A trans woman had an amazing response to talk show host Dr. Phil during a discussion about transgender athletes participating in women’s sports.
The woman, named Blossom Brown, argued that trans people should be allowed to be involved in sports as even cisgender people will have variations in their body chemistry and bone density.
She also explained that the ongoing political ‘debates’ about trans people in sport is focused on a very small number of transgender athletes.
This comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning trans athletes from women’s sports, one of a raft of anti-trans measures he has implemented since his inauguration.
“In recent years, many educational institutions and athletic associations have allowed men to compete in women’s sports. This is demeaning, unfair and dangerous to women and girls, and denies women and girls the equal opportunity to participate and excel in competitive sports,” the directive read.
During her appearance on Dr. Phil’s show, Blossom said: “I think it’s very dangerous when we put all women in a position to be tested to prove that they’re not trans, and that executive order that Donald Trump signed is nothing more than waste and fraud, in my opinion.”
“You’re only signing for 0.002% of the population. You are subjecting all women, whether they’re cis or trans, to rigorous tests to prove that they are not trans in order for them to play.”
Dr. Phil did not agree with her argument, saying that “one athlete can really erase a lot of really hard work and devotion and sacrifice” on the part of cisgender women.
He also said that it was a scientific fact, rather than “a matter of opinion” that people who were assigned male at birth have certain attributes that would make them superior in sport comparatively to those assigned female at birth.
However, there is no evidence to corroborate that, according to the ACLU.
“Respectfully Dr. Phil, I’m gonna need you to have several seats”
At that point, Blossom had clearly had enough of listening to anti-trans dogwhistles, and proceeded to read Dr. Phil for filth.
“Respectfully Dr. Phil, I’m gonna need you to have several seats. Let’s be clear, trans women, again, are women. What you’re showing me are male statistics and trans women are not males.”
“Everything that I say can actually be proven, it’s scientifically proven, and I would inquire you to do research on what you’re saying, because again it’s almost like you’re trying to call trans-women men and that is not what trans-women are,” she said.
Blossom also criticised Dr. Phil for peddling “conservative propaganda” and said that he has “drunk the Kool-Aid and gotten lost in the sauce.”
After she shared the clip on her Instagram page, Blossom received dozens of supportive comments. One person wrote: “Girl you make us so proud. Talking points DOWN! Amazing job!!”
Another simply said: “This was perfect.”
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