Swimmer Lia Thomas breaks silence about backlash, future plans l GMA
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- The transgender athlete, who made waves by competing on the women's swim team at University of Pennsylvania, said she plans to keep swimming, with an eye on the Olympics.
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Even the trans community is critical of this. Being critical of a biological male competing in women's sports has nothing to do with "transphobia."
'critical of this'. LMAO. Every feminist, even third wave feminists are told to shut up because they are in the much lower level of intersectionalism. Opposing the alphabet community meaning opposing the social justice liberals a.k.a mainstream US liberals.
yes it does have, a woman should be able to compete in womans sports. Where is the argument that she should not?
@@kitt5900 because he isn’t a women it’s that simple 🤷🏾♀️
@@kitt5900 *Joined 2 hours ago, 7 comments on this channel*
Literally just made an account to argue, you are a walking talking waste of cells
@@kitt5900 that guy, the Kardashian, can't remember his name but he has a serious problem with it because it's extremely unfair to women but why does the .001% have a say in what happens to 99% of female athletes it doesn't make sense, u are playing damage control for the wrong side
Lia: “The biggest thing for me is that I’m happy” says it all
Who cares that I’m ruining women’s hard work, I AM happy. That matters, no one else.
ME, ME, ME
YES! This is what I came to say!! "miserable while competeing with men (and losing) now happy" (with competeing with women) Becasue was depressed is not a reason to allow Lia to compete with woman!
Yes but all such people only care about themselves.
@Masud Saleh don’t know about you, but kids usually figure out around age 2-3 that there’s a little tiny difference in how our bodies are built. At age 2-3 it’s literally a “tiny” difference, but as you hit puberty there’s a whole lot more going on. If you missed biology classes at school you can still do some research, it’s never too late.
P r I v e l ed g e
Don't use that name. It is not his name.
This is unacceptable. Men and women are genetically different and it’s unfair to women to compete in the same category.
Missy you would be right. She went through male puberty which has given Lia an advantage. This is ridiculous & disrespectful to all female athletes who have dedicated their lives to their respective sports.
@@susanford2388 *He.
@@susanford2388 then went through hormone therapy to make her lose muscle mass, got slower and isn’t even ranked in the top 200 in the country in swimmers
@@ruffiovega6999 it doesn't help lose all the muscle a male is inherently born with. It also doesn't change the superior physical skeletal structure males have over women which give them a physical advantage. Stop trying to make an argument you most surely don't know much about.
@@calebstephan2083 oh so the fact that they lose over 30 percent of muscle mass bone density stop trying to be transphobic
How selfish does someone have to be to ruin an entire sport.
I just find it odd how it never works in reverse, how come woman don't want to complete in mens sports?
@@freeradical8440I feel like some might, they just aren’t gonna say it. Or we haven’t come across videos where they’ve said it yet. Lmk if you do find a video 😅
@@freeradical8440because they aren’t as good as men
@@command3rcodybrickfilms266 bingo! that's my point, the men who now want to participate in woman's sports is just utterly crack pot and pathetic.
Some one who can't win in reality!
Shame on GMA for trying to normalize this . This is a slap in the face of every female athlete. Sickening.
They are just keeping their jobs.. SLAVERY is not over... Is fascinating to see how all of them fallow the program.. if this is not misinformation Nothing is..
I was surprised they didn’t hide the comments for this video.
Are you that surprised? These same perverts interviewed that boy who does drag shows in the same glorifying light.
@@issactrevino3399 they want us to said, what they can't say..
@@issactrevino3399 this isn’t fox…
As long as Lia is “happy”, never mind all the women athletes who are put at a significant disadvantage. Smh 😔
^
Correct
And it is so bad, that you can be censored/silenced for saying the truth
WORD
Men are just built bigger why you take the easy way out g
Yeah its bullshit. No matter who he wants to be HE is still a man genetically so HE should complete against men! All the women competing against him should have said they won't do it and take a stand. Im not against gay or trans people but this just isn't right
Lia, no one said you can’t be yourself. You also said you were willing to sacrifice your swimming career for the gender transition. However, it seems that you not only did not sacrifice but in fact take advantage of the situation.
Facts ! Atleast someone see the bullshit going on
she is a woman swimmer, being against that proves you are literally saying you can't be yourself.
@@emmaholley7493 so you think it’s fair for a man to compete with women? Just because he identifies with being a woman ?
@@bohkhuj9247 Trans women are women, there is no man involved. All you can do is make up logical fallacies as you have been completely owned by facts and logic.
@@emmaholley7493 she still has a dick so no that’s not a women
What a complete narcissist. In 15 years we’ll look back on this and wonder how anyone allowed it.
His legs like amen and his arm,schulder to 🤣😂 pour men feeds ,hands and shape of his face to ,,
Sorry look like a man 👶🏻
Let’s not forget they let him in the woman’s locker room!
@@boostedmaniac
I know that is DISCUSTING and ABIUST for the girls they schuld charge him as a pedofiler, 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏽♀️🤢😢😭
Where is a girls PROTECTION ?
Nasty DISCU man 😡😲🤢
Deep down inside he know he would lose if he competed against his own sex,
@@franceskavalec350
That the RISON he try to be XX BECUSE XY will beat his ASS🤣😂🤣
All I heard was "I don't care whether it's unfair because now I am happy."
yep and he's only "happy" not because of the transition because he's actually finally winning and thinking it is an accomplishment.
@@babynugget706 And lets get real here. He's not transitioning and will probably never transition in the medical and psychological sense. He's not at all trying to present as the opposite sex. He's not really 'transexual' as far as I'm concerned.
I’m a very tall, very muscular woman. I’ve given birth to children, I’ve competed in weightlifting and strongwoman competitions and I can confidently say that NEVER in any competition was I as strong as the men in my own weight category, or even in categories a step below my own. I have had my weights OBLITERATED by a man a foot shorter and 30-40 pounds lighter. It’s not about height, it’s not about weight it’s the fact that biology makes men stronger in almost all non-extraordinary cases. If you feel the need to transition sure, I think you should proceed with caution and professional guidance. That shouldn’t mean you get to magically erase the reality of your biological sex and the advantages or lack Thereof that biological sex brings. We don’t see Transmen overtaking Cis mens records because they can’t.
Thank you.
Fuck transgender freak
Trans men cannot even come close to beating real men that’s a great point that of course gets ignored
Very clearly stated. You are 100% correct.
It's amazing that the trans women and others who support this nonsense don't get this! Flo Jo's 200m record stands to this day among women but male runners in high school have broken it! An Indian transgender woman argued that, though biologically male, he had had no success in the 100m so therefore had no advantage. In addition to the fact that success in the 100m is largely dependent on technique (hence the reason why winners in this sport are usually first world athletes or first world trained), he missed the main point: you have to compare like to like. Just as you've pointed out: elite male athletes will always outperform elite female athletes in strength, speed and power. In the case with this Indian runner, the Court of Arbitration acknowledged the benefits of synthetic testosterone but asked for the benefits of natural testosterone to be proven. I found that to be a circular reference because the reason for synthetic testosterone is so that it can mimic the benefit of natural testosterone.
Trans women say that they always felt like women. What's confusing for me, and something that they don't realize, is that their bullish behaviour is just so... male!
Edit: you'll never know what I wrote.
It's up to the Cis-Woman athletes to stop this. If they don't care; why should the rest of us.
@@GilmerJohn Because they are bullied in to it, and called bigots if they speak up. The social costs are enormous because these mediocre men know exactly how to apply a bully's logic to dominate women.
You nailed it :
“DISGRACE “
to say the least
this guy is huge and his voice is deep as balls
Yes it has got to.
It’s unbelievable that they allow this
"Do you think you have a physical advantage over women?"
"I think I'm happy getting 1st and that's all that matters to me"
What a POS.
narcissism at it's finest
I see a man's body, I hear a men's voice, I see a man winning woman's championships
👍 true
Confirming your thoughts. They only seem to "follow the science" when it's convenient for them...
He didn't win. He did not beat Riley only tied her even though he has all the biological advantage!!!
He’s a vile disgusting human being. Don’t forget when they dig your bones up 10,000 years from now you’ll still be a man.
I see all the same including his male package in his female bathing suit. Completely disgusted.
Someone should really tell the Trans community that no matter how many surgeries and hormone pills you take, it is literally impossible to become the opposite gender. We have different bodies.
I think most know this the transgender community make up not even .5% of the population it’s minority so let them believe this who cares?
There's a reason lying girls claiming to be men. Don't compete in male sports. THEY WOULD GET WRECKED
That's mr thomasr A he who defys Gods word about male and female..He won a medal in female sports. H
He will.never be what Gods word says a women..he will.be judged as a male..not his make believe persona. He best repent and tell all those he misled he was wrong.God isn't playing this transgender game. God is not the author of confusion. Whi is? Who would seek to lead people to contradict Gods design of male.and female? Satan!
Those who refuse to respent are under influence of Satan.
Jesus is America's first last and only hope.. Who said the devil comes to kill, steal and destroy. The devils not playing. GOT TO START REPENTING and praying. This is world is temporary. Gods plan of salvation and heaven. Is forever.
3 replies and yet there are none showing....
They know they choose to think they don't know
@@kommisar. exactly bc YT bots remove them. Too bad Musk didn't buy YT
As long as Lia is “happy”, never mind all the women athletes who are put at a significant disadvantage.
is this upfront complacency or sarcasm
@@swordsword5593 SARCASM. Obviously
Seriously - he wins the award for narcissism at its finest. Dissatisfied that being a white male comes with too much scrutiny he’s gotta be the top of the privilege chain of power as a trans women.
His name is William. But of course he doesn't give a f what his parent gave him
@@duyson5632 lmao
Nobody is impressed that you can beat women. Try that in the men's competition
When he did he was super low ranking
@@kimberlysmoot4360 Exactly. This ruse is for some kind of recognition (undeserved, in my opinion) and it really only serves to make people dislike, mistrust and misunderstand truly transgender folk.
More female athletes need to organize a walkout against this.
Male athletes need to do it too. That’s where universities make their money
@@tfh-rw9vb they can't. It's transphobe
All the trans People I know are disgusted, they think he "she" is a cheater !!! This is so unfair !!!
@@arls9430 that's pretty sad that people have to be called "transphobic" for pointing out literal facts about science. If they wanna compete that bad they should have their own division instead of competing against cis-women so it's fair.
@@arls9430 The Olympics just banned Mr. Thomas and other men from competing against actual women. The world is waking up.
I have been LGBTQ+ Activists for two decades. I’m also gay. As an athleteI I know this is just wrong and unfair.
So you dig weenis?
Gay people don't like trans ppl so don't act like you claiming to be gay makes you an ally or something
Thank you for your honesty
@@tamikamccomb34 no problem, babe.
Before you judge lia thomas, you should judge yourself first. Mathew 7:5 The Bible says, your must pick the beam out of your eyes first before you remove the speck out of your brothers eyes.
You openly judge lia yet you admit you are gay. That’s hypocritical, don’t be a hypocrite. Jesus calls homosexuality an abomination that means he hates the lifestyle. Repent then correct lia thomas.
You are in no position to judge lia thomas! Leave lia alone.
Yes, you can do the sport that you love
No, you cannot ruin the sport other people love
Right? Just swim non-elite. Cut laps solo in the morning. Don’t destroy real women’s dreams. Forcing yourself into women’s spaces and categories doesn’t prove you’re a woman, it proves the power of the patriarchy and the entitlement and privilege of men.
Well said.
So you’d be in support of transgender divisions for sports then? Because I think forcing Lia to compete with men would probably drive her to kill herself
Transgender women are women, and they have a right to play in women sports.
Funny how conservatives only became concerned for women's erasure when it became something they could bash trans folk with…
Or for women's safety from assault when it became something they could use to deny trans women safe places to pee in peace.
Kind of reminds me how “keepin’ wimmenfolk safe” was a justification for terrorizing, torturing and killing black men.
Seems like maybe it's not about concern for women at all!
@@JoseRivera-oi6ve what the hell are you talking about? Trans men compete in male sports all the fucking time, you just don’t know they’re trans
It's all about how he feels. Not about the hundreds of women who are being bullied and exposed, in every way possible, by this man.
The fact that Riley tied with this biological man shows just how incredibly talented she is.
It really does. Also shows how bad he was at men's sports.....JS
@@rickgillean9338
Yes!
And the fact that Riley lost to four women in that same race shows ... what?
@Dash X it shows that a mediocre/borderline bad male swimmer may not be as good as the best women swimmers in the world.
Notice it's about how Lia feels, because that's what it's come down to: your feelings toppling over everything and everyone.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
So true
If it fits the agenda (for lack of a better word?). Anyone else’s feelings in opposition to this are immediately thrown out the window.
Agreed. The statement made at 1:12, "...I don't need anybody's permission to be myself..." is very problematic, and unfortunately, the powers in place, are the problem in allowing a male to compete in a women's sport.
It is very clear and obvious to EVERYONE on the planet, how unfair it is for a male to compete against a female in a physical sport. This is NOT about "RIGHTS" ....it is about what is "FAIR". There is no need to discuss it further. That's the end of the discussion.
This clown, Lia Thomas, if he has received awards for any competitions, they should be revoked, and all documented records, erased. Very simple .....because ALL competing women have been ignored for their efforts to perform well, which is very seriously insulting.
If being a female is the most important thing in this guy's life, then any swimming record should be of no importance to him.
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Saying that it’s about a “single biological man’s feelings…” in my opinion, misses the mark.
The v a s t majority of true men most certainly do not go along with this charade of psychotic propaganda.
This ‘person’ has mental instability so please don’t lump “all men” into this soup of lies.
What drives me insane is the amount of support he's getting.
he got WOMAN OF THE YEAR. What the actual fuck is wrong with people
It shows how mentally confused most people in our society are. 2+2 isn't 4 anymore but 5 if you feel like it.
@@1VIP1daniel1VIP1 yes in america, many are mentally confused people.
she*.
@@cutmyself Thanks for proving my point.
Notice how he smiles when he's bullshitting.
🤔 So let me get this straight. As a sophomore competing against men and losing, all it brought Thomas was Misery. 🤔 As a Junior competing against women and winning, it brought Thomas happiness. Very interesting! I think that pretty much sums it up. 🤦🏻♂️
If every man willing to be "trans" decided to compete as a woman, I have a feeling Lia's depression would quickly return.
@@brianpeterson9290 😂 In a flash!
What it didn’t change is his looks as a guy or gal 🤕
@@lindatohara6438 Looks exactly the same but with long hair, or wig. 😒
Anyone who rejects God, his laws, teachings & commands has made a choice to make himself his own god. This is all about control & power, not happiness. He is stealing what doesn't belong to him...ONLY because he has been allowed to by men & women who have sold their souls to the devil.
This has nothing to do with how lea feels or lea’s authentic self. And why is Lea feelings the only feels that get validated but the women competing against Lea don’t seem to matter.
Woke pc culture
Iv always said the most selfish people are usually gay or transgender people, who feel like people should defy their own beliefs for them.
@@LifewithaFacialDeformity I've always found the most selfish people are religious, self-absorbed white women who "feel like people should defy their own beliefs for them".
@@LifewithaFacialDeformity Yeah, even gangsters and devil worshippers know they're counter culture.
Listen to how deep his voice is. This is a man that started taking female hormones past 20 years old. Listening to him makes me sick. Extremely selfish person. He has stolen those wins from those women and he should be ashamed of himself. Disgusting.
IT’S NOT TRANSPHOBIC TO SAY THAT MEN AND WOMEN SHOULD COMPETE SEPARATELY
Why? Feminists have been saying for 70 years that men and women are equal. 100% equal in every way. So why not let them choke on it? Not my problem.
It doesn’t even make sense. If a gay man doesn’t want to sleep with a woman who says she’s a man, is he transphobic … ?
Wtf has been happening while I was away?
@@barnabyworthington5353 😂 right
Very transphobic lol
@@christiandunlap54 very uneducated lol
This is so absurd. He is CHEATING and he knows it. As a man, apparently he placed 554th. This is a million times worse than athletes who cheat using steroids. It is unbelievable they let him get away with it. How is he not full of shame? How does he actually think he won?
I’m in my 40’s and I’m in good shape. I think I’m going to compete in Wrestling against 8th graders because that’s what I identify as.
Hahahahah
Hahaha well said
😂😂😂👍
Well put! 😂👍👍
I'm all for your sentiment but as someone who has wrestled my entire life you'd probably get your ass kicked still lol
This is a disgrace. Please protect female athletes from dudes with mental health problems.
Please!! 🎯🎯💯💯
Lol 😂
LMAO 🤣🤣🤣
Now that people are forced to recognize they're not actually women and its all in their head, maybe "gender dysphoria" will make a comeback
Say it louder
Maybe there should be a new category of trans athletes who compete against each other. Maybe that would be fairer. But to be ranked far, far back in men's swimming only to emerge as #1 in women's swimming shows there's an unfair advantage here. Any male swimmer would do the same thing. I don't know how Lia can feel good about her wins when they are because of such an unfair advantage. Why not compete against children? She could be #1 there too.
because segregation has never been tried before
@@emmaholley7493 sport and competition has been segregated since forever based on age, sex and often weight. Stop embarrassing yourself with stupid comments
@@emmaholley7493 yo that shit was retarded 😭😭😭 did u really just say segregation, why are there men and women's sports again💀
T sports wouldn't get views, it would be a waste of money
💯💯💯
Evil to the core.
I have nothing against trans people- why would I?- but this is really getting out of hand. Women fought very hard, against many odds, and persisted in order to get the rights that they have.
Also, WHY are we supposed to compromise something that LONG established just to make this one person happy? And does this one person get to dictate how we show our support?
These people are absolute narcissists.
PERIOD
I'm glad people are recognizing this
Wow someone with a brain, rare
God said, "There is ONLY good or evil, only black or white, not gray, that you can only serve one master...". It's a choice. These ARE the End Days and God said Hell would be opened up to penetrate the earth, and to be prepared. This man is there to open the door for many men to lawfully compete against women instead of their own kind. They want power & control & care nothing about God, his teachings, laws, or commands, or about women. You won't see a homosexual woman fighting to compete in men's sports. Why? Because they would lose. Why don't homosexual men want to compete in men's sports? Because they would lose.
You have nothing against trans people but you wouldn't allow a woman to compete in womans sports? I'd say you are hypocritical and full of hate, also transphobic.
SHAME ON AMERICA FOR LETTING THIS HAPPEN !!
All I think of when I hear men "become" women is from Ted "there is no such thing as girls with d*cks only guys with tits
YES AND THE NEWS PEOPLE ACTUALLY KEEP SAYING [SHE]....SAD VERY SAD
@@johnyberra5328 yes, i noticed and heard " SHE" .my goodness, what haut ? This went so fast...libertarian ideas of the 70s already announced This madness. In Europe, it is taught to 8 yo pupils that there is more than just male and female..This is why there is a 2 year waiting list for private schools. There is a british man ( journalist ?) who is particularly excellent in the démonstration of this maddness. He is the one who said that, according to their insane logic, he might wake up one morning becoming A Black Lesbian....
This has to stop !!! As a lot more, USA started it. Supposed " intellectuals" in famous universities rule what we are Supposed to say, wear, eat...the woke thing is the worse they have ever been.
And Canada
Shame on you..Lia is just living her truth
He was depressed because he sucked as a male swimmer!! He was ranked outside the top 1000 male swimmers in the US. To do what he's done, this guy is a psychopath.
GMA is silly…calling this guy “her”
100% it's the same as gamers cheating they want to rank up and cheat there way forward. Pathetic.
They don’t mention that lol
yup. i assumed the same thing
You don’t know what a psychopath is
My assigned age is 26 but I identify as a 12 year old, and I will be participating in Middle School football as a running back
@@ee-mv3es his not here to talk about his Transitioooon. His going back to school to kick some F**King ass.
Chris Hansen is going to visit you soon.
Atta boy!
Lmaoooo
🤭😆
For people to actually debate this issue just shows how crazy and woke our society has come. Enough is enough, more women need to speak up and female athletes need to refuse to compete against this injustice. It’s already bad enough that we can’t even define what a women is, now we have to debate whether a biological man should compete in women’s sports like WTF is wrong with people ? 🤦♂️🤦♂️
It's the End Days. God said Hell would open up and evil would penetrate throughout the earth as in the days of Noah. That's why Hell was created. The majority of humans are on the wide road to Hell.
It's funny how these people are so adamant about lia thomas being a woman when apparently they can't even define what a woman is anymore. It's an example of how these lunatics don't even believe half of the garbage that comes out of their mouths.
@@beantrader4723 ok Ben
Perhaps 1/2 of us are debating this. The other have are having fun trolling!
Ha ha. This is the world THEY created, that THEY wanted. Let them enjoy it! And they can't blame "toxic" cis-men on this one.
I love the non answer every time a trans woman who competes against biological women "I should be able to exist" or "I'm happy" be happy and exist no one cares, just don't ask for the world to cater to you if you made a choice
Its a choice.
@@guillermoferraudi8750 HAH no
Biological women isn't a thing. Woman is a gender. Gender is social. Social constructs exist within human society and not nature. Sex is biological. Sex isn't gender.
Biological female is the word I assume you're looking for but that can also include trans men and nonbinary people.
@@TaruOwO if sex and gender are two different things than there is no such thing as trans. A biological man or woman who chooses to live a different lifestyle than the gender they match is still a biological man or woman despite what gender they claim to be. So the sex cant change but gender does. Sounds like a mental thing.
Thank you for clearing that up.
@@guillermoferraudi8750 I'm very confused
He's got more deep voice than my dad
She’s got a deeper voice than my boyfriend
@@kendrasinterlude HE has a deeper voice than your boyfriend.
@@MarkPenn-bv9hk you know what I mean. You know it’s gonna be that one person in the comments who will say that he’s a she and I’m not trying to go back and forth with them.
It's me, me, me. Not one word about the many female athletes that are forced to accept immediate defeat because a biological man steals their glory. ,,I wanna be happy." No matter, if every other person in my team is not happy. This is what kills any sympathy and empathy for this movement.
@@tinwhistlemusic1191 that is why I will never call him ,,she". Because I don't care either.
Not to mention the fact that he got naked in the women's locker room with his d*ck still fully intact.
dont expect anything good from this person. He is a ped***le. He claimed to get pleasure from getting his nipples sucked and soon after he posted pics of him "breastfeeding" a baby (which he can't, obviously). He should be in JAIL
His voice is deeper than the pool
😂😂😂
Competingwith the men He felt miserable now he unfairly beats women and he his ahappy , joyfully and happily
His voice is deeper than mine, and that’s unfair too 😠
Ba dum tss
😂😂😂😂😅
"I felt miserable competing with men, but now I am happy". Really ? And what about all those women who feel miserable because they have to compete with a person with a male body, in a competition for women ? I don't think they feel happy. But who cares, right ?
Y’all acting like she taking hormones and transitioning was just to win.
he transitioned into what, man with long hair?
Yeah that's her misogyny. She doesn't care how women feel or get treated, as long as she's happy.
@@jay-no9qqit very well could have been.
@@jay-no9qq do u live on lala land? bro hes swim career as a men, he would've not made it. Yes there are stronger woman than man and there's stronger men than woman. But when they train equally, like same routine especially in swimming, your body in either both of these genders. Your arms and legs get longer than a non swimmers, especially if you been swimming for more than 10 yrs, and he had both advantages, being taller by couple inch and have bigger hands.
so technically he is saying that FOR HIS HAPPINESS 10s OF WOMEN SHOULD FEEL MISERABLE who were competing with him. he sounds sooooooooooo selfish. cant believe hes still smiling about it...
He completely gamed the system and he knows it.
She*** if you guys all say being concerned about fairness is not transphobic, quit being transphobic.
@@Gigislaps what part of that thing looks like a woman?💀
All i hear is a mans voice,all im seeing is a mans body,he didnt even try to look like a women,the only reason why he went to girls competition is because HE could not win against real men
@@GigislapsWhen he looks like a woman we will use she. Don't force people to lie.
I try to use the correct pronouns but if someone isn't doing a good job of transitioning...at some point I'm going to forget and mess up...I'm only human after all ..
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck it's most probably a duck 🤷
When Lia looks like Blair White or something I will use she no problem.
The thing is in this case, there isn't even a second of confusion. See a photo of Lia and I said to myself "what an unusual name for a guy".
The athletic community has 2 decent options here
1.) compete as what you BIOLOGICALLY are
2.) make a third category for trans athletes so they can just compete with each other without messing up womens sports
The number 2 would never be enough for some of them. It seems they want to impose upon women
The number 2 would never be enough for some of them. It seems they want to impose upon women
There aren't enough trans athletes, and some women want to transition into being men. But a woman transitioning into a man and competing as a man is just plain stupid.
But it still wouldn't be fair if she was in the men's game since she's been taking hormones and it will give her horrid gender dysphoria
@@BADBVTCHRECORDS Leah themself said that they would be willing to quit swimming for this transition. But they didn’t. You’re saying it’s unfair to Leah because they are taking hormones and they would struggle in the men’s section. That only affects Leah. But Leah getting first place in the women’s division affects many women, not just Leah. Hormones don’t change your height or body structure, so it would be unfair to women.
Never wanted to wipe a smirk off someones face so much in my life. They know it's totally unfair but won't face up to the actual question.
*he knows it’s unfair.
fr bro knows he finnessed
Then you would be charged with a hate crime they're going to protect these freaks
@@brightwinter9334 man nobody wants to hear that b*******
@@jdwilmoth Typical leftist.
Because all that matters in Lia Thomas' world is SELF. Forget how it disadvantages and affects the happiness of others around you, it's all about YOU.
@Optic Flow yes narcissism is the correct word. Looking within to satisfy ME - MY truth, MY feelings, MY experience. Don't dare disagree otherwise you're labelled a 'bigot'. Morality and common sense is headed down the drain.
Yes, as if losing muscle mass while on estrogen is in any way an equalizer. Wow, HE is happy competing w the women whom he dwarfs when standing next to the, so that is all that matters, isn't it. Well he ISN'T a woman, so he should not be competing w them. it's just cringy and embarrassing - I'm embarrassed for those on this program who are calling him a she. Big, hulking dud w deep voice. The Emperor has no clothes and everyone sees it. Compassion for the gender dysphoria, but that's it. Also, even in utero baby boys have a physical strength beyond females. Their heart rates are slower bc their hearts are larger. They have greater lung capacity after birth and before puberty. NOT FEMALE.
Sindrome del Puto egoista
Is no one going to address how HE is not even fully transitioned? He has not has surgery and is still allowed to go in the women's showers despite still having male genitalia and being attracted to women.
The women in his class have spoken out and said they are uncomfortable with him being in the same shower room as them but the school says it would be discriminatory to not allow him to be there.
IT'S PURE INSANITY!
Trans people often hold this trait. Me me me. Look at me. I'm special.
“Assigned male”, kills me every time I hear someone say that!
This case is one of the most selfish acts I've ever witnessed in the sporting arena. Be whoever you want Lia, but you have a biological advantage and you know it.
So true.
We are living in strange times. The absurdity is overwhelming
@@brightwinter9334 lmao please tell me you're joking
@@miarue5322 Testosterone masculinizes women. Just look at Caitlyn Jenner. When Caitlyn was Bruce, she always had that soft, gentle female gaze. Men don't look like that, even when we get old. Part of the reason why Caitlyn detransitioned was likely because with age, the real sex started to become more obvious, and maybe the dysphoria got too big to handle. Regardless, the media want to promote transgenderism and gender confusion.
@@brightwinter9334 Good lord, you're not serious, right? RIGHT???
"Unfair advantage" -'BUT I'M HAPPY!"
"Stop assaulting that woman!" -"BUT I'M HAPPY!"
This is a prime example of male entitlement.
dont blame this on "men" in general blame it on these types of men
@@mercenaryedits5766 It wasn't blamed on men in general, "example of male entitlement". Not all men practice entitlement so those are already out of the equasion on this sentence.
And I have been fighting against this all my 45 years
This is absolutely disgusting. Mental health in the US is out of control.
10 years ago this would have been a comedy skit, today its real.
exactly
It’s awesome to see so many people speaking up against this! I love it! Maybe this world isn’t fully gone.
I'm glad to see it too!
more left leaning white women whining about anything they cant benefit from.
Deep sigh! It’s a relief honestly!
It is a relief - but disturbing in a different way. The vast majority of people KNOW this is insane, KNOW reality from non-reality. But...we're still being told to accept non-reality? Why is non-reality being pushed on us as the sane view? Why are so few people on the left calling it out? As someone who is on the left, this has completely rattled my view of the left.
it is what was once known as COMMON SENSE......until LIBERALS changed stupid people's minds....NOT HARD TO DO!!!
What an insufferable narcissist. According to him, his feelings of self-aggrandizement supersede the hard work and dedication that all the real women put into their careers. Shame on the media for framing the story in this manner rather than "speaking truth to power" as they claim is so important.
the media can't they are afraid of the woke mob they created
Full blown narcissist personality disorder! Smdh
Agree 100%
Did he cut it off? Some assault.
*she
“Assigned male at birth” what a joke
Thank you Thomas for putting out in the open just how RIDICULOUS this whole trans athletes issue has become.
You are a lightning rod simply because XY men do not belong in the pool competing against XX women.
Just LOOK at him!
They don't belong anywhere with women. Women deserve our categories, spaces, privacy, and safety.
"What do you say about the possibility of physical advantages"
"I'm happy"
That said it all.
and every other women in the competition is unhappy.
That's obviously not what she said. Her whole point was that she didn't transition to get an advantage but to be happy. How can u possibly not get that?
@@pramada9431 He* 1:20
@@anthonyhernandez3546 yea assigned male at birth who then later transitioned. U r like a child that can't understand that two things can't be true at the same time.
@@pramada9431 lol that's same thing what the first commenter said.
I feel so bad for all the hard work the girls did to get cheated. Shame on you Lia Thomas
"What is shame?" - William Thomas. Or whatever the f he wants to call himself
They need to strip him of those medals and award them to the women.
@@duyson5632 its shameful he is stealing from women who worked their entire life for something he could not achieve in a division created for someone with different capabilities
I blame the woke idiots that are allowing this to happen. They have to know this is wrong but are to weak to stop it.
@@joshbliss3620 Yes, and the feminists do nothing. As silent as the grave!
America has fallen. To even be having such a ridiculous conversation is utterly laughable.
The totally arrogance and narcissism of this man. How does Lia know what it's like to be female? He is only thinking of himself, millions of people around the world have to make huge sacrifices and face realities that they don't like.
Yes I agree. There is bad people in every sexual orientation. I don’t like this arrogant person, going for show, self gain, and convenience.
Your ignorance, bigotry, and hate is only more reason to shove this down your throat.
There's no surprise here. Anyone who rejects God, his teachings, laws, commands, makes themselves their own god and has no concern outside of themselves. They've become senseless, unreasonable, unreliable, and liars. Just like Satan. Whose kingdom are you worshiping in?
@@beantrader4723 nothing to do with god you weirdo
@@josem.rodriguez1121 although this is not a a se xual orientation, it's an identity. It's something you think you identify with but have no reference to really know what it is like, besides gender stereotypes. He is a man who wants to be perceived as a women and doesn't acknowledge it.
That’s like me identifying as a 10 year old and going to a mauy Thai competition beating the shit out of all the kids then having the audacity to actually be proud of my achievement
Age and Gender are entirely seperate ideas but i see your point
@@MartezAnims It's not about gender, it's about biological sex. The analogy applies because both have significant implications to the physical body that you cannot change.
@Eva Abramovna yup. So I can identify myself as a 10 year old and obliterate those kids right?
@@MartezAnims it was an example of how weird this shit
I just need some adulting blockers for 1 year, so I can truly be the 10 year old I am inside and be a star in the Pee Wee league (boys or girls) 🤷🏿♀️🤦🏿♀️
Really? Her argument is, even though I have an unfair athletic advantage, my depression outweighs that advantage? Does she think other swimmers/athletes are all perfectly happy and don’t deal with mental health issues?
Best comment here! There have been several recent suicides in the news of college athletes who hid their mental illness too well and committed suicide. Lea is clueless if she thinks her situation is unique.
And I’m sure their even more depressed now with all the unfair shit that’s going on
His*
"She" is not an honorific. Thomas is a man.
Well HE needs to be made aware that he is a he and not a she, let’s start with getting his pronouns right. They have you half way there
He is not an elite swimmer. Amongst his peers he is ranked 456th nationally
Literally all I heard that entire time was “Life isnt fair for me so I’m making it unfair for everyone else. This 100% guy should be kicked out of everything!
A hallmark of a narcissist is lack of empathy for others
100% All about her!
@@gregjones1776*all about him
This is so incredibly wrong and completely unjust. Lia Thomas is so selfish and a disgrace. You know that you being male has given you an advantage over the women. It is not fair at all. This is wrong and that HRT is not putting Lia on an even playing field with these females. Anybody that suggest otherwise is just being dishonest.
You got balls, dude
😂😂😂
Omg I'm dying🤣
no he doesn't he got them snipped....
IT'S MA'AM
He has a penis but cut the balls off and put them in a jar🤮
I can't help but think he wasn't happy as a man because he lost most of his races. Switching to the women's team caused him to win a lot of trophies. Winning tends to make people happy.🙄
Did he cry when he lost to other men?
Our country is imploding politically, morally, and socially.
Economically too! you guys are going down.
600th best male swimmer, #1 "female" swimmer in NCAA....hmmm
I was a swimmer for over 10 years. This makes me disgusted they would allow this.
This was so unfair to hundreds of other biological women. Why are his emotions priority? He needs mental health help, he does not need everyone else to suffer so he can be 'happy'.
This is so incredibly unfair. I completely and fully support the Trans community but imagine training ur whole life to lose against someone who is biologically advanced. I would be so mad and sad. It's ridiculous.
True it’s pure madness
Why even „support“ „trans community“ people don‘t say „i support cis people“, it just has to do with toleranz.
@mortuusequusphobia Males have biological advantages when it comes to sports, bigger hearts, lungs. Denser bones. And faster reaction speed. Also males tend to be taller. Are scientifically stronger the average women only has 67% of the strength an average male has. So yes biologically advanced.
exactly. it hurts even more as a biological female swimmer.
What do you mean by you ‘support the trans community’
WHY?!
If you’re saying it’s their life/their choice on how to live, fine I more or less agree with you, if you’re an ADULT and you want to transition, you’re still never going to be the same as the sex you ‘identify’ as so I’ll think you’re setting yourself up for impossible expectations/failure, but I don’t care if that’s what you want to do with your life, ok your choice
But that’s not what this is about, it’s about FORCING people to deny the obvious, trans men aren’t the same as men, and trans women aren’t the same as women, and they NEVER can be, so what do you even mean when you say you ‘support’ the trans community, seriously……….
I''m gonna completely pass on feeling bad for this person after actually hearing this person out. What kills me is Lia Thomas admits that taking these hormone replacements to become a "WOMAN" made her feel weaker. She knows that biological women swimmers will never have the advantage of male swimmers. We are weaker swimmers. PERIOD! The fact that she acknowledges she felt weaker as a swimmer when she tried to become a woman is all I need to hear really to know this is a "SELFISH PERSON!" "I'm Happy" is all that matters even if it is detrimental to others particularly biological women.
Yup!! Particularly to biological WOMEN! BIOLOGICAL WOMEN!!!!!
This is a heterosexual man who still has a penis and who enters the women's change rooms. What gives him the right?
How can the feminist movement be like we are all equal but then get mad when a man comes into a women's sports
@@zacharyclines5031 Was that a serious question?
Do you think there equal
It was nuts how fast Lia Thomas was. It took a whole lot of balls.
She got them🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣
😂
Ayoooo 🤣🤣
Little slowly vanishing balls
I don’t think people think you are doing it for the metal or to be malicious. I think that as you felt like there were male standards you couldn’t live up to….born women now have standards that they can’t ever live up to, because they were set by someone who has an athletically and biologically stronger body. You put your happiness over the happiness of many others. But it doesn’t look like you care 🤷🏻♀️
The person is letting her emotions and personal dream getting the better of the persona.
Well someone let her
He doesn’t care
You believe that if you competed with men that you would lose. So, in order to 'feel' like your important, you compete as a woman in women's events.
Hello Maria how are doing today.
It takes massive real balls to compete on the women's team like that
But he says, I mean she says she is happy, so fuck the “other” women as long as this person is happy
😂
Yes! Absolutely!
Facts!!
So original. Tell me, did you come up with that all by yourself?
HE is so embaressing! Give that medal to the real woman winner!! Your not a woman!
Genetically unfair.
Welcome to sports, this is how they work
blcks can't even swim
is that fair?
Here's some perspective. My 5-year-old daughter scored 10 goals in her first year soccer. An amazing accomplishment for all her time practicing. Fast forward to this year at 6 and she's got one goal. What's the issue? She's getting overpowered by boys twice her size and speed. It happens as soon as 6 and it doesn't matter how hard she practices because she cannot genetically be larger than the boys she's competing with. How can I encourage her to stick with soccer when she's competing with boys who will outperform her 9 times out of 10? Well thank goodness next year things get segregated by boys and girls so she can have fun again but it is only a matter of time until this crap filters down to smaller leagues and ruins sports for young women everywhere.
It's funny you mention age 5. In kindergarten my then 5 yo girl decided she liked a 5 yo boy. When he didn't pay any attention to her, she pushed him down and sat on him. (This was 2 decades ago; fortunately, I have no followers on YT.)
@@GilmerJohn the fuck are you talking about old man? Are you in the middle of a dementia flashback er sumn?
HOW have we un-learned this? It just looks to me like society (those in positions of power in these sporting bodies at any rate) value males over females. They couldn't state it more plainly: "The rights of males to self-identify into women's sports are more important than women having their own sports!"
What a spit in the face to every woman and girl.
What a time she chose to be born. RIP Women’s sports
uh oh so youre saying trans women arent actually woman???? shocking. its Gender dysphoria and it requires professional help, not surgical proceedures, end this stupid charade
3:19 “when I was competing with the men, I was miserable. Having that be lifted is incredibly relieving, and allows me to put my all into training, racing…”
It seems to me that William was severely exhausted in the world of male competition. Becoming Lia was the answer. Unfortunately, being so focused on her own happiness, Lia doesn’t see her role in exhausting another’s world.
Miserable cos he wasn't as successful competing at his own level against other men, fairly. Now unfairly hes top of the class 😮
His own happiness*
Me, myself, and I (Western culture..) 😢
This guy is a loser
This! an incompetent male who found refuge in women's world and did not bother about the impact to others
His picture is right next to word LOSER in every dictionary!
Everytime they refer to him as she i feel like we are in some kind of alternate dimension
Right?! Like, how did we end up like this. It's pure insanity.
Black mirror ep for sure
Woke culture is a mental disorder!
I'm Thai woman. I have transgender friend and she's really nice. When we hang she always be the first person to protect other woman friends. One time she push way drunk man in club who rudely approach us. She told me to stay in the car when it broke and she got off to see if it can be fixed. She not try to be real woman even if she look more prettier , she still know that real woman is weaker than her physically.
“A dream of mine is to swim in the Olympics as a woman, and take a spot from a rightfully deserving real woman.” -Lia Thomas
The narcissism is strong with this one.
Omg what a disgusting human being 😩
You've got to be s*itting me
What a selfish human being! What about the feelings of the girls he pushes out of the way who have also been training their whole lives to just have a male athlete come in and steal their dreams? We are living in an upside down world.
Yo.... look "her" up now......
According to William the girls were born with it and he doesn't care about their feelings
He doesn’t care. Why should he? Society allows him to do that.
This guy is a POS! Outside of maybe Larry Nassar, I’ve never seen a worse villain in sports! Will is sick and selfish! I really don’t like him.
This must stop and should never happen again.
EVER!
A transphobic bigot like you would say that!
Women and men should never interact again.
I can't believe I'd ever get to hear someone identify as a woman with a voice as deep as that.
That is a man, who is cheating women out of their sport
For social issues, I have pretty liberal views but even I know that this is so wrong, and a disgrace to the women that Lia competes against. Lia has an obvious advantage, yet doesn't realize how hurtful this is to cis women and the trans community that are just trying to live their life normally
Well, stop having so liberal views because this is just the beginning. This is nuts you know it.
@@Joaquin-mp8ub thanks for your input but i'm allowed to have my own opinion and beliefs. that's the beauty of the US 😁. and yes, of course i think its nuts that a trans woman who transitioned years after puberty is allowed to compete against other cis women. it's not fair at all.
She is a woman, thus there is no harm to women
@@emmaholley7493 you are insane and you know it
@@emmaholley7493 yes she now identifies as a woman but she didn’t turn into a woman till years after puberty as a man so therefore it’s truly unfair on other biological women.
So he was depressed from realizing he wasn’t good enough to compete with those men. And found happiness in dominating women. What a class act here ladies and gentlemen !
Shame on GMA for trying to normalize this.
Deviants are the devil
gma is bs
That GMA reporter was kissing Lia Thomas's white male ass.
She is not the swimmer, heIS the swimmer.. make sure you will get it right next time!!!
so basically “everyone needs to cater to me, i don’t care if it’s fair or not i’m happy now”.
Okay so you can make everyone else miserable because you are miserable in your own body? Hurt everyone in the locker rooms feelings because your 1 persons feelings matter more than everyone else because you are a poster child for a political movement? Seriously?
If you take out what the issue is, it isn't fair to everyone elses feelings over that one person's personal issue. You are hurting other people. Period. By solving your problem you are literally ruining other people's lives.
It's good to make bigots miserable
He was walking around the women’s locker room naked and he hasn’t had bottom surgery. When the girls complained the school told them to deal with it. They later told a reporter that Lia could of cared less and seemed to enjoy the attention. Sorry , I’m not even going to play into this fantasy that this man who has taken some hormones for two years is suddenly a woman, if it was that easy,
you wouldn’t even be able to tell the difference between a trans woman and a real woman , and any surgery wouldn’t even be necessary. You know no bottom surgery or breast implants because some hormones fix all of this on their own to point where you can’t tell the difference 🤪
He basically confessed that losing to other men made him depressed and suicidal so he transitioned 🙄
"so that's when I realized that all I had to do was swing my big old lady balls around".
Mgk we’re looking at you!
the greatest actors who ever lived could never fake this. Come on. You're gonna do all this for a $10 ribbon and trophy plaque?
@@register1430 if you really think that then you've either never met a trans person or you've never met an athlete
Facts
Spoken like a true man, screw everyone else, if they have a problem, it's their problem :D
Indeed
Was thinking the same. This cutthroat attitude is as male it gets. Psychologically women prioritize being accepted in groups and group interests whereas we are the self interest gender.
Wait... So not caring what ppl think is a male thing now? Lol get a grip
@@jakestroll6518 you obviously don't talk to enough women to know if they care or not it's 2022 women are strong, independent, and powerful. If you met a few that cared to the point of not being true to themselves then just give them time to see how awesome they are. Confidence is the word not misogyny.
@@skyesthoughts5924 yes, it's literally been a thing for centuries. Men typically don't care about being self conscious or judged. Women typically do.
Stop defending him, he was failing miserably as a swimmer, and just so happens to magically be trans, and now he has a world of advantages over a real swimmer. Ffs, he's 6 4. Stop destroying women's rights by giving them to men.
Lia Thomas cares about no one but himself, and I'm tired they are labeling real women, "sis women." This is getting ridiculous.😵💫
He lost his case in court. No Olympics for him . Ha ha ha---go back to dreamland.
😂😂😂
As he speaks with a deep voice, “this makes me happy”
It puts the lotion on its skin.
Yup, all about him. Classic narcissist.
Yep. That bit did my head in. Bravo.
@@user-od4zo1ow6d put the lotion in the fucking basket
Yes how he "feels" is more important than how every other women feels. Despicable that we pander to delusional nonsense like this.
Instead of facing the facts, Lia wants people to feel sorry for her. This is not about transgender athletes, is about saving women sports.