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Listen up WNBA fans, players are fed up with sex toy bit, so can you please keep it in your pants?
The WNBA has been busy making headlines for rising in popularity, having rookie players that are breaking records, and being extremely queer. But lately, the league has been in the news because colorful dildos have been flying onto the court during games.At first, it seemed comical, playful even, and maybe a good luck charm for the Golden State Valkyries, who won both games where a dildo ended up on the court.But now, womens sports fans, its time to talk because youve taken it too far. It's not funny anymore.The first lime green dildo was thrown onto the court of a contentious game between the Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream on July 29 in Georgia. (@) Almost the entirety of the internet thought the incident was hilarious and quickly got busy making memes.But then it just kept happening. The bizarre trend continued a few days later at an August 1 game between the Valkyries and the Chicago Sky. The third time this happened, Indian Fever star Sophie Cunningham ended up getting hit in the head with the sex toy after telling people on X (formerly Twitter) to stop throwing dildos on the court youre going to hurt one of us. (@) Then, someone tried to throw another green dildo at a New York Liberty game, but instead of it landing on the court, it nearly hit a child, according to a video posted on social media.Once a sex toy almost nails a kid in the head, its time to look at what were doing.At first, we wondered if this wasnt a funny, tongue-in-cheek way to call out just how sapphic the game has gotten, but now that a man has been arrested and said that it was supposed to be a joke and go viral, the intentions seem more problematic. (@) Being taken seriously as a female athlete is already a tough assignment, and having sex toys flying left and right during games isnt helping, especially at a time when WNBA players are fighting for better compensation and revenue sharing.Bottom line: womens sports are not a joke. And while wed like to think this started as a harmless prank that gave us all a chuckle, its starting to smack of sexism.In the beginning even some of the players seemed to laugh along. Fever guard Sydney Colson even went on her podcast dressed a green dildo, but then things kept escalating and other players started pointing out how disrespectful and dangerous it is. (@) Its super disrespectful, Sky center Elizabeth Williams said after he game against the Valkyries, per Front Office Sports. I dont really get the point of it. Its really immature. Whoevers doing it just needs to grow up.Sparks coach Lynne Roberts also said, Its ridiculous, its dumb, its stupid. Its also dangerous. Player safety is number one, respecting the game, all those things. I think its really stupid. And GOAT Diana Taurasi had the perfect response for the jokesters, I would have picked that thing up and thrown it right back at them. Maybe we should all just listen to the players themselves. So whoever is keeping this joke going, whether they are straight or gay, its time to call it quits. The bit is getting tired anyway, right?
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