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It seems the dispute with the involvement of transgender athletes in sporting events will not be ending anytime soon. This topic has been on the rise ever since the Athletics organization decided to roll out a ban on these athletes. Two figures who have been dominating the attention of people are Riley Gaines and Lia Thomas. On Tuesday Gaines once again made a statement against her former rival.
Thomas, the NCAA swimming champion has drawn lots of criticism over her participation in women swimming events. Her fellow female competitors have raised their concerns surrounding her involvement. To ensure something like that does not happen again, Harvard University has sent an open message to their swim team.
In the letter, the University made its stance clear. The institution claimed that the recent topics revolving around Thomas are difficult to read. However, they backed her for following the NCAA rules. “Life is more than politics,” the letter said. At the end of their message, the University directed the team to refrain from making any comments if they are approached.
Gaines has now taken the role of ensuring women’s safety. The former Kentucky swimmer has been highly vocal on the internet. Reacting to this letter, she mocked the university and laid out a lengthy attack on them.
Paula Scanlan joins Riley Gaines in attacking Harvard University
Paula Scanlan (left) and Riley Gaines (right) [Pic Credit: The Daily Wire/Fox News]The decision to put a ban on trans athletes has seen massive reactions around the US. While many are happy with the changes, others have ruled out the decision. Several states have already passed a bill to put a ban on them. The talks of proposed changes in Title IX have further added fuel to this burning fire.
Taking to her Twitter account, Gaines slammed Harvard University. She labeled this message as a pre-planned action. Gaines claimed that the university now wants to control the thoughts and feelings of others. While “translating” the letter, she added that the body is trying to emotionally blackmail the participants.
A swimmer from Harvard shared this message that was sent to their entire team surrounding the Lia Thomas controversy. Here is the translation of the message they’re communicating…”Let my divert your attention from inherently feeling like something is wrong, by asking you to… pic.twitter.com/9yrN1ekuNN— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) June 20, 2023
This message by Gaines soon started to reach others. Thomas’ former teammate Paula Scanlan later joined her in this fight. Scanlan has also emerged as a central figure in recent weeks after he came out against Thomas. She called out this move by the university as “emotional manipulation” and was surprised by this move.
This is emotional manipulation and unfortunately this was not unique to the swimmers at Harvard. I find it surprising Harvard was bold enough to put this into writing instead of having a verbal meeting addressing this so they could not be traced back to their stance. Thank you… Paula Scanlan (@PaulaYScanlan) June 20, 2023
The whole conversation regarding Thomas started back in 2022. She won the NCAA championship and became the first trans athlete to win the event. This soon led to a debate regarding her participation and raised the topic of “biological advantage.”
Recently Schyuler Bailar made a point regarding this while citing Michael Phelps. Bailar who was the first trans swimmer to compete at the NCAA, claimed that athletes should not be compared on the basis of their biological metrics.
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