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Carilyn Johnson
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Carilyn Johnson
@CarilynJohnson
Civil Rights lawyer and former prosecutor. 4 x Team USA 🥇🥇🥈 24 Hour Ultrarunning. #XX #SaveWomensSports. NO DMs.
Texas
Joined August 2011
- They. Made. Her. Apologize. Let that sink in.It wasn’t enough for Angela Carini to be punched in the face by a man. She had to apologise to him afterwards for not being sufficiently gracious about the beating he gave her. The IOC hates women.
- I’m not a Trump fan, but I have friends cheering on the shooter. That is sick. He is a former US President. Even if you have no respect for the man, have respect for the Office - and human life.
- When I said on Monday I was finally abandoning voting Dem, I can’t tell you how many men said, “But, but, but what about pro-choice?!” Well, I’ve been asking them about that for the last 30 years, and they couldn’t have cared less. I’ve realized that I need to vote Pro-Woman.
- The Twitter Hill I’m willing to die on: She’s a child. She said, “No.” He’s a man. He kept advancing and filming.
- A woman writes a book. Then she writes 6 more. They change a generation - not just the children, but their parents who are reading them, reading them to their children (me), and/or engaging on every level. Then she voices an opinion about women’s rights. The world goes mad.
- For those upset with me for highlighting the unfairness of this man competing in the women’s hurdles because they think I’m being “unkind,” I would ask, “And is his insistence on competing in this category not unkind to the woman standing next to him?” Selective kindness is notNot only does this man get the benefit of racing women in the hurdles, but he gets the benefit of jumping over the women’s sized hurdles. It’s like they are in two different sports.
- Went to dinner tonight and the “shocker” of the night was that I, who had voted for HRC and Biden, have decided not to vote Dem this time. Why? Because if a party refuses to define what a woman is, then none of the rest of their promises surrounding our rights mean anything.
- Please, for the love of Pete, stop telling those of us who have been relentlessly defending women and girls in sports: “Just have a third category. That will solve everything.” It has been tried AGAIN and AGAIN. The men who want to compete as women DO NOT WANT a third category.
- Boy demands to play in girls’ league. His wants are the most important of all important wants ever wanted. Girls: “NO! This is our league. You have your own league that you can play in.” Football Association: “You won’t let the boy play in the girls’ league?! His desires are
- The school board told the girls they should “not be uncomfortable” stripping off their clothes in front of males in the locker room. This mom said (not literally), “Hold my beer.” She took off her shirt and exposed her bathing suit. The school board, absolutely flummoxed, didI made it across the pond! 😳☺️ @DailyMail
00:00 - #SaveWomensSports I have avoided wading in on this topic because I don’t want to cause anyone harm. But, as a former professional athlete, and an attorney who focused on civil rights law, I feel the need to speak out.
- Went to a party tonight. At the end, after a few drinks, EVERYONE admitted they could not grasp how women were just expected to roll over and let men take over their sports, spaces, and rights. BUT, no one wants to speak out because… “Why? Why make a fuss?” BECAUSE if
- Man is celebrated for being drafted onto a woman’s hockey team. This means a woman lost an opportunity to play, and every other woman playing will be at risk of injury at the hands of a bigger, stronger man, while also being forced to undress in locker rooms with him. Once again,
