The Left does n’t know what a woman is, then lauds their ‘meh ’ accomplishments
When Olivia Pichardo tried out for the Brown University football team as a walk-on, story was made, such that it was two years ago, and ended up on the squad.
As you might expect, the popular media and various progressive-leaning companies made a big deal out of it.
Last year, ESPN’s Joon Lee lauded Pichardo’s efforts at “breaking barriers ” while dealing with “an Ivy League course load. Prior to her enrollment at Brown, Major League Baseball had invited Pichardo to take part in the organization’s” Breakthrough Series,” which cultivates fresh skills.
After making Brown ’s roster, Pichardo got a congratulatory word from former New York Mets director Buck Showalter. On Asian American Pacific Islanderer Night, she even had the opportunity to throw the first ball in a Boston Red Sox game.
( Interestingly, the latter actually did n’t turn out very well, and ESPN noted she also struggled in her first season at Brown following an error that “started turning into mental errors, one bleeding into another. ” )
There’s lots of other press cover linked at Pichardo’s personal website where she also has an internet set up for “media questions. She recently appeared in the information again when she spoke with the Dartmouth scholar paper.
Her site besides, Pichardo seems like a pretty good man. She appears to blot out any negativity as best she can, is anti-PC ( she noted she did n’t have an issue using the term “brotherhood ” when describing the Brown ’s values ), and wants to concentrate on just being the best athlete she can be.
A natural woman is actually playing sports for Division I colleges. is a respectable accomplishment, as long as the manager is open about it. But let’s be real: In the last two seasons ( 2024 and 2023 ) Pichardo got in a total of two games. In her two plate appearances, she grounded out “sharply ” to first base and was hit by a pitch respectively.
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The issue is that the same people who laud Pichardo’s accomplishments— at the expense of ( male ) players on the Brown roster with much better statistics— are those who laud transgender women (aka biological males ) stealing athletic glory from actual women — like Pichardo — and, in the same of “inclusion, ” “sensitivity, ” etc. , say basic science actually does n’t aspect into athletic performance. They also argue for “equal pay ” for women in sports despite men being (vastly ) superior athletes. Hell, they can’t yet determine “woman. ”
And then, ominously, Biden’s Dept. of Education only added “gender personality ” to Title IX.
Women in sports continue to push fresh frontiers and inspire everyone.
But right now we’re seeing that even if you’re the best, people are not paid their good communicate.
It is time to ensure that women are paid what they deserve by providing our daughters with the same possibilities as our children.
— President Biden ( @POTUS) April 16, 2024
Thus, we’re supposed to make a fuss over Pichardo? Not to mention, remember how Vanderbilt’s Sarah Fuller was an “inspiration, ” “awesome, ” and was hilariously named “co-Special Teams Players of the Week ” after doing a kickoff for Vandy’s football team that went a paltry 30 yards? At least Leilani Armenta’s kick, which went about 25 yards ( but still received excellent coverage ), was significantly better than her effort.
I know, I know … I want the current Left to make feeling. I really n’t hold my breath.
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