What’s got into Kirk Herbstreit?

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In the wake of disingenuous takes misidentifying Algerian boxer Imane Khelif at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Herbstreit was asked “Do men belong in women’s sports?” by a social media follower.

Despite the question being a false framing of transgender athletes, Herbstreit responded to the topic without much nuance, saying, “Of course not.

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I’ve been biting my tongue on a lot of topics for three years,” Herbstreit said. “I was just was like I’m just going to give a quick answer, ‘ridiculous question, of course not.’

I didn’t dwell on it. I didn’t give a like a long answer, that was it, and I didn’t realize it would be way more positive than negative. I’m sure people are upset about it. I think it’s kind of a no-brainer.

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I didn’t give a sh*t, though. I don’t really give a sh*t at all. Like I’m done giving any sh*ts at all about any of it,” Herbstreit insisted.

“It’s almost like there are two different sets of rules and if you have a view that’s a little bit more traditional…I’m a Christian guy, it’s like there’s a different set of rules for that viewpoint, and it’s hard to just turn the other cheek time after time after time

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