Martina Navratilova came back to talk about the trans-issue: a subject she addressed a few days ago, and which has raised many controversies.This time the 9-time Wimbledon winner responded with a tweet on X/Twitter, also involving former US legend Serena Williams.
Navratilova is against transgender athletes born male participating in women’s sports.Giggle founder and CEO Sall Grover shared a post on X in which she explained her perspective on the controversial topic, writing:”I simply don’t understand why some people think it’s controversial to say that women are physically weaker than men.
I mean, do these same people think women just allow rape to happen? Do they think women’s sport is separate just to be annoying? Do they think at all?”A fan added to the post the words that Serena Williams had released in an old interview.
In that interview, Serena said that she wouldn’t want to play against men because they are bigger, stronger and faster than her.She said at the time: “Men are much faster than me and they can serve better. They just hit a different game and I like to play with women tonight.
I don’t want to play with girls because I don’t want to be embarrassed.”Navratilova responded to the fan’s comment by writing: “It’s a fact, it’s called biology.”
I simply don’t understand why some people think it’s controversial to say that women are physically weaker than men.
I mean, do these same people think women just allow rape to happen? Do they think women’s sport is separate just to be annoying? Do they think at all?
Martina Navratilova on the issue
The victory of Alicia Rowley, a born male tennis player, in one of the tournaments for women over 55 organized by the United States Tennis Association, sparked a harsh reaction from Martina Navratilova.
Navratilova explained: “Hey, USTA: women’s tennis is not for failed men athletes, whatever their age.Would this be allowed at the US Open this month? Only with ID? I don’t think so… It is patriarchy for biological men to insist on the right to enter spaces created for women.
How hard is that to understand? It is patriarchy for biological men to insist on the right to compete in the women’s category in sports.”