prying on the rights of females’
"That's about prying on the rights of females out there everywhere who were born female, and they're at a decided disadvantage."
"That's about prying on the rights of females out there everywhere who were born female, and they're at a decided disadvantage."
"I honestly did not perceive this team to be so unserious."
"People have a lot of feelings about trans athletes."
"I’ve been biting my tongue on a lot of topics for three years."
"Everyone is entitled to their opinion and shouldn't be attacked because of it."
"Yet another man telling women what they should care about."
"Should the Senator wish to resubmit the editorial without the loaded language, we would be happy to consider it."
"If you consider yourself a woman and you want to play sports or vice versa, you should be able to play. That's my opinion."
"Free speech, brother. People can say whatever they want and they can believe whatever they want."
“I was asked to stop tweeting about it.”
ESPN is wading into the debate about transgender athletes on 'Outside the Lines' this week.
"This team came to be defined by arrogant celebrity activists who went out of their way to exhibit shame in the US, begin the process of destroying their own sport (advocating for men to play women’s sports) and curry victimization with false narratives about equal pay."
"This is an attempt to silence good-faith discussion and debate."
Eventually, ESPN is going to have to say SOMETHING.
"If Ponder truly wanted to champion women's sports, she's had ample opportunity. But she hasn't. Because this has nothing to do with 'fairness.'"
Carlson's sports moments included everything from saying Michael Vick "should have been executed" to accusing LeBron James of "inciting violence."
"There was a lot of conversations and issues that have really just permeated the world of sports and really just society in general that I was not able to speak up about."
ESPN's delicate dance in the political world is about to get tested again.
"We stand with our LGBTQIA+ colleagues, friends, families, and fans."