Kye Allums’ recent coming out was incredibly well-received by most in the media. Of course, there are the occasional jerks like Michael Medved who have no interest in understanding and whose only objective is to be a raging asshole. Medved states in a blog post:
An insane level of political correctness recently dictated that George Washington University must accept a self-proclaimed man on the women’s basketball team. Kye Allums, a junior forward, “came out” recently as a transgendered male, and the team officially recognized her male identity as she awaits gender reassignment surgery. This absurd situation means either that the athletic officials inexplicably allow a man to play on a woman’s team, or else they don’t really consider Allums a man.
If male players said their essential nature was female, could they play on women’s teams? Separate competition for males and females recognizes the huge physical differences between the two genders—distinctions that remain even after hormone injections and genital surgery. The Allums example suggests that we take athletic competition too seriously to allow gender classification based on feelings alone.
You can contact Medved on his Web site. Not that it will help.
on Nov 16th, 2010 at 2:54 AM
He’s not just a “jerk.” Is he not a blatant right-winger? Let’s not dance around that issue.
on Nov 16th, 2010 at 6:25 AM
Medved’s just jealous because Kye’s more man than he’ll ever be and more woman than he’ll ever get.
on Nov 16th, 2010 at 11:03 AM
Medved doesnt understand the issue. He compares a guy identifying as a woman and therefore playing on the woman’s team. But the correct analogy is that guy identifying as a woman and still playing on the mens team. In that situation like in Kye’s everyone recognizes the biological differences that would give them an advantage or disadvantage. The issue is that just because Kye has a womans body, he still feels like a man. That feeling doesnt corrupt the competition of the game and if Kye’s teamates and competitors can accept this why cant Medved?
on Nov 16th, 2010 at 11:51 AM
Thank you Jay.. exactly what I was going to write!!
on Nov 16th, 2010 at 12:50 PM
Thanks Jay – you really framed this up well – I was trying to figure out exactly what was wrong with Medved’s argument… frankly I felt it was twisted up but you nailed it!
on Nov 16th, 2010 at 1:05 PM
Cyd, when you attack Medved personally (jerk, asshole) are you being a bully?
on Nov 16th, 2010 at 1:41 PM
Calling an asshole jerk a “jerk” and “asshole” isn’t bullying. It’s not nice, but it isn’t bullying.
If I started sending him emails or obsessing about him day after day, then maaaaaaybe that starts to get into bullying. But I’ll tell you who is a bully: Michael Medved.
on Nov 16th, 2010 at 3:03 PM
Medved is also at least two generations late– tennis, anyone?
on Nov 16th, 2010 at 4:43 PM
“Cyd, when you attack Medved personally (jerk, asshole) are you being a bully?”
Oh, please.
on Nov 16th, 2010 at 7:18 PM
And how exactly is this closet queen still relevant?
on Nov 17th, 2010 at 1:53 PM
@Brett: thank you! Medved is the nelliest “heterosexual” on the planet. And he’s constantly railing about “the Gay Agenda”! I mean, when is his Ted Haggard moment going to happen? Sheesh.
on Nov 17th, 2010 at 6:28 PM
@RGMike: Amazing that anyone even considers this self-hating puff credible on any level. Wish some of his former “employees” would come forward with a story or two. And I thought Nick Swisher’s nickname was “Swishalicious…”