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tulipsandroses

(7,829 posts) Sun Jun 8, 2025, 03:32 PM Jun 8

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While people were obsessing over a CA trans athlete - A black female athlete was robbed of her win for paying homage to [View all]

her track hero and celebrating her win.

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Here is Maurice Greene in 2004

So much for protecting female athletes - Or maybe some female athletes just don't count.

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While people were obsessing over a CA trans athlete - A black female athlete was robbed of her win for paying homage to [View all] tulipsandroses Jun 8 OP

Stupid decision by officials Bayard Jun 8 #1

Imagine if spiking a football and pointing to heaven cancelled your touchdown. n/t Beartracks Jun 8 #2

It used to result in a penalty misanthrope Jun 8 #6

Ohh yeah, i do remember that. Beartracks Jun 8 #8

I don't see the relation between poor sportsmanship and trans athletes EdmondDantes_ Jun 8 #3

You missed the point of the title. It is not about trans athletes. Rather the disingenuous people that claim to care tulipsandroses Jun 8 #5

I think the DQ was excessive, but I don't know what their rules are. Captain Stern Jun 8 #4

It's not just white people that are anti transgender JI7 Jun 8 #7

In the Democratic party latinos and blacks are more anti-trans in terms of sports, etc, than white Dems are Celerity Jun 9 #13

She robbed herself Renew Deal Jun 8 #9

That's some Greg_In_SF Jun 8 #10

CIF followed their, and NFHS rules Mountainguy Jun 8 #11

You missed the part about the official grabbing her arm and yelling at her tulipsandroses Jun 9 #12

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