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Malcolm Gladwell revises stance on trans athletes in women's sports
Malcolm Gladwell admits shame over prior support for transgender women in female sports, citing mounting evidence and public debate as reasons for his revised stance.
- Malcolm Gladwell said during a podcast appearance on The Real Science of Sport Tuesday he felt ashamed and was cowed into moderating his views at the 2022 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.
- At the 2022 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference panel, Malcolm Gladwell moderated a discussion where mounting evidence and parental concerns, including cases like Lia Thomas, shifted the debate from theory to concrete examples.
- On the podcast, Malcolm Gladwell, author, recounted his suspicion that 90% of the audience were on the hosts' side but only 5 admitted it, and he posted a link promoting the interview on X Wednesday.
- Critics immediately accused Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author , of inauthenticity for reversing his stance, while Benjamin Ryan called it a 'tipping point' and Tim Miller pushed back with a pointed critique.
- Given the political context, Malcolm Gladwell's change mirrors a broader cultural shift on transgender athletes, with conservatives increasingly focusing on the issue and some advocates adjusting their positions.
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Malcolm Gladwell say he’s ‘ashamed’ of being ‘cowed’ into supporting trans athletes in women’s sports
The "Outliers" scribe expressed disgust with himself in a new podcast over his performance as host of a 2022 panel discussing trans athletes in sports.
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From the National Review:Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for the New Yorker and one of those rare authors who shaped his own oft-imitated genre. Starting with The Tipping Point, Gladwell used recent academic research to coin phrases and introduce concepts in psychology and sociology into popular culture…Earlier this week, Gladwell appeared on The Real Science of Sport podcast… Gladwell made the remarkable confession that when it comes to advo…
The Advocate
Out MagazineMalcolm Gladwell is the latest figure to turn on trans athletes
Malcolm Gladwell now says "trans women have no place" competing in women's sports — an apparent reversal from his previous support of their inclusion.In a new podcast interview, the Outliers author and former New Yorker staff writer said he regretted voicing his support for trans women when he moderated a panel at the 2022 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, claiming he was "cowed" into doing so, reports Newsweek."I'm ashamed of my performanc…
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