WNBA standout Sophie Cunningham recently emphasized her belief that maintaining women’s sports as a domain exclusive to biological women is simply logical.
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom underscored this perspective last week by humorously suggesting he might enter the WNBA draft.
Not long after, ex-NBA athlete and Republican political figure Royce White echoed Freedom’s sentiment by announcing similar intentions.
These declarations from the men came in response to a comment by WNBA officials following Cunningham’s statement. The league affirmed its commitment to principles like “justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion” and plans to form a “task force” to address policies concerning transgender athletes.
One might wonder, isn’t a basketball league’s primary focus simply to play basketball?
A little fun, levity and entertainment wouldn’t hurt, either.
To that end, Kanter Freedom and White have a point: Does anyone really think it’s fair for them to play in the WNBA?
It would be a spectacle (which would never happen, of course).
They’d dominate, obviously, and we doubt a single female player would want to take a hard foul from either one.
The two men-turned-women (wink) would make a mockery of the league, and quickly. Kanter Freedom played 11 seasons in the NBA and weighs 250 pounds. White, who joined the NBA for one season, weighs in at 260.
The average WNBA player’s weight? 170 pounds.
What Cunningham argues, and Kanter and White are emphasizing through their trolling, is that biology produces some undeniable facts. The strongest men are physically stronger than the strongest women, and biological males have an innate advantage over women in sports.
That’s why men and women compete in separate leagues in the first place.
WNBA brass and some on the lickspittle left might find such facts inconvenient. But they can’t bend reality to fit their ideology.
By pointing that out, Kanter Freedom and White just dunked on the WNBA.