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    College Coach Says She Was “Burned at the Stake” Over Her Defense of Women’s Sports

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    Kim Russell is the head coach of women’s lacrosse at Oberlin College and has been since the 2019 season. She also recently broke her silence on what she thinks about transgender athletes being included in women’s sports in a documentary for the Independent Women’s Forum.

    In the video, Russell talked about when she was attacked for posting a headline that sarcastically congratulated then-Virginia swim star Emma Weyant for what it said was her victory over Thomas, a transgender swimmer who won the 2022 NCAA Championship in the 500.

    In the post about the situation, Coach Russell said, “What do you believe? I can’t be quiet on this… I’ve spent my life playing sports, starting & coaching sports programs for girls & women..” Predictably, that did not go over well at Oberlin, one of the wokest colleges in America.

    Speaking about the result in the documentary, Coach Russell said that the post set off a firestorm of controversy inside Oberlin College. Administrators at the school forced her in for a meeting, which she recorded and which was featured in the documentary, and strongly reprimanded her for her post. They were upset it was not supportive of Lia Thomas, the transgender swimmer.

    Apparently, Russell was told,  “Unfortunately, you fall into a category of people that are filled with hate in the world.” Continuing, the woke administrators told her, “It’s acceptable to have your own opinions, but when they go against your college’s beliefs, it’s a problem. For your employment.”

    In the documentary for the Independent Women’s Forum, Coach Russell says that she was told she had to write a letter apologizing for her post, but that she just couldn’t go through with it. Coach Russell also described her perspective on the issue, saying, “I will have a conversation with anyone who wants to have a conversation about this. I am passionate about this. I really believe that women should be competing against other biological females.“
    The woke college was not appreciative of her stand on principle. Instead it burned her at the stake in a DEI meeting. “Chairs were set up in a huge circle. I felt like I was burned at the stake. I felt like I was stoned and hanged all at the same time,” she recalled.
    She then added that the incident broke her of her illusions about the school and for what it stands, saying, “When I started, I thought it would be the perfect place for me. Every time I’ve spoken up, I’ve been silenced, which, to me, is exactly the opposite I thought Oberlin would be.”
    Check out the documentary here:

    Pro-women’s sports activist Riley Gaines tweeted about the documentary, saying, “This is really really huge. The voice we’ve been missing is that of coaches. Watch this to understand why so many remain silent even though they know what they’re being told to do is wrong. Thank you for putting your name to this, Coach Kim Russell.”
    Featured image credit: screenshot from the embedded video