Literally the most media attention I’ve seen given to the sport in my lifetime, and it’s because some lady in a small regional tournament is trying to cash in on transphobia

Fuck offfffff

1) 99% of these people have probably never fenced. 2) they don't know that fencing is not generally a strength sport 3) fencing is very often mixed-sex anyway 4) fencing is segregated in height class.

5) anyone mad about this is a worthless transphobe who should kiss the bottom of a deep ravine.

"while you were being transphobic, I studied the blade"

anyway that trans woman finished 24th because the unfair advantage thing is a lie

Fuckers.

I fence and it has been 100% mixed sex in every competition I've been to.

And the style I practice doesn't segregate by height either. Age sometimes.

sounds like she just saw what Riley Gaines got and said, "Sure, being a talentless hack is way easier than being an athlete. let's do that instead"

The Fox-baiter has fought actual men in previous tournaments anyway, so now kneeling is an appropriate protest?

also ive got news for the world because the people who choose fencing as their sport are overwhelmingly fucking queer

it seems like a lot of folks in the fencing world seem to be calling her out on her bullshit

swirlix: I debated whether to bring up the 24th place thing because like yeah it shows that trans women are not in fact crushing the competition BUT if she had placed 1st her transness would still be irrelevant

Yeah society really doesn't want to let trans girls have shit