Martina Navratilova states the obvious

[Glinner]

twitter.com/Martina/status/1075193284660785153

At first I was delighted to see thisat last a big name in women's sport is speaking up! but then I got angry all over again that this utterly obvious point has to be explained to an adult, in this case, a Guardian journalist. It boggles the mind.

BWHAHAHAHAHAHA 🤣
Oh that's hilarious, and Helen Saxby's response is absolutely spot on too.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=t0hK1wyrrAU

i'm waiting to hear comment from John McEnroe - "You Cannot Be Serious" should cover it.
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There was a comment when a woman said she hoped she hadn't caused offence because she didn't realise Martina was gay.

I genuinely think a lot of people don't know who Martina is.

Cheating cockwomble tries to lecture best ever women's tennis player - where is the popcorn when you need it.
McKinnon continues to plumb the depths.

I’m glad to Martina has decided not to take this lying down. McKinnon’s accomplishments (in as much as a victory achieved by having the odds massively stacked in your favour are an accomplishment) are dwarfed by Martina’s. What a tool!

www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=rzy2wZSg5ZM

Rachel doesn't have a very good track record for accepting apologies.

I despise McKinnon. So happy to see Martina stand up herself and McKinnon whining like a baby.

Forgot about this - lesbians have to get over their hang ups. What a nasty piece of work.

twitter.com/receipts4u/status/1076106583581458439?s=19

Forgot about this - lesbians have to get over their hang ups. What a nasty piece of work.

twitter.com/receipts4u/status/1076106583581458439?s=19

Yes, McKinnon knows how to bully the lesbians.

Martina: You’re right. I don’t know who I am talking to and you do. Once again- clearly I am ignorant of what is being transphobic. So I am sorry for my ignorance, it won’t happen again.

McKinnon: Wow. This is...exactly how NOT to react, Martina.

Just... wow. What's she meant to do???

God that Rod Liddle article on McKinnon - priceless.

This is precisely why we should all hold our ground - apologies are not accepted anyway, so why bother?

It’s Alison Moyet all over again.

@Datun I wonder if you're right about people not knowing who Martina is. I mean, I actually gasped for real when I read the initial harassment and man/transplaining, thinking "this is Martina Nafuckinvratilova, are you for real????" But maybe they are that ignorant.

link to important current thread includes resources & discussion about Coercive control, Duluth Wheel of abusive behaviours, narcissistic behaviours etc

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3452784-Coercive-Control-a-need-for-better-awareness

Wait for it:

Breaking news: RMK, the World's first medal winning TRA track cyclist announces a move to women's tennis.

In interviews: "I didn't really know anything about tennis and then I found out, quite by accident, about the lesbian legend Martina Navratilova and I thought it was about time another out lesbian took a few grand slam titles. Since I have a natural advantage, as with MN who is quite obviously trans being non binary and GNC, I figured it wouldn't be hard for me to work my way up. I'm amazed at how quickly I progressed through the ranks. And beating Serena Williams during only my second year at competition level, wow."

All made up but this is where we're heading, people.

Best tweet: Navratilova v McKinnon

Legend v leg end.

Don't give RM any ideas laundrylaundrylaundry*.

I can see it being turned into a stunning and brave biopic as well

MN has 250K followers, RM has 4500

I imagine MN has just gained a LOT more. Loving that she is getting involved in this.

I think men play up the 'hit in the balls' pain way more than it actually hurts. Hitting my boob on a car door hurts WAY more

Apologies for the digression but what is it with trans women and bumping their boobs into things? I've seen a lot of trans women talk about this, hitting their boobs on door frames and walls, and as a person who has owned rather prominent breasts for a long time I seriously don't understand it. I didn't bump my breasts into things during puberty either; it can't be just that they're not used to it. Is it a fetish thing, or is it maybe something to do with the male musculoskeletal system not being well-suited for breasts?

I wonder if you're right about people not knowing who Martina is. I mean, I actually gasped for real when I read the initial harassment and man/transplaining, thinking "this is Martina Nafuckinvratilova, are you for real????" But maybe they are that ignorant.
Yes I wondered this too. I saw a couple of people tweeting in support of McKinnon saying 'this person doesn't know what they are talking about' as if they didn't know who Navratilova is. It seems so unlikely but then so much of this whole thing seems so unlikely.

Fetishism - they want to highlight they’ve finally got norks implanted and want to brag about it.

It’s interesting how often McKinnon uses “Wow” when arguing. Y’know, to denote utter disbelief and horror at what Martina is saying.

It’s a tactic straight out of Gaslighting Man 101.

The big cyclist comes across as genuinely stupid.