>In 2022, she tied with Lia Thomas for fifth place at the NCAA Championships, leading her down the path of anti-trans activism.
This is her “villain origin story”.
pogishushu on
Sounds as if Gaines is confused with her laundry detergent.
Otherwise-Force5608 on
All these maga women have shoebox heads.
TRex_Chef on
>Never seen a professional swimmer get drowned by a member of Congress.
🤣 Vicious and hilarious
PowderPills on
This has honestly made me laugh out loud. Just try to think of a clever comeback, “get a real job” is just top tier.
Potential_Clue_676 on
Riley tied for 5th! She sold her soul and she only got 5th!
Choice-of-SteinsGate on
Riley Gaines is a poser. AOC’s criticisms are warranted as they push back against Gaines’ whole schtick while emphasizing just how disingenuous it is that she has exploited a climate and culture of fear, transphobia and misinformation to thrive. Worse yet, the backlash from conservatives is just as equally artificial and performative.
Gaines tied for fifth place in a competition back in 2022 and has since abandoned the sport to become a right wing caricature and symbol of transphobia.
Gaines’ entire identity, her reputation and even her finances are all tied to this culture war grift.
The whole situation begs the question, how come her competitors didn’t milk the situation for all it was worth to become prominent conservative figures of hate and intolerance?
That said, this debate has become a political obsession for Republicans. Riley Gaines has personally capitalized off of this right-wing fixation and all the resentment, division and fearmongering that has come along with it.
Gaines and her supporters rely on several myths and culture war grievances to push their transphobic talking points and narratives on the American people, leaving no room for nuanced discussion.
Moreover, and despite conservatives referring to all transgender people as “mentally ill,” it’s actually attitudes and legislative efforts from Republicans that pose a risk to the mental health of the transgender community especially.
For instance:
> A study by The Trevor Project found that anti-transgender laws and societal rejection significantly increase the risk of suicide attempts among transgender youth.
The push for anti-trans legislation is actually doing disproportionate harm to this community, including consequences like rising mental health issues in response to bullying and alienation. These are largely environmental factors. Meaning it’s actually transgender individuals who require our support and compassion; something most conservatives would disagree with.
I also want to draw attention to a massive contradiction. Because it’s these same Republicans who have, *time and time again,* shown us that they have no sympathy for women in general. In fact, they often subscribe to a hyper-masculine, anti-feminist, misogynistic worldview.
Republicans have normalized sexism within their circles. They denigrate women’s rights; claim that women’s independence movements are eroding institutions like “the nuclear family”—a myth that’s quickly dispelled by examples of conservative family and relationship dynamics.
I’ve witnessed these same Republicans treat women like second class citizens; even referring to women’s sports as a waste of time and resources.
I even remember—shortly after the recent election—seeing Trump supporting men posting misogynistic remarks like “YOUR body, MY choice!”
And all of a sudden you expect me to believe that Republicans actually care about protecting women? No, this is obviously not the case….
The *real* goal(s) for Republicans is to alienate the trans community and endanger their lives; popularize antiquated gender norms, roll back women’s rights, obstruct and reverse all efforts taken towards gender equality and integrate their anti-LGBTQ attitudes and policies into every aspect of our lives.
still-waiting2233 on
The link is whack a mole pop up and unreadable on mobile
TheGreatHornedRat on
Challenging the lady who consistently brings receipts to a debate sounds like a bold move Cotton, let’s see how it plays out.
I could almost take the grifters seriously if they had someone with even a small percent of the conviction Cortez shows.
bsport48 on
Riley would lose to AOC on MSNBC, FOX, NBC, CNN, TikTok, Twitch, OnlyFans, Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, IGLive, and MySpace.
silentgiant87 on
i look forward to seeing how she mutilates herself with plastic surgery to fit in with the other grifters
francois_du_nord on
Who the fuck is Riley Gaines? Did she say the same thing to all of the US Representatives from her state(assuming she is a US citizen)?
tommyjaspers on
Riley’s eyes are too close to each other – I am mistrustful of any such person. Kirk had that same inbred look as her.
AngryBlackNerd on
A person becoming an online personality for ending up in 5th place is such a perfect microcosm of this administration.
FitWrap1959 on
Here’s a little gem from her Wikipedia page:
‘In 2023, Gaines said that Thomas shared locker room space with her while still possessing “male genitalia”.[^([27])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riley_Gaines#cite_note-paper-27) This incident began her activism.’
‘Possessing’ sounds a little bit demeaning towards male genitalia. I think that most men consider it to be an equal partnership.
DistractedPhoenix on
The headline is confusing, I thought Gaines told AOC to get a real job….
This just shows how bottom of the barrel conservatives need to go to find a talking head
PhotosyntheticFill on
Why are we even talking about her?
wwhsd on
Because that site is so shitty to try to read from, here’s a summary of the exchange:
– Gaines posts a picture of AOC, Bernie, and Mamdani together at Mamdani’s recent rally with the comment “We’re being destroyed from within.”
– AOC responds with “Maybe if you channeled all this anger into swimming faster you wouldn’t have come in fifth.”
– Gaines goes on Fox News and said, “She can defend socialism; I will defend capitalism. She can defend removing God; I will defend embracing a biblical worldview. She can defend child sacrifice; I will defend the sanctity of life. Any of the radical, insane Democrat policies and platform that they stand for, I will debate the opposite. I’m challenging AOC to it here.”
– AOC responds “And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job,”
PhotosyntheticFill on
Never heard of her
KayfabeAdjace on
I swear right wingers exclusively run as heels now. Not even cool heels, just buttholes.
WAAAAAAAAARGH on
“Transphobic activist” is such a hilarious term. “Yeah I’m fighting the good fight for my rights to be a dickhead and to strip others of theirs because I don’t like them :(”
Ok_Swing_7194 on
Imagine being so traumatized that you tied for 5th at NCAAs that you then go on a life long tirade against an entire community. Talk about being a total weak minded entitled loser
antftwx on
Is she the one that complained about tying with a trans woman and left out the fact that there were 4 much better cis women that beat her? I legit forgot that happened until I read her name because she isn’t worth thinking about ever.
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Riley who?
>In 2022, she tied with Lia Thomas for fifth place at the NCAA Championships, leading her down the path of anti-trans activism.
This is her “villain origin story”.
Sounds as if Gaines is confused with her laundry detergent.
All these maga women have shoebox heads.
>Never seen a professional swimmer get drowned by a member of Congress.
🤣 Vicious and hilarious
This has honestly made me laugh out loud. Just try to think of a clever comeback, “get a real job” is just top tier.
Riley tied for 5th! She sold her soul and she only got 5th!
Riley Gaines is a poser. AOC’s criticisms are warranted as they push back against Gaines’ whole schtick while emphasizing just how disingenuous it is that she has exploited a climate and culture of fear, transphobia and misinformation to thrive. Worse yet, the backlash from conservatives is just as equally artificial and performative.
Gaines tied for fifth place in a competition back in 2022 and has since abandoned the sport to become a right wing caricature and symbol of transphobia.
Gaines’ entire identity, her reputation and even her finances are all tied to this culture war grift.
The whole situation begs the question, how come her competitors didn’t milk the situation for all it was worth to become prominent conservative figures of hate and intolerance?
That said, this debate has become a political obsession for Republicans. Riley Gaines has personally capitalized off of this right-wing fixation and all the resentment, division and fearmongering that has come along with it.
Gaines and her supporters rely on several myths and culture war grievances to push their transphobic talking points and narratives on the American people, leaving no room for nuanced discussion.
Moreover, and despite conservatives referring to all transgender people as “mentally ill,” it’s actually attitudes and legislative efforts from Republicans that pose a risk to the mental health of the transgender community especially.
For instance:
> A study by The Trevor Project found that anti-transgender laws and societal rejection significantly increase the risk of suicide attempts among transgender youth.
The push for anti-trans legislation is actually doing disproportionate harm to this community, including consequences like rising mental health issues in response to bullying and alienation. These are largely environmental factors. Meaning it’s actually transgender individuals who require our support and compassion; something most conservatives would disagree with.
I also want to draw attention to a massive contradiction. Because it’s these same Republicans who have, *time and time again,* shown us that they have no sympathy for women in general. In fact, they often subscribe to a hyper-masculine, anti-feminist, misogynistic worldview.
Republicans have normalized sexism within their circles. They denigrate women’s rights; claim that women’s independence movements are eroding institutions like “the nuclear family”—a myth that’s quickly dispelled by examples of conservative family and relationship dynamics.
I’ve witnessed these same Republicans treat women like second class citizens; even referring to women’s sports as a waste of time and resources.
I even remember—shortly after the recent election—seeing Trump supporting men posting misogynistic remarks like “YOUR body, MY choice!”
And all of a sudden you expect me to believe that Republicans actually care about protecting women? No, this is obviously not the case….
The *real* goal(s) for Republicans is to alienate the trans community and endanger their lives; popularize antiquated gender norms, roll back women’s rights, obstruct and reverse all efforts taken towards gender equality and integrate their anti-LGBTQ attitudes and policies into every aspect of our lives.
The link is whack a mole pop up and unreadable on mobile
Challenging the lady who consistently brings receipts to a debate sounds like a bold move Cotton, let’s see how it plays out.
I could almost take the grifters seriously if they had someone with even a small percent of the conviction Cortez shows.
Riley would lose to AOC on MSNBC, FOX, NBC, CNN, TikTok, Twitch, OnlyFans, Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, IGLive, and MySpace.
i look forward to seeing how she mutilates herself with plastic surgery to fit in with the other grifters
Who the fuck is Riley Gaines? Did she say the same thing to all of the US Representatives from her state(assuming she is a US citizen)?
Riley’s eyes are too close to each other – I am mistrustful of any such person. Kirk had that same inbred look as her.
A person becoming an online personality for ending up in 5th place is such a perfect microcosm of this administration.
Here’s a little gem from her Wikipedia page:
‘In 2023, Gaines said that Thomas shared locker room space with her while still possessing “male genitalia”.[^([27])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riley_Gaines#cite_note-paper-27) This incident began her activism.’
‘Possessing’ sounds a little bit demeaning towards male genitalia. I think that most men consider it to be an equal partnership.
The headline is confusing, I thought Gaines told AOC to get a real job….
This just shows how bottom of the barrel conservatives need to go to find a talking head
Why are we even talking about her?
Because that site is so shitty to try to read from, here’s a summary of the exchange:
– Gaines posts a picture of AOC, Bernie, and Mamdani together at Mamdani’s recent rally with the comment “We’re being destroyed from within.”
– AOC responds with “Maybe if you channeled all this anger into swimming faster you wouldn’t have come in fifth.”
– Gaines goes on Fox News and said, “She can defend socialism; I will defend capitalism. She can defend removing God; I will defend embracing a biblical worldview. She can defend child sacrifice; I will defend the sanctity of life. Any of the radical, insane Democrat policies and platform that they stand for, I will debate the opposite. I’m challenging AOC to it here.”
– AOC responds “And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job,”
Never heard of her
I swear right wingers exclusively run as heels now. Not even cool heels, just buttholes.
“Transphobic activist” is such a hilarious term. “Yeah I’m fighting the good fight for my rights to be a dickhead and to strip others of theirs because I don’t like them :(”
Imagine being so traumatized that you tied for 5th at NCAAs that you then go on a life long tirade against an entire community. Talk about being a total weak minded entitled loser
Is she the one that complained about tying with a trans woman and left out the fact that there were 4 much better cis women that beat her? I legit forgot that happened until I read her name because she isn’t worth thinking about ever.