Kirk Herbstreit, a host on ESPN, just broke away from the rest of the company when it comes to being uber progressive, revealing that he is against biological men being allowed to compete in women’s sports. It’s oh so nice to see a dissenting voice on a network that was once apolitical and has since become very left-leaning. Granted, he might end up paying a steep price for this, but to take a principled stand is necessary if we want to fight back against the insanity sweeping across the nation and infecting our culture.
Herbstreit took to social media platform X to share his thoughts on the phenomenon of biological men claiming to be women and competing in female sports. The question he answered was, “Do men belong in women’s sports?” His answer was right to the point and it was not dripping with liberal candy coating to make it all sweet and gooey. He said, “Of course not. Ridiculous question.”
The post quickly went viral pulling in over 3 million views.
Of course not. Ridiculous question https://t.co/SpwZ07zewv
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) August 6, 2024
This has been a hot button issue for a couple of years now, but things seemingly hit a fever pitch when a boxer with XY chromosomes — male — competed against XX chromosome — female — competitors in Olympic boxing. The athlete in question, Imane Khelif, ended up winning a gold medal during the Paris 2024 Games. One woman who competed against her quit after just a few punches claiming to have never been hit as hard as she was by Khelif.
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On Tuesday, Herbstreit appeared on “Don’t @ Me With Dan Dakich” on Outkick where he didn’t just reiterate his previous statement but doubled down. His reaffirmation that men should not compete in women’s sports came with an underlying message of common sense that many feel is missing from today’s heated debates. Herbstreit’s stance places him at odds with the more liberal leanings at ESPN, making his outspokenness all the more significant.
“I’ve been biting my tongue on a lot of topics for three years,” he went on to say. “I happened to see somebody say what he said, and he said ‘Should men be able to play in women’s sports,’ and I just said ‘Ridiculous question, of course not.’ I didn’t dwell on it, I didn’t give a long answer, that was it. There was way more positive [reaction] than negative, I’m sure people were upset, but I think it’s kind of a no-brainer.”
“I don’t have a daughter, I have four sons, but if I had a daughter I’d probably be way more outspoken about the discussion and topic, but I just kind of made it sound like ‘why are you even asking this question?’” He added.
For those who might not be familiar with Herbstreit’s work in sports, he’s a very well known figure in college football broadcasting who has a well earned reputation for his analytical skills and the insightful commentary he provides for games. Going into sports was largely due to the influence of his dad, Jim Herbstreit, who was a former player and the captain of the Ohio State team. He later worked as an assistant coach. The younger Herbstreit also played as a quarterback for the Buckeyes between the years of 1989-1993.
“I didn’t give a sh-t. I don’t really give a sh-t, at all. I’m done giving any shi-s, at all, about any of it,” Herbstreit further explained. “It’s almost like there are two different sets of rules, and if you have a view that is a little bit more traditional, and you know I’m a Christian guy, it’s like there’s a different set of rules from that viewpoint. It’s hard to turn the cheek time after time after time, so yeah, I didn’t really care and don’t care at all.”
“Which I think is a good thing to get to that place, compared to ‘Oh gosh, I don’t want to get canceled, don’t want to get people upset,’ I just don’t give a sh-t,” he answered, essentially summing up the feelings of every normal human being in the country.
More of this please.