Lance Armstrong's comments on trans athletes were even lengthier and more transphobic than we saw, says Adam Rippon
in sports is one that trans people should be a part of, says Rippon—as opposed to having a random group of famous cisgender people discussing itn a fake space habitat. “Everybody was like, ‘Stop talking, please stop talking about this. Let’s just focus on the mission. We’re just filming a show here about pretending to be on Mars, just focus on that,’” Rippon recalls, “[but] he couldn’t let it go and nobody wanted to let him have the last word….
Rippon is grateful some of Armstrong’s more transphobic comments never made it to air. And as for the, well, “The person talking about this is the most recognized cheater in all of sports. So it’s just not the right time, it’s not the right person. Just focus on what [host] William Shatner has to say and just get your job done.”
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