As the 2024 Olympics kick off in Paris this week, we’re thinking of all of our female athletes – some whose right to compete on the biggest stage in the world was nearly stripped in the name of inclusion. After participating and winning accolades in the female NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, Lia Thomas sought legal action to be allowed to pursue a spot on the U.S. women’s national team in Paris. Had the challenge been successful, Thomas would have joined New Zealand weightlifter and Tokyo Olympian, Laurel Hubbard, in receiving praise from the Left for “making history” or exuding “courage.”
But there is nothing historic about turning back the clocks 50 years to a time when women did not have an equal playing field. And there’s nothing courageous about stealing opportunities that women have worked towards for their entire lives.
Not too long ago, these statements…
