Michael Phelps’ trans ex-girlfriend says she was hurt when he whined about trans athletes on CNN
Related: Trans woman athlete gets conservative backlash for setting Ivy League swimming recordsIn an interview with CNN, Phelps, 36, was asked about the 22-year-old swimmer, who has been getting attention in the media for winning some swimming competitions.“I can talk from the standpoint of doping,” Phelps said. “This leads back to organizing committees again, because it has to be a level playing field.”No one is accusing Thomas of doping.“That’s something we all need.
Because that’s what sports are,” he continued. “I believe we should all feel comfortable with who we are in our own skin, but I think sports should all be played on an even playing field.”“He doesn’t fully understand the science, advantages or disadvantages,” Chandler told Radar in an interview published yesterday.Then she dug in, saying that Phelps is “a hypocrite for saying it should be a level playing field” considering that there was never really a level playing field for his competitors due to the genetic advantages he had.“He is genetically superior with his 6’7″ wingspan, double-jointed ankles and huge feet,” she explained. “His chemical composition allows him to breathe in and fill his lungs and hold his breath longer.”“Even he says that he never competed on a level playing field, inferring doping, and they still could not beat him,” Chandler added, saying that Phelps’s comments about doping “hurt the most.”“That is harsh,” she said. “In that moment of watching and hearing him say those things, it felt like a literal slap in the face.”“I felt like I was good enough to love, lay with and be with, but not be respected or allowed in the women’s sport of swimming – like I was not a woman, but rather an alien or God-knows-what.
