Male wins women's NYC skateboarding contest and cheats 13 yo girl out of $500 winnings

What 29 year old anyone gets off beating a 13 year old kid in anything?

Never seen so many wird people has I have in the last 10 years and I saw Elvis on the Ed Sullivan Show, light heavyweight Cassius Clay win his Olympic gold medal, Ozwalt get shot on national tv as it happened.

Not sure what the problem is. If the older woman did a better job on the skateboard then she deserves the money.

I would never compete vs a 13 year old kid in anything, why would any grown up? Wow ya can beat a kid, yipppeeee!!!!!

Pretty poor by the 13 year old,kids are far better at skateboarding.

The Olympics medals were won by a 19,13 and 12 year old.

Good life lesson for the girl. Not everything is going to be handed to her on a silver platter. Some things you are going to have to work for.

All she actually learned was if she wants to win compete against those half your age.

Age isn't the issue at all here.

You never run road races?

I'm not sure why everyone is getting worked up by the age thing. Adults and kids compete together in all comers meets, 5k fun runs, and other sporting events all of the time. This is no different. There just isn't many competitors so everyone competes together. I guess they could have a under 15 and over 15 category, with 3 people in each. Its not like she entered a childs competition or something.

Why are you so outraged about this? Why aren’t you focusing on the fact that the girl who got second wasn’t outraged at all. Her response is what is important here. Pure class.

'I'm not upset at all like at all. If anything, I'm really worried about how Ricci must be feeling. I really admire her courage. I can't imagine how awful this must feel to see all this hate from all these people.“

A child's lack of understanding is not really relevant. If you hear that an adult neighbor is having sex with a 13 year old girl from the neighborhood, is it okay if she says it was consensual?

It’s the not the same. What you describe is rape. It is a crime. Maybe if this woman had brought a gun to a skateboarding competition, shot her child competitor and the child competitor forgave her we would be talking about the same thing in terms of a child not comprehending the situation.

This ‘child’ who lost is acting like more of an adult in demonstrating graciousness, class and empathy than anyone on this board trying to make an issue out of this.

I get the trans thing is polarizing but what’s up with the age complaints? I mean they weren’t the only two in the contest, were they? Is everyone supposed to just forfeit when they see there’s a 13 year old competing?

Sounds coached. It’s actually almost directly out of the critical theory playbook. Turn everything around so that the favored victim gets to be the victim. Not enough to say, “eh, I don’t mind getting second,” which would be fair enough if true; she has to recite the usual “stunning and brave” and “people are haters” homily of the critical-theory faith. Someone probably wrote this for her.

Because people like that are very narcissistic and don't care how they effect anyone else. It's all about me.

So now not only are you outraged by some fringe sport and some non-issue, you are also accusing the girl who finished in second place of having no original thoughts and being coached from the critical theory playbook? Now when an athlete acts with dignity and class she is branded as being a pawn for critical theory faith? Give me a break.

It is the same thing. Are laws what you use to determine morality? Abortion is illegal in some states.so you change your opinion based on when you drive across state lines? Was slavery okay when it was legal? If a 29 year old man jumps in at a YMCA pickup basketball game that is entirely.13 year old girls and some are okay with it while others are not, is it okay?