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patricksaurus t1_j2nfv55 wrote

Oh this is horrible news. I have such great memories of watching her play.

She already beat cancer once. I hope she does it again.

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punania t1_j2ntqpt wrote

For reals. My favorite athlete of all time. Wishing her the best.

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soxinmo213 t1_j2n4k5q wrote

Cancer doesn’t care what you have or what you’ve won. I wish her the best.

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beebs44 t1_j2o3hd3 wrote

She's a class act. Wish her the best.

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stellahella1 t1_j2oftge wrote

But she's a terf

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MagicPeacockSpider t1_j2p0rk4 wrote

Actual terf or just had a different opinion on trans women competing in sports to some.

I see a lot of female athletes being called slurs like "terf" for some pretty nuanced and balanced opinions these days so I feel the need to ask.

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crazykentucky t1_j2rkyi6 wrote

Yeah, the first vid they included lower in this thread is just Martina saying that trans women have a physical advantage over natural (or “born” women? Not sure the correct term) women. She is only talking about fairness in sports, which is something society is still figuring out.

That’s not being a TERF imo.

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LAMustang61 t1_j2og0eq wrote

I've not heard that. Do you know wherw that was revealed?

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elyn6791 t1_j2olemz wrote

She has been public about it in the past multiple times but because she was seen as a sports feminist icon her views really began to overshadow her legacy and she basically learned to keep quiet about it for a long time now. There should be results if you just Google it going back around a decade or less.

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stellahella1 t1_j2olbnh wrote

Sorry I didn't want to hijack this thread and definitely don't want to wish her any harm and hope for the best outcome but she has come out against trans women in sports (whereas Billy Jean King has offered her support for trans women in sport)

https://youtu.be/gqzU_AQicMI

https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/30827339/martina-navratilova-seeks-provision-joe-biden-executive-order-transgender-participation-sports?platform=amp

https://www.out.com/news-opinion/2019/2/19/martina-navratilova-has-decided-pivot-terf?amp

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crazykentucky t1_j2rkpkh wrote

I watched just the first vid, but what she said there doesn’t make her a TERF. She’s talking about physical fairness in sports, and that’s an issue that hasn’t been fully addressed yet.

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elyn6791 t1_j2p4au6 wrote

BJK is the real deal. Her legacy even predates Navratilova. So glad you mentioned her.

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elyn6791 t1_j2okq94 wrote

I too am not saddened by proud bigots getting bad news. That being said, I hope she recognizes the same science that is responsible for the medical treatments she is going to receive also validates gender identity and trans women.

Anyways. As a young tennis enthusiast she was inspirational to me and she had to go ruin that. Now i could care less about her.

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stellahella1 t1_j2olh55 wrote

Well said 🙏

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elyn6791 t1_j2oscwi wrote

We are going to get downvoted just for stating a fact and otherwise not being emotionally invested in a problematic celebrity. :)

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PopularWeb6231 t1_j2o4hrp wrote

Wishing her the best! She appeared as a special guest at a charitable event I was in charge of planning a few years ago, and she was really kind, always cracking jokes, just lovely to work with (on top of obviously being one of the best tennis players of all time!)

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laughing_cat t1_j2oqw9h wrote

She's really lucky it's two separate cancers. Good luck to her.

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vialtwirl t1_j2pvlnh wrote

Yeah, I just assumed it was one cancer that metastasized. That is never good.

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Mr-MuffinMan t1_j2pdyjg wrote

I don’t care about tennis, but I can only imagine how hard it is battling two types of cancer let alone one. I hope her the best and hope she gets better!

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eMPereb t1_j2pa51g wrote

Wow! Prayers🙏

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alexvonhumboldt t1_j2q5obv wrote

Horrible news. Last year I got to play a doubles match against her. Great person

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shilpaudeshi t1_j2o4g3x wrote

  • how can this happen to such fit athletes💔
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