If there’s anyone in the world who should refrain from discussing “fairness” in sports, it’s probably Lance Armstrong, who was famously stripped of his seven consecutive Tour de France titles and an Olympic gold medal for doping throughout his career. But somehow, that’s not stopping him from calling for a “spirited debate” regarding the fairness of transgender women in women’s sports.
“Have we really come to a time and place where spirited debate is not only frowned upon, but feared? Where people’s greatest concern is being fired, shamed or cancelled? As someone all too familiar with this phenomenon, I feel I’m uniquely positioned to have these conversations,” Armstrong said in a tweet on Saturday night.
“Of all the controversial and polarizing subjects out there today, I’m not sure there are any as heated as the topic of Trans athletes in sport.”
Armstrong announced that he will be launching a special series called “The Forward” on Monday where he will “dive into this issue with an open mind.”
“Is there not a world in which one can be supportive of the transgender community and curious about the fairness of Trans athletes in sport yet not be labeled a transphobe or a bigot as we ask questions? Do we yet know the answers? And do we even want to know the answers?” Armstrong said.
“I do. Hence these conversations… a special series of The Forward, beginning Monday, where I dive into this issue with an open mind in an attempt learn as much as possible from all sides of the debate.”
Just what everyone needs – one of the most infamous cheaters on the planet inserting himself into a debate about fairness.
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