Deconstructing Deconstructionism: Royce White and Enes Freedom Tying WNBA Into Knots
Deconstructing Deconstructionism: Royce White and Enes Freedom Tying WNBA Into Knots David Strom 8:00 AM | August 17, 2026 AP Photo/Mary Schwalm The beauty of Enes Kantor Freedom and Royce White's trolling of the WNBA is that it exposes the arbitrary nature of the left's rules. Defenders of the WNBA are pointing out, I assume rightly, that the two are just pretending to be women and therefore have no business being in the WNBA. Enes Kantor Freedom and Royce White, on the other hand, are demonstrating by persisting in their efforts that the same is true for every other man who is pretending to be a woman, and they, too, have no business being in women's sports.
- ▪Deconstructing Deconstructionism: Royce White and Enes Freedom Tying WNBA Into Knots David Strom 8:00 AM | August 17, 2026 AP Photo/Mary Schwalm The beauty of Enes Kantor Freedom and Royce White's trolling of the WNBA is that it exposes the
- ▪Defenders of the WNBA are pointing out, I assume rightly, that the two are just pretending to be women and therefore have no business being in the WNBA.
- ▪Enes Kantor Freedom and Royce White, on the other hand, are demonstrating by persisting in their efforts that the same is true for every other man who is pretending to be a woman, and they, too, have no business being in women's sports.
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Deconstructing Deconstructionism: Royce White and Enes Freedom Tying WNBA Into Knots David Strom 8:00 AM | August 17, 2026 AP Photo/Mary Schwalm The beauty of Enes Kantor Freedom and Royce White's trolling of the WNBA is that it exposes the arbitrary nature of the left's rules. Defenders of the WNBA are pointing out, I assume rightly, that the two are just pretending to be women and therefore have no business being in the WNBA. Enes Kantor Freedom and Royce White, on the other hand, are demonstrating by persisting in their efforts that the same is true for every other man who is pretending to be a woman, and they, too, have no business being in women's sports.
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