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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,956 posts)
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 01:24 PM Jul 2021

TFG mused about how LeBron James could get sex reassignment surgery to compete in women's sports

During a rambling two-hour speech in Phoenix, Arizona, on Saturday night, former President Donald Trump bizarrely mused about how basketball player LeBron James could get sex reassignment surgery.

Trump speculated that the Los Angeles Lakers star could "get the operation" in order to compete in women's sports, he said while speaking at the "Rally to Protect Our Elections."




The former president joked that, as the coach of a women's sports team, he would only recruit transgender athletes. "If I were a coach, I wouldn't be talking to too many women as we know women," he said. "I'd be getting some of these people that ... they're 'women.'"

Trump then suggested that James might eventually choose to transition. "Somebody said that if LeBron James ever decided to get the operation, how would he be on the court? How would he be?" he mused.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-bizarrely-mused-lebron-100011714.html

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TFG mused about how LeBron James could get sex reassignment surgery to compete in women's sports (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 OP
I don't think any man would want to switch to women's sports because the pay is so much lower Walleye Jul 2021 #1
Since I don't think James identifies as female, what would be the point? rsdsharp Jul 2021 #2
I had the unfortunate luck of listening to someone the other day KentuckyWoman Jul 2021 #5
I Faux pas Jul 2021 #3
That Is One WHITT Jul 2021 #4
Trump really is YoshidaYui Jul 2021 #6
He is such a piece of shit. Initech Jul 2021 #7
How much longer are these people going to listen to the ravings of this maniac? brush Jul 2021 #8
He cannot resist dreaming of a way to exploit others for his personal gain. nt chowder66 Jul 2021 #9
Since I do not follow any sport, could somebody tell me whether this James person niyad Jul 2021 #10
🤦🏻‍♀️ This is not a thing. TDale313 Jul 2021 #11
Just barge right in. keithbvadu2 Jul 2021 #19
Dump really charms the crowd. Always looking for that angle. Nt Baked Potato Jul 2021 #12
A total fucking moron and global embarrassment, as always. n/t BlueStater Jul 2021 #13
It's a good thing he didn't speak in California jmowreader Jul 2021 #14
I HATE TFG (THAT FUCKING GUY) spanone Jul 2021 #15
DU to the rescue in repeating whatever TFG says. Sneederbunk Jul 2021 #16
what if trump got a brain transplant? samsingh Jul 2021 #17
"Somebody said..." Who? One of he spirochetes that are consuming your brain? GoCubsGo Jul 2021 #18
Chasing after the famously fat paychecks in the WNBA? meadowlander Jul 2021 #20
They just can't stop thinking about other people's naughty bits. Iggo Jul 2021 #21
And, and, and . . . gratuitous Jul 2021 #22

rsdsharp

(9,170 posts)
2. Since I don't think James identifies as female, what would be the point?
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 01:32 PM
Jul 2021

He already dominates in the men’s game.

KentuckyWoman

(6,679 posts)
5. I had the unfortunate luck of listening to someone the other day
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 01:36 PM
Jul 2021

explain to me that the Democrats are trying to pass a law that the government can force people to have sex surgery. I sat there half expecting Allen Funt to hop out from behind a pole any second.

YoshidaYui

(41,831 posts)
6. Trump really is
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 01:40 PM
Jul 2021

and always will be an @$$#0[3. He is mentally deranged and needs to be put away for his and our own good.

brush

(53,776 posts)
8. How much longer are these people going to listen to the ravings of this maniac?
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 01:46 PM
Jul 2021

Why in the hell is the thought of Lebron James getting a transgender operation to compete in womens' sports swirling about in his addled brain?

The man is obviously crazy, and getting crazier by the day. By the time the '24 presidential campaign season starts he'll be even worse.

Good luck with that, republcans.

niyad

(113,288 posts)
10. Since I do not follow any sport, could somebody tell me whether this James person
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 01:51 PM
Jul 2021

has ever indicated that he is considering such surgery?

TDale313

(7,820 posts)
11. 🤦🏻‍♀️ This is not a thing.
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 01:54 PM
Jul 2021

There are not a slew of men transitioning or pretending to be trans in order to gain an advantage in their sporting career. It’s just not a huge problem we’re facing.

Also, no, straight cis men who want to assault women are not, in huge numbers, pretending to be female or trans so they can enter a ladies room. Generally, I’m guessing the rapists aren’t actually gonna be stopped from entering a ladies room by a little plaque on the door anyway.

Gods, this shit is exhausting and seriously stupid. Just let people live their fucking lives. Why do they always have to go out of their way to make the lives of already marginalized people’s lives that much harder?

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
14. It's a good thing he didn't speak in California
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 02:01 PM
Jul 2021

That speech could trigger WIC 5150 and cause him to be trundled off in a nice canvas suit with a butt full of Thorazine.

GoCubsGo

(32,080 posts)
18. "Somebody said..." Who? One of he spirochetes that are consuming your brain?
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 02:41 PM
Jul 2021

The subject of one of your drug-induced fever dreams? Stephen Miller?

meadowlander

(4,395 posts)
20. Chasing after the famously fat paychecks in the WNBA?
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 03:11 PM
Jul 2021

A pro sports career is max 10-15 years of a 80-90 year lifespan. Who, except someone who is genuinely transsexual, is going to fork out tens of thousands of dollars for permanent hormone treatment and reassignment surgeries so they can make $75K a year playing in half empty stadiums?

LeBron makes $40 million a year now, BTW.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
22. And, and, and . . .
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 05:59 PM
Jul 2021

What if they start bombarding athletes with gamma rays, Don? Start turning them into Incredible Hulks? What about that, huh?

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