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December 31, 2023
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December 31, 2023If you had told me five years ago that I would be sitting here writing about something so despicable, I probably would have thought you were crazy. This story sounds absolutely ridiculous when you say it out loud, but it’s not even that I’m surprised by it. I’m just indescribably disappointed that this is where we are and what we’re having to deal with.
From The College Fix:
A transgender volleyball player and high school junior from California verbally committed to play for the University of Washington, which could make him the first known male recipient of a women’s Division 1 athletic scholarship.
If the university signs athlete Tate Drageset’s offer next fall, he would take one of 12 National Collegiate Athletic Association DI volleyball scholarships available for women at the school, Reduxx reported Wednesday.
An anonymous source whom Reduxx identified as “the parent of a minor player within the Southern California Volleyball Association (SCVA) community” expressed concerns to the outlet about “the steady escalation of Drageset’s participation in women’s volleyball,” according to the news outlet.
“As he got older, it became more obvious that something was off,” the source told Reduxx. “Anytime the subject of [Drageset] would come up EVERY PARENT from any SCVA team already knew about him. Parents look around before they speak in hushed tones. Some will wait to discuss until outside the gym.”
“Everyone is scared of how their child will be treated if they speak up,” according to the parent. “The stealing of positions and opportunities has been infuriating and so sad when you see how it affects the girls. There is no concern for their mental health or safety after being replaced.”
The Los Angeles Daily News named Drageset, then a high school sophomore, in its “Daily News Girls Athlete of the Week” in November 2022. “Drageset had 23 kills, 10 digs and three aces for the Griffins in their first-ever appearance in the CIF State finals,” it reported.
The women’s rights activists who are dead and gone would be rolling in their graves if they knew that, even now, in 2023, men are still taking opportunities away from hard-working young women. Not only that… we actually have people applauding this. It’s all about checking boxes, filling quotas, and scoring political points. It’s gross.
Playing sports is hard, and being good enough to be offered a scholarship is unattainable for most girls. To think that a dude is on the receiving end of a scholarship, when this school is only offering twelve scholarships, to female volleyball players, is sickening. The guy’s disqualified… he has not met the requirement for the scholarship: being a female. This should be a non-issue. It’s not difficult. Either XX or XY… end of discussion.
Protect women’s sports.
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