Whoopi Goldberg sparked a surprised reaction from transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney during a heated discussion on The View about transgender athletes competing in women’s sports.
The discussion began when Goldberg asked for Mulvaney’s thoughts on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent statement calling transgender participation in women’s sports “deeply unfair.” Mulvaney, 28, who transitioned in 2022, quickly admitted she wasn’t knowledgeable about sports, saying, “The last time I played a sport, I was six-years-old… I assigned myself as the nurse, so I sat with the Band-Aids.”
Mulvaney then deferred to Schuyler Bailar, a female-to-male transgender NCAA Division 1 swimmer, who called Newsom’s remarks “irresponsible, cowardly, and despicable.” Mulvaney added, “I’m still like a ‘baby trans,’ I’m only three years in.”
Goldberg then pushed back. “Part of the problem the trans community is facing, and it’s the same problem that women face, is if you don’t know anything about our bodies, you don’t know how it works,” she said.
She then looked directly at the camera and added, “When you come in and you say, these are men competing against women, you’re assuming that the women are weak and just can’t do anything. Have you seen female athletes? They know what they’re doing!”
The camera then showed Mulvaney awkwardly smiling, appearing surprised by Goldberg’s defense of female athletes.
