American swimmer and women’s rights advocate Riley Gaines slammed University of British Columbia (UBC) journalism professor Dr. Katja Thieme after she said children should be exposed to adult genitalia to prepare them for the possibility of seeing naked transgender people in locker rooms.
As previously reported by True North, Thieme, who uses “she/they” pronouns, wrote on Twitter, “Hey, want to know one of my all time excellent parenting ideas? Let. Little. Children. See. Penises. And. Vulvas. Of. Various. Ages. And. Sizes. In. A. Casual. Normalized. Totally. Safe. Way. The world will thank you for it. And so will those children when they grow up.”
“Just imagine if the Riley Gaines of this society could totally keep their cool at the sight of a trans dick. And just imagine if Riley Gaines’ parents were like, yeah, that happens, it’s okay, now let’s talk about your upcoming training schedule.”
In response to Thieme, Gaines wrote “You. Are. Deranged. And. Should. Be. In. Prison.” She added, “If you need a guest lecturer for (your) course, let me know. In the meantime, someone should check her search history.”
The UBC professor made the controversial comments in a X (formerly Twitter) thread criticizing Gaines after she stood with 16-year-old Illinois swimmer Abigail Wheeler, who was accused of “hate speech” after she protested the presence of a biological male in the women’s locker room at her local YMCA.
Thieme claimed that incidents involving women who are uncomfortable after encountering biological males in change rooms fuel “anti-trans activism.”
Thieme also warned transgender athletes using female change rooms that “one day one of the white conservative girls” will decide “to make a public career out of having seen you naked.”
In addition to being condemned by Gaines, Thieme’s comments received international news coverage and criticism.
Prime time Fox News host Greg Gutfeld discussed Thieme’s comments in a segment with Fox News Channel anchor Shannon Bream, Professional wrestler George Murdoch (commonly known as Tyrus), columnist Kat Timpf and Celebrity Chef Andrew Gruel.
“She’s advocating indecent exposure to children,” said Gutfeld. “She is pro-pervert and if you’re against it, you are the problem.”
Bream called Thieme’s comments as “full on evil,” adding “I think as much as you can talk about adults and cultural issues and changes and all that kind of stuff… is there anyone in this room who does not agree that (exposing children to adult genitalia) is a crime?”
Murdoch said he found the professor’s proposition to be disgusting, while Timpf asked what child would thank their parents for exposing them to penises.
Gruel meanwhile noted that “the proposal doesn’t surprise me” amid it being “emblematic of higher education, because what’s gonna happen is this proposal is gonna get celebrated and then they’re gonna over intellectualize it.”
“Then people start to actually get sucked into this vacuum of insanity. And that’s a problem.”
True North reached out to Thieme for comment, but she did not respond in time for publication.
