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Sarah Silverman calls out Caitlyn Jenner over her ‘dumb’ views on trans athletes: ‘This is transphobia full stop’
Sarah Silverman claims Caitlyn Jenner is being ‘transphobic’ after the former Olympian made comments stating trans athletes born male shouldn’t play on girls’ sports teams.
The comedian was one of many who hit out at the reality TV star – who came out as transgender in 2015 – after the 71-year-old made the comment during an impromptu video interview with TMZ.
Sarah, 50, shared her thoughts about the matter on her The Sarah Silverman Podcast as she pointed out that there are multiple physical difference between cis athletes within sports.
The Wreck-It Ralph star stated: ‘Caitlyn, you’re a woman, right? A trans girl is a girl. She should have the same rights as cis girls.
‘What, you think a trans girl is too strong? What about tall girls as opposed to short girls? What about boys in high school who are teeny tiny and their teammates have already hit puberty and are shaving?’
She continued: ‘Why don’t you just have co-ed sports divided by weight and height, you know? This is so dumb. They are legislating this s**t without one single example of how this plays out.’
The debate around Caitlyn’s comments comes as multiple states recently moved towards banning transgender girls and women from partaking in female sports.
Florida recently passed legislation that would restrict entry to girl’s sports teams to those who were born female.
Transgender female athletes would be limited to playing coed sports or on teams with male athletes.
The bill applies to high school and college sports sponsored by public schools, including intramural and club teams.
Sarah added: ‘This is not worrying about girls’ sports, believe me. I think there are better ways to worry about girls’ sports.
‘This is not what that is, this is not concern for girls’ sports, this is transphobia full stop. It’s just such a bummer when such a prominent trans woman is such a t**t.’
When speaking to TMZ, Caitlyn had stated: ‘This is a question of fairness. That’s why I oppose biological boys who are trans competing in girls sports in school. It just isn’t fair and we have to protect girls sports in our schools.’
Several charities condemned Caitlyn’s controversial stance but the former Olympian later doubled down on her opinions on social media despite the backlash.
Metro.co.uk has contacted Caitlyn’s reps for comment.
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