On any of the donation threads where it came up and he replied to it, the most he ever did was some half hearted corporate PR "apology" (ironic)
"Oh, this is calamity! Calamity! Oh no, he's on the floor!"
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The topic of trans women in sports is a complex one and not black and white.
If Usain Bolt identified as a women and underwent the required procedures (not sure what that would be if any) Should he be allowed to compete in women's sports?
I'm not really good at refuting the points made against including trans people in sports, but John Oliver in Last Week Tonight did a segment about trans athletes if you actually want to learn about the pro trans athlete arguments.
While he did spend a part of an hour in the topic, keep in mind its a very limited and narrow perspective on the situation. Its still good for him to have done an episode on it though, worth watching. I would recommend watching both right and left wing media on the subject if you want to try to understand the disagreements about it.
I watch John Oliver a lot I like his content and agree with the vast majority of what he says.
I also like watching right wing stuff so I don't end up in a echo chamber, I find most right wing stuff rediculous. But there's some crazy thigns happening that I wouldn't be aware of if I didn't watch it so I'm glad I do/did