Nikki Hiltz Unsponsored

Nikki is the one who chose to be offended by the word "she," even though she went by it for 26 years. I'm just using standard English grammar.

You're welcome to use "they" but I will not do so personally.

I wasn't talking to or about you, was I?

Oh. Were you talking to yourself?

You know what? I'm going to acknowledge something here. While I think it's absolutely stupid that people are so freaked out that someone would go by they that they purposefully refuse to use "they", Koko, stupid culture warrior as they may be (see what I did there?), does have a point.

After Nikki came out as trans non-binary, they didn't immediately switch to they/them. They waited a bit before making a permanent switch. All this was less than a year ago. When they did, they were pretty chill about mistakes and misgendering, saying they weren't out to get anyone.

But all of a sudden in recent interviews they talk about how victimized they are whenever a starter says "ladies get on the line" and that's actually difficult to understand. So you came out as non-binary less than a year ago and are already branding yourself as a victim because an official says "ladies on the line?"--that DOES feel opportunistic.

Nikki also told a ridiculous story about joining junior lifeguards and how they were scared to join because it meant wearing a bathing suit, but then they joined next year with shorts and a tee and no one stopped them. It made it seem like the bigotry WAS all in their head.

Trans people do face violence and are victims of discrimination. But with Nikki it does seem like they're embelleshing the victim thing a bit. What I will say is people on here purposefully misgendering them IS proving her point about discrimination even though all the silly things they bring up do not.

oh and look i said "her!" see? we all make mistakes! but intent matters folks.

Quite happy to identify as a woman when racing but draws the line at pronouns. 🙄

Even you should be able to trace the line back through the thread, it's pretty obvious but take your time.

Forget everyones opinions on everything it comes down to the numbers-

35k instagram followers, 27 years old, 13th at 2021 Olympic Trials, 0 Olympic Teams, 1 WC Team (2019- finished 12th), 4:01.52 personal best (2019)

Nothing there makes a convincing argument for sponsorship. I bet they offered a small incentive heavy salary but they turned it down hoping they could do better on the market. But that is a guess.

If they are offended by being told "ladies on the line", perhaps they should not be in the women's race...

In my opinion- there are three cases where sponsorships make sense for companies-
1. A young runner out of college with a ton of potential. (they were once that with NCAA titles, at 27 no longer young)
2. An older runner with proven ability to win (again, they have struggled to make world competitions and compete on the USA level)
3. A runner with a large social media presence, so results aren't importan, you are buying the brand exposure. (A tinman group or alexi pappas, 35k followers simply isn't that)

So from a companies perspective, what value do they bring?

I often wonder what's next, then wonder why I worry.

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2019 = "a few years ago", as I said.

You didn't provide a more recent competitive result because there is nothing at all or nothing of note.

Hiltz would not be eligible for Atalanta because they have stated they are a woman-only group

I’m not up to speed on the latest. Could someone point me to where Nikki claimed to be a victim because of the phrase “ladies on the line”?

Discrimination us to differentiate or draw distinction. You discriminate by using one pronoun while I discriminate by using another. If she didn't want us to discriminate, she wouldn't care about which pronoun we choose.

It’s from a recent article in “Women’s Running”:

womensrunning.com

Nikki Hiltz Has a New Team But the Same Mission: Protect Trans Kids

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Nikki Hiltz is moving to Arizona to train under Mike Smith and plans to continue racing in their custom “Protect Trans Kids” singlet.

Link:www.womensrunning.com/culture/people/n...

Before races, officials have said things like, “Ladies, get on the line”; announcers have also misgendered Hiltz when reading the names of the athletes in the field. While Hiltz tends to handle these instances with grace and flexibility, that’s not to say there isn’t some kind of psychological effect. Their focus can lapse, or feelings of doubt can more easily invade their mind right before the race begins.

“It’s definitely something that can hinder my performance, but I try to think of it as part of the beauty of being me,” Hiltz says. Remembering their broader significance is something from which they can derive strength. “It’d be so cool to watch a sporting event where there’s a nonbinary person getting gender affirmed, and I try to remember how empowering that would’ve been for me and really channel that to my advantage.”

They didn't say they were victimized. They only said their performance was hindered.

“It’s definitely something that can hinder my performance, but I try to think of it as part of the beauty of being me,” Hiltz says. Remembering their broader significance is something from which they can derive strength. “It’d be so cool to watch a sporting event where there’s a nonbinary person getting gender affirmed, and I try to remember how empowering that would’ve been for me and really channel that to my advantage.”

Nikki Hiltz Has a New Team But the Same Mission: Protect Trans Kids

People rarely use the word “victimized” to describe themselves but saying it has a “psychological effect” is a little melodramatic.

Here’s the thing. Trans people go through some tough stuff to be trans. They have my respect. Nikki trying to make themself into a victim or a marginalized person because they switched pronouns a few months ago and is dismayed that not every person in the world adjusted their language to accommodate them is irritating.