Sharron Davies

I do the 'I'm sorry, but...'

I do it because I'm painfully English, though, not because I'm socialized female, though. I often say "I'm sorry, but I'm not going to apologize." and then realize what I've said. It's like apologizing when someone steps on my feet. Or saying 'cobblers!' or 'blimey!'

I sat English Language O Level, that's how old I am. We were NEVER allowed to begin a sentence with 'I'm', 'sorry', or 'but'. It was drilled into us and yet I still, as a female, do it.

The socialisation is insidious.

It is ridiculous that totally reasonable points in what should be an open discussion are represented as violent hate speech.

Yes, I heard the news bulletin were it said Martina had apologised. It was a real WTF because it twisted Martina’s words.

The BBC are a disgrace.

Sharron, If you ever read this you are a shero!

Gwan Sharron!

Unfortunately all these sports celebrities who are just realising this is happenening will still be at the stage of assuming they are dealing with sane and rational people. They are in for a big shock I think.

That;s a good example sharron has got there.

Note female socialisation "I'm sorry but"

How many of our shouty TW friends who post on sport start their posts with "I'm sorry"???

Well said Sharron Davies.

She might get piled on, but the situation speaks for itself. She will realise, as will everyone else, how ludicrous it is.

We believe you Hawkeye

thousands wouldn't

Sharron has just tweeted this. She will get dragged for the pronouns and inverted commas. She will realise that anything other than full capitulation to trans ideology will never be enough.

I met her when I was at school, she came to support a swimming event and gave a fascinating talk about the reality of being a professional athlete. She was also endlessly patient at having photographs taken and questions asked of her.

To work for years perfecting your sport and then have a man come along in a dress beside you shouting "but I'm a woman too" is an absolute joke. Give transgender people their own class in sport - and stop the issue.

Sharron has just been on our local BBC news (Spotlight, I’m in the south west). Only a brief appearance but stating her case very clearly.

Wow fuck I only read BBC report they are totally misrepresenting what she said

Fucking unbelievable

Fuck the BBC

She seems to be able to deal with the overblown hyperbole quite well

That bbc piece is a very biased account of what she actually wrote.

"I know that my use of the word ‘cheat’ caused particular offence among the transgender community. I’m sorry for that because I certainly was not suggesting that transgender athletes in general are cheats. I attached the label to a notional case in which someone cynically changes gender, perhaps temporarily, to gain a competitive advantage."

"We should not be blind to the possibility and some of these rules are making that possible and legal. The context may be different, but the case of Lance Armstrong, and the harm he did to his sport, is surely instructive."

In other words, its still cheating, its just they've made it legal to cheat. But worded nicely and politely.

SardineQueenII

"Martina has been forced to apologise for the term cheating"

The BBC have been economical with their reporting - as usual.

"I know that my use of the word ‘cheat’ caused particular offence among the transgender community. I’m sorry for that because I certainly was not suggesting that transgender athletes in general are cheats. I attached the label to a notional case in which someone cynically changes gender, perhaps temporarily, to gain a competitive advantage."
"We should not be blind to the possibility and some of these rules are making that possible and legal. The context may be different, but the case of Lance Armstrong, and the harm he did to his sport, is surely instructive."

www.martinanavratilova.com/

note RM describes sharron as ex british swimmer

Sharron probably still swims?

They mean previous olympic swimming medallist I think, something like that

But can't bring themselves to say it

Are our friends having a massive go at Daley Thompson and calling him a white supremacist, bigot, who wants people to die etc etc?

The men who talk about this seem to get WAAYYY less flack.

There's a reason for that.

Martina has been forced to apologise for the term cheating

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/47433144

"As for white supremacy, I don’t really understand but here is Emily gorcenski explaining "

That's not an explanation of anything.

Most of the comments are telling Emily off

Calvin and Hobbes you say?

Express is worth reading because of the Calvin and Hobbes comic.

Should be noted that the campaign to get Sharron Davies the gold medal she rightfully won in Moscow but which was stolen by a drug-cheat has always been hampered by Davies herself who refuses to endorse it.