We know that, at some point, the Sports Bra was a Portland bar built for broadcasting women's sports.
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Bra → know → sports
One can assume that, at some point, it would show WNBA or NWSL or Women's World Cup games on its screens.
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it → assume → screens
It's unclear, however, how often gymnastics would be displayed.
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gymnastics → display → ?
But the owner seems to be doing a lot of them in her head.
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owner → seem → head
The Pacific Northwest establishment first came under national scrutiny after it expelled a group of fans for wearing XX-XY Athletics T-shirts earlier in the month.
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it → come → month
Video shows a server telling the group that their attire was making other customers uncomfortable, and that despite them already having ordered their food, they had to leave.
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they → show → food
This spawned a social-media firestorm, with myriad X users condemning the bar for its not-so-inclusive behavior.
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users → spawn → behavior
And upon a deeper look, it's uncertain how much the Sports Bra cares about women's sports at all.
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Bra → care → sports
As XX-XY Athletics founder Jennifer Sey pointed out earlier in the week, the bar has a history of activism that goes beyond chucking customers for their garb.
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that → point → garb
Earlier this summer, it announced a boycott of all Women's Elite Rugby matches.
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it → announce → matches
The rugby league said it would follow USOPC policy in disallowing transgender athletes from participating.
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it → say → athletes
In short: the women's sports bar banned a women's sport because it wouldn't allow men to play.
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men → ban → sport
"We're doing this in solidarity with the players, fans, and organizers calling for rugby to live up to its own values of respect, integrity and inclusion," a bar representative posted on Instagram.
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representative → do → Instagram
"The Sports Bra exists to celebrate and elevate women and girls in sports.
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Bra → exist → sports
That includes trans women and girls.
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That → include → women
We love women's sports.
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We → love → sports
We love seeing new leagues grow.
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leagues → see → ?
We want more athletes on bigger stages with more fans in the stands.
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We → want → stands
But growth cannot come at the cost of belonging.
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growth → come → belonging
OutKick reached out to the Sports Bra for comment, but did not get a reply as of publication time.
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OutKick → reach → time
One thing I wanted to know is what their requirement for streaming any sport was.
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requirement → want → sport
After all, the NCAA, WTA, Olympics and FIBA all adhere to the same USOPC policy, which would seem to mirror the Rugby league policy.
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which → adhere → policy
Second, where on Earth was anybody going to find Women's Elite Rugby matches save for a place like the Sports Bra?
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anybody → go → Bra
You're not going to see that at the Yard House or Buffalo Wild Wings.
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You → go → House
All this boycott did was limit the already scarce number of eyeballs that would have been on a niche women's sport.
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that → limit → sport
Who exactly benefits from this?
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Who → benefit → this
The answer: People who want to feel a sense of moral superiority under the guise of "inclusion."
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who → want → inclusion
Having worked at the Seattle Times for 11 years, I felt like I saw the term "toxic masculinity" every time I logged onto our website.
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I → work → website
We had one writer who declared unequivocally that, because of various crime and domestic violence stats, she would prefer to be alone with a bear over a man.
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she → have → man
And yet, as soon as that man declares he's a woman he achieves instance reverence.
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he → declare → reverence
Suddenly, their concern about competing against a biological male or sharing a locker room with them is chalked up to bigotry.
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concern → compete → bigotry
It comes down to a victimhood hierarchy, in which whoever is considered to be more marginalized gets the support — logic or fairness be damned.
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logic → come → support
Only so many people make the team, get to start, run in the final heat, or earn a scholarship.
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people → make → scholarship
The vast majority of athletes are denied the role or position they want to be in.
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they → deny → role
This is the driving force behind competition.
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This → drive → competition
Of course, none of this means that one should lack compassion for people who feel confused or trapped in the wrong body.
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who → mean → body
But you can do this while also acknowledging an unmistakable biological advantage that has led to various trans athletes winning high school, college and professional championships.
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athletes → do → championships
The most vocal left-wing activists don't want to do that.
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activists → want → that
The folks at the Sports Bra don't seem to want to, either.
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folks → seem → Bra
They're too busy bouncing customers and boycotting games.
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They → bounce → games
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