Paula Radcliffe Apologises For Transphobic Comment.

[vetuste_ennemi]

She'd previously criticised the decision by sports' councils to allow women with penises to compete in "women's" sports.

She's agreed to accept counselling, and has offered to do voluntary work at a sex-reassignment clinic.

[sanmac]

"...voluntary work at a sex-reassignment clinic." Wouldn't that be defined as a Sisyphean task?

[Mamyalynne]

When and where did you read this please?

[vetuste_ennemi]

Sky News, Mamya.

She wan't actually doing the apolo bit (that'll come later, as you very well know), to be honest. She was just doing the criticising bit - you know, same as Martina.

[vetuste_ennemi]

... apologising bit

[douglas9401]

Here we go again. Lunacy.

[Baldric]

https://news.sky.com/video/paula-radcliffe-trans-athletes-could-be-death-of-womens-sport-11697632

[vetuste_ennemi]

Second paragraph of the OP may not be a literal representation of the Paula interview.

[douglas9401]

And I suppose it depends on what's done with the stones, sanmac.

[Mamyalynne]

Righto.

[Cloverjo]

Why is this in Soc and Culture? Shouldn’t it be in Jokes?

If not, I can’t see what point you're trying to make, v_e.

[Mamyalynne]

Considering the content, you're bob on Clover.

[Old_Geezer]

Do you mean that she has been brainwashed, or that she is merely capitulating and stating that which she doesn't believe ?

[Calicogirl]

Is there a link to what's actually being discussed in the OP's question please, Baldric heavily edited interview doesn't make the total contents of the interview clear and I can't find anything about Paul Radcliffe apologising / being sent for counselling anywhere. Thanks

[ToraToraTora]

what a load of old pony, she's bang on in the first place, nowt to apologise for. Women's sport is getting wrecked by geezers who are not good enough to compete with other men so they self declare as female and ruin women's sport. The sooner we get a grip on this BS the better.

[Khandro]

If the cyclist with a penis (?) who is 'women's world champion' were to enter the men's sport, say try one day at pro level, I don't think he would show himself to be such a 'champion'.

The whole situation is absurd and not even worthy of discussion.

[ichkeria]

This item is complete nonsense isn’t it?
Show is a link that supports your gross distortion of what she actually said, and that she is doing some sort of “counselling”
Otherwise this is for the unfunny jokes section, if there is one.
Or the Fake News One

[jim360]

Just to be clear, the title of the OP is a complete fabrication. Paula Radcliffe hasn't apologised, and has only restated her position.

[cassa333]

OH For Funks Sake.

If true this is pathetic. Another person forced to bow to science deniers.

When is anybody going to make a stand and not backdown at the slightest criticism of truth?

[ichkeria]

It isn’t true.
Fake story gets people wound up for nothing.
Where have we heard that before.
Try googling it and you’ll get this thread :-)

[Mamyalynne]

This is game playing in the guise of - goodness knows what, is nudge scuffling kind enough?

It doesn't greatly surprise me however, this OP on a different topic two days ago began a reply with "To simplify the question for the stupids" - little wonder people are sometimes reluctant to add replies.