Caitlyn Jenner Allegedly Selected For Arthur Ashe Award Over A Disabled Iraq Veteran
The ESPYs are terrible. It is a nauseating pat-me-on-the-back-for-my-diving-catch award show where celebrities and athletes meet for one long night of #sponsored, #branding entertainment in Los Angeles. That being said, the ESPYs usually do one thing right: The Arthur Ashe Courage Award.
Previous winners include Muhammad Ali, Stuart Scott, Jim Valvano, Robin Roberts, Nelson Mandela and Michael Sam. Scott, who gave an inspiring speech at last year’s ESPY awards, died of cancer in January.
So, when ESPN announced on Monday that Caitlyn Jenner would be selected as the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, it deservedly turned some heads, especially when people learned who Jenner beat out for the award.
Caitlyn Jenner wins Arthur Ashe Courage Award.
And the runner-up is …. pic.twitter.com/DKUdnPT8Gx
— Gerry Callahan (@GerryCallahan) June 1, 2015
Noah Galloway, who lost an arm and a leg in roadside bomb in Iraq and now competes in Crossfit events nationwide, is rumored to have been the selection before Jenner was hand-picked by ESPN’s ratings-driven executives.
Other names mentioned for the award include TNT court-side reporter Craig Sager, who is currently battling leukemia, former Bills quarterback Jim Kelly, a cancer survivor, and Lauren Hill, the Division III basketball player with a terminal brain tumor who played in one game in November before passing away in April.
I can think of no more courageous or deserving athlete this year than the late #LaurenHill – should have been Arthur Ashe recipient IMO
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) June 2, 2015
OJ Brigance, Lauren Hill are both worthy candidates for the Arthur Ashe courage award if it was not about ratings, hits and clicks
— Clarence Hill (@clarencehilljr) June 2, 2015
Lauren Hill played college b-ball while battling a brain tumor and raising $1.5mil for research before she died pic.twitter.com/kC4J5n7O6N
— Clay Strohman (@chipotclay) June 2, 2015
It appears ESPN went for a ratings grab with reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner, and that’s a real shame. While she no doubt has courage and is the celebrity face of the under-represented transgender community, her achievements don’t hold a candle to those of Noah Galloway and Lauren Hill.
The ESPYs will have at least one less viewer this year..
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Liberals are ruining the world.
10 years ago at 4:40 pmtoo true.
10 years ago at 5:14 pmIts funny how not too long ago it was controversial to rap about smoking weed and hating the police. Nowadays those things are normal and simply being a male on a subway is illegal. Then I see this article and it makes me think, “maybe I should get a sex change.”
10 years ago at 5:34 pmConservative Point of View: Jenner should be able to do what the fuck he wants, but respect my right to not acknowledge that he is truly a woman. Liberal Point of View: OMG yay, what a hero, and everyone who doesn’t agree is a bigot<< And that's why I hate liberals. I don't give a shit that Jenner cut his dick off and became a woman as that is his right. On the flip side, I don't give three shits what worldview liberals are trying to push on this country, I will never accept modern day gender theory bullshit.
10 years ago at 9:47 pmI agree that she is getting way too much attention for something people do every day in America, but your point of “not accepting” her as a woman is the equivalent to refusing to call someone they’re new name when they legally change their name. It’s not something you can refuse, same with sexuality. I’m 100% conservative and I believe that veteran was the true hero, but you can’t refuse someone’s own choices.
10 years ago at 11:18 pmDown vote me I don’t give a fuck, just don’t think it’s “frat” to bash people for doing what they want to do. Again, still disagree she shouldn’t even be considered for this award or be getting all this attention.
10 years ago at 11:34 pmDon’t we bash people all the time for acting like idiots and goobers? Don’t we bash terrorists for blowing up people for something they believe in? Don’t we bash PETA or polygamists? Just because someone does something they WANT to do does not mean that it is a RIGHT. There is a big difference, and making every single thing a right is how a functional republic turns into an anarchistic demagoguery. The only reason you think that its wrong is because you have been too susceptible to the mainstream media and liberals who try to force their views. Its the same reason 1 decade ago almost 90% of Americans were opposed to homosexuality but now all of a sudden it is a right and refusing to accept it makes you public enemy #1.
10 years ago at 6:24 amThe moment someone is entitled to my acceptance is the moment I am no longer entitled to my own values and beliefs.
And just so we’re clear, no, Bruce Jenner’s quest for acceptance does not trump my belief that his choice is 50 shades of fucking weird.
Thanks in advance for being so accepting of my opinion… asshole.
10 years ago at 11:50 pmChanging of a name: An arbitrary title of a person that is of no social or societal importance, and you compare that to forcing society to accept someone’s “new” gender that requires bodily mutilation? Can’t say I follow you champ. This is a challenge to all that is normal and moral. Transsexualism is moral bankruptcy no matter what gender theory 101 taught you.
10 years ago at 12:48 amIf you accept it as a woman, feel free to be the first one to have sex with him/her. Trannies have a right to do whatever they want but I will hold on to not accepting their change. I like to think of it as vetoed or respectfully declined.
10 years ago at 1:45 amYou cannot change an XY chromosome to an XX chromosome, so quit calling him “she.” I don’t care what this dude does with his dick, he can cut it off and eat it for all I care, but he’s still a dude. That’s just science. A=A.
10 years ago at 9:22 amThis Liberal isn’t happy or celebrating this bullshit ….so don’t put all liberals in the same category
10 years ago at 1:18 amI think it’s pretty clear which liberals we are referring to.
10 years ago at 9:54 amSo this man willingly flayed himself…. strange
10 years ago at 1:43 amNice name John.
10 years ago at 3:23 amIf we still had the great triumvirate around our country would be in a lot better shape.
10 years ago at 6:28 amSome liberals really are just losers trying to make being a loser cool and shame those that better themselves through hardwork and sacrifice. People need to just shut the fuck up and do work Bruce Jenner pretending to be a woman isn’t a victory for losers everywhere it’s a privileged and somewhat respectable dude doing what he wants cause he afforded himself the freedom to do so through having a skill and dedication.
On that note when did “Privilege” and “Elite” become bad attributes to have and when did “underprivileged”, “unusual” or “persecuted” become desirable things that make everything you do worth more?
10 years ago at 11:21 pm^^You are a buffoon. I’m all for the freedom to choose what you want to do with your own body, but a name is a name. Call yourself whatever the fuck you want. Strapping some water balloons to your chest, lopping your cock off, and getting an IV full of estrogen sure as hell will not change your gender. You gotta play the game with the chromosomes you’re dealt, kid. He was born with an X and a Y and he’s gonna have em’ till the day he dies.
10 years ago at 11:43 pmI’m sorry but I don’t think anyone should get a sex change, that to me is beyond immoral, but I also understand that some people were born with their wires crosses. However, Jenner just wants the attention, in my opinon
10 years ago at 1:21 amTotally agree on that he/she/it just wants attention. It was born a male for a reason
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10 years ago at 3:11 amLiberal here, and I hate this. Gerry Gallaghan is a fucking hero. I’m not going to discredit Caitlyn Jenner by saying what she did was easy, because changing your gender identity when you’re a public figure like that can’t be easy, but it’s not close to being a double amputee. Fuck the ESPYs.
10 years ago at 8:05 pmAs stupid as ESPN is for this, Galloway was never announced as a runner up. The entire story has been fabricated through social media. So yes, fuck liberals, but also fuck your writing of an article based off Twitter rumors you piece of shit
10 years ago at 4:42 pmIrrelevant. The fact that Bruce Jenner was given the award over a hero like Galloway is a disgrace.
10 years ago at 4:50 pmI completely agree, my comment was beside the point. Laps taken.
10 years ago at 4:53 pmHey, hey, hey, shut the fuck up
10 years ago at 6:19 pmYou won in my book, Galloway. You’re a Patriot
10 years ago at 4:44 pmThe response to this gives me some hope, that eventually things will get back on track.
10 years ago at 4:45 pmThis sucks for humanity.
10 years ago at 4:45 pmFuck the Espys. This glorification of some dude who got a sex change is getting out of hand. How the hell is that showing courage?
10 years ago at 4:47 pmIts all about “female empowerment” or whatever the fuck it is they’re pushing these days
10 years ago at 5:41 pmIt shows some courage to surgically change the plumbing downstairs, but the real courage in going from man to women is getting half of your brain removed.
10 years ago at 5:59 pmYou’re an idiot, tuco.
10 years ago at 6:11 pmIt’s not that I can’t understand what you’re saying. You’re just all over the place.
10 years ago at 6:14 pmI don’t think you understand what he is saying
10 years ago at 6:38 pmAm I the only one uninspired by this freak?
10 years ago at 4:50 pmYou’re not, and that’s why they’re forcing him/it down our throats until the majority of the population is inspired, or atleast supportive.
10 years ago at 5:02 pmDon’t care, still calling him Bruce
10 years ago at 4:50 pmAs long as he/she has a dick it’s a fucking mani dont care what anybody else says including the lgbtqjsksbrkshabe+ community
10 years ago at 5:30 pmUntil they show me a blood sample of him with two X chromosomes instead of XY that’s when I’ll stop referring to him as a guy. I can put on a dinosaur outfit and roar like a dinosaur all I want, that doesn’t make me a dinosaur.
10 years ago at 6:14 pmStep brothers reference?
10 years ago at 6:36 pmWell shit I guess I need to change my name then
10 years ago at 9:15 pm#dinosaurrightsmatter
10 years ago at 9:50 pm#YesAllDinosaurs
10 years ago at 4:15 amGender and sex are two different things. Sex is what you are born as, gender is what your head tells you you are. For most people those two things agree. So you are correct that his sex is male, but that doesn’t necessarily make him a man. The more ya know…
10 years ago at 9:16 pmGender identification is based upon sexual orientation….. I will say this though it takes some courage to knowingly get your tallywacker lopped off. But then again this is just a grab for attention aimed at simple minded progressionists.
10 years ago at 9:49 pmThat’s not true either. Sex, gender, and sexual orientation are all independent of one another. In the majority of people they agree, which is why it’s so difficult for people to wrap their heads around the whole idea
10 years ago at 10:01 pmAm I missin’ something here? Last time I checked, sex and gender meant the same damn thing. Only thing here that’s hard to wrap my head around’s your lack of common sense.
10 years ago at 11:32 pmThese are gender theory talking points which are 100% arbitrary and involves no actual science. Liberal scholars may teach this but that doesn’t make it a fact. There’s man and there’s woman. End of story.
10 years ago at 12:55 amHow one can deem having a sex change is equatable to sacrificing your body in service of your country is beyond me.
10 years ago at 4:51 pmThis^
Bruce cut those parts off willingly.
10 years ago at 5:15 pmNot saying I agree with the decision, but I imagine they weren’t just considering him some guy who got a sex change. A lot like the Michael Sam case, this is one where one of America’s best athletes broke a barrier for a popular social cause.
10 years ago at 8:06 pmYeah I don’t really get the whole tranny thing myself, but I see how it’s technically courageous
10 years ago at 8:11 pmDon’t equate stupidity with courage.
10 years ago at 9:19 pmLook I get it TFM is a frat site and shit and we’re not exactly the most accepting people but I understand where they’re coming from. There are a lot of former vets who do courageous things in sports, just like Galloway, and it should generally go to them. But if you guys really want it to be all the time, then rename appropriately so it always goes to vets.
10 years ago at 9:42 amIn this case, I don’t know stats but a lot of those kids kill themselves over that shit, so I guess a big celebrity coming out about it helps show people they’re not so bad. It’s kinda like the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s and having someone like Jackie Robinson break that barrier in the MLB. Wouldn’t you guys call Jackie courageous? One of my profs was talking to me about how Bruce Jenner was at one point the best athlete on the planet, so yeah I get how it’s important. And go ahead, lap me all you want pussies, I got chicken legs anyways, I could use the run
Fuck everything you just said
10 years ago at 5:08 amJenner cutting his dick off was something he willingly did for his own benefit, not the benefit of others. It actually ended up making him more popular, so it really doesn’t make him courageous at all.
10 years ago at 10:08 pmFuck that veteran
10 years ago at 4:14 pmFuck you
10 years ago at 4:38 pmSo a cancer victim trying to raise money for research and a true American hero don’t get the award, but a she-man kardashian does ? Good work ESPN
10 years ago at 4:53 pmYeah I’d say we should all boycott watching it this year but let’s be honest I wasn’t gonna watch that foul loser shit anyway
10 years ago at 11:17 pm