Third-wave feminists have set women back 50 years. Just look what they’ve done to women’s sports. Their forebears in the movement would be appalled. Once the promises of voting and property rights had been fulfilled by the early suffragettes — the Mary Wollstonecrafts and the Susan B. Anthonys — the second-wave feminists turned their attention to other iterations of sex equality. The Gloria Steinems and the Bella Abzugs burned their bras in the streets‚ descended on Capitol Hill‚ and demanded equal employment‚ equal pay‚ and equal educational opportunity. Their crowning achievement was perhaps Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 — the federal civil rights law guaranteeing sex equality in education in all its many manifestations‚ whether admissions‚ scholarships‚ graduate programs‚ housing accommodations‚ or athletics. What a difference a half-century makes. To watch the patent discrimination extant in women’s sporting events these days‚ you’d be hard pressed to think Title IX exists at all. For this‚ we have third-wave feminists to thank‚ those who have sacrificed women’s equality on the altar of equity for trans-identified males. They believe gender is performative‚ that the coherence of gender expression is illusory‚ that one’s “natural sex” is transitory. These feminists — the Judith Butlers and Gloria Anzaldúas — gifted us the poison of “queer theory‚” and set up a battle of the sexes playing out in real time in high school gymnasiums everywhere. These same feminists have fed us the narrative that divisions over transgender athletic participation are based not on the fulsome evidence of the athletic advantages of transgender-identified males‚ but rather on “our deeply-held and rather largely unexamined assumptions about biology and gender.” But if the widely recognized proof of male athletic advantages isn’t sufficient for third-wave feminists to call an end to men in women’s sports‚ perhaps evidence of injured female athletes will be. These injuries sustained by girls and women during athletic contests with transgender athletes are not the stuff of mere speculation. Significant bodily harm to young women is already well-documented‚ and on the rise. Take a recent game between the Collegiate Charter School of Lowell in Massachusetts and KIPP Academy in Lynn‚ Massachusetts. A trans-identified six-foot-tall male player with facial hair playing for the KIPP Academy girls’ basketball team‚ injured multiple players and eventually forced the Collegiate Charter School to forfeit. In now widely circulated video‚ he is seen wrestling the ball away from one of the girls‚ causing her to hit the ground where she clutches her back in pain. Trans-identified male player for Kipp Academy in MA injured 3 girls before half time causing Lowell Collegiate Charter School to forfeit. A man hitting a woman used to be called domestic abuse. Now it's called brave. Who watches this &; actually thinks this is "compassionate‚… pic.twitter.com/ZLlqYH6iAs — Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) February 19‚ 2024 Events like these are no longer an aberration in school sports‚ thanks to Education Secretary Miguel Cordona’s illegal interpretation of “sex” in Title IX to also include “gender identity or expression.” Indeed‚ they are evidence that this new wave of sex discrimination has not yet reached its zenith. In 2022‚ North Carolina volleyball player Payton McNabb suffered serious injury after a trans-identified male player spiked a ball at her head and rendered her unconscious. Last year‚ a female athlete was injured by a trans-identified male opponent during a field hockey game in Massachusetts when a ball he threw at her‚ knocking her teeth out. Examples of other females being injured by males participating in overseas or semi-professional women’s sports abound‚ occurring in soccer‚ rugby‚ hockey‚ and mixed martial arts. And these injuries are just the ones we know about; the political overlords at legacy media companies who are fully beholden to the trans minority have surely kept others quiet. Where‚ now‚ is the feminist outrage of our grandmothers? Where the dismay of the third-wave feminists at what their prescriptions on intersectionality and queerness have wrought? How many more female athletes must be injured before a new wave of feminists rise up—those with the first wave’s understanding of moral order and natural law‚ possessed of the outrage and unflinching demands for equality of the second wave? We modern women — we who have held the vote for little more than 100 years‚ considered by many segments of male society for centuries to be little more than skin and bones — must recognize the third wave has failed us and ceded ground it took our grandmothers and great grandmothers years to claim. We must never cease to believe our own eyes‚ call out discrimination where it hides in plain sight‚ and identify the chauvinism platformed by commitments to “queerness‚” and equity‚ and the fungibility of sex — something even arch feminist Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg wrote was “not fungible.”  We must do these things‚ if not for our own sake‚ then for that of those women yet to come. * * * Sarah Parshall Perry is a senior legal fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Every golden retriever has a unique personality. Although the running joke is that ginger cats share one brain cell‚ the same might be said of many golden retrievers. While they are highly intelligent and often selected for service dog training‚ they can also be very silly. Regardless of their intelligence level‚ they seem confused by glass tables. This hapless pup is trying to crunch a dog biscuit through the dining room table. Image from Facebook. A person with a glass desktop and a golden retriever may feel like they’re being watched all day at work. It’s not paranoia. The dog is under the desk‚ staring at them from behind the calculator and the highlighter. Image from Facebook. The confusion about glass doesn’t always involve food. One family has a glass-topped coffee table. Their golden retriever lost its ball under the table. The dog could see it but not figure out how to rescue the ball. Image from YouTube. More of the same in this short TikTok video that shows a dog begging under dinner plates. @olivia.a.jones he knows exactly what he’s doing #dog #diningroom #interiordesign #goldenretriever #puppydogeyes #puppy ♬ Mission Impossible Theme (Movie Trailer Mix) – Dominik Hauser This poor dog’s dad wants to eat his steak in peace‚ but the dog is intent on begging under the table. When his golden retriever asked the Magic 8-Ball if he would get a bite‚ it responded‚ “Doubtful.” This makes an excellent case for using placemats or a tablecloth if you have a glass table. Image from YouTube. At least in the next clip‚ a golden retriever is begging politely. Sitting under the glass table during dinner quietly. You would barely notice it there unless you move your plate. View this post on Instagram A post shared by PopCulture (@popculture) As you can see‚ having a golden retriever and a glass table in the same house means you will also have a lot of laughs. In many cases‚ dogs cannot resist begging‚ and golden retrievers are masters at “pity begging.” Please share this compilation of golden retrievers begging under glass tables. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here and here. The post Life With A Golden Retriever: “This Is What I See Every Time I Have A Meal” appeared first on InspireMore.

First responders in Kentucky pulled off a perilous rescue after a three-vehicle accident on the Clark Memorial Bridge left a semi-truck dangling over the Ohio River. According to Fire Chief Brian O’Neill‚ the terrifying incident happened around noon on Friday‚ March 1st. A Sysco truck was crossing the bridge when it drifted across the lanes and plowed through the metal barrier‚ causing two oncoming vehicles to collide. The truck and nearly the entire trailer passed over the side. Only a small section remained on the bridge—with just enough balance to keep it from plummeting. One person‚ a female driver‚ remained in the cabin. To reach her‚ Firefighter Bryce Carden rappelled from a crane‚ carefully secured her to himself and his line‚ and carried her to safe ground. You can watch the jaw-dropping footage below. Crews were racing the clock as they worked to pull the driver from the wreckage. O’Neill said they were worried that a slight shift would send the truck into the river‚ so there was no time to waste. The Heroic Firefighter Was Racing the Clock Bryce said both he and the victim were “super calm” during the rescue. But once the adrenaline faded‚ the reality of what happened hit hard. “She was just praying. She was praying a lot‚” Bryce said. “And I was praying with her. “At the moment‚ you don’t think about it‚ after the debrief‚ it hits you. At the run‚ the training takes over.”  YouTube “She held it together amazingly‚” said the fire chief. “She held it together like a champ‚ but I will tell you once she hit solid ground‚ she let those emotions go.”  The rescue went off without a hitch‚ and the truck driver did not suffer any serious injuries‚ but one of the other people involved in the Kentucky bridge accident was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries‚ according to CBS affiliate WLKY. Crews were able to pull the semi-truck from the side of the Clark Memorial Bridge by around 7 PM that night. The cause of the accident remains under investigation. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Heart-Stopping Footage Shows Perilous Rescue As Semi Dangles Over Kentucky Bridge appeared first on InspireMore.