Comparison of Lia Thomas to Jackie Robinson
Purdue University professor Cheryl Cooky has sparked controversy by comparing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to baseball legend Jackie Robinson.
Thomas, as the first transgender athlete to win a Division I NCAA championship, deserves to be placed among the other firsts.
Cooky claims that Thomas has opened up new doors for female athletes, drawing parallels with Robinson's historic breaking of baseball's color line in 1947.
- Lia Thomas is a 22-year-old transgender swimmer from the University of Pennsylvania.
- Jackie Robinson was a trailblazing baseball star who integrated the MLB in 1947.
Cooky's opinion piece, published on NBC, has been met with criticism on social media.
Author's summary: Professor compares Lia Thomas to Jackie Robinson.
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