Woman who thinks she's a guy sues Nike for not calling her "they"

We are living in a crazy world where people with gender identity disorder are now considered normal and their diagnosis thrown out with the aborted baby in the bathwater. I know that sounds offensive because it is, but that's how crazy things have gotten.

A former Nike contractor who is a biological female because of her YY chromosomes and female genitalia, has sued the company and a staffing firm that hires for Nike, alleging that they permitted a hostile work environment because coworkers refused to go along with her delusion that she is a man, because she isn't, by not referring to her as "they," "thrm," or "their."

Some might see the refusal as a therapeutic form of reality-testing, but leftists see it as a justified limit on free speech, or any speech leftists deem offensive.

CBS News reports that computer engineer Jazz Lyles worked for Nike between May 2017 and September 2018. She "identifies as transmasculine and prefers the pronouns they/them/their," and wants $1,100,000 in so-called damages, because as a dude, her male sensibilities have been hurt and she has been crying over those meanies at Nike for oh, so long. Sigh.

The lawsuit states, “When someone refuses to acknowledge a person’s gender identity or insists on referring to them by a gender to which they do not identify (called misgendering), this causes real and significant harm. This is particularly true when a person is misgendered repeatedly on a daily basis.”

So we are being told that if a woman tells us she's a man, we are to go along with her delusion or face a lawsuit for our correct interpretation of her biology, First Amendment be damned.

The lawsuit also states, according to biz journals.com, “In efforts to maintain a positive brand image and reputation, Nike has stressed inclusivity with its ‘Be True’ campaign, emphasizing equality and diversity to the public, and utilizing transgender athletes as part of that campaign. However, behind closed doors, Nike’s culture is one of inequality and pervasive harassment for those who do not fit the gender stereotypes and mold of the dominant cisgender white male culture.”

It is also a culture of praising a cop-hating, knee-taking, mediocre football player with a grandiose sense of entitlement.

In response, Nike claims that it “is committed to a culture of diversity, inclusion and respect where everyone can succeed and realize their full potential.” Even the mentally ill who need help rather than confirmation of their false beliefs.

In September last year, Lyles filed a workplace discrimination complaint with the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries. She said, "The talked a great game on LGBTQ issues, but when you ask them to actually stand up for these issues, it gets communicated to you that you are the problem.” 

The Willamette Week reported:

Lyles started at Nike’s campus on May 1, 2017, working on IT teams that combined independent contractors with Nike employees and supervisors. Lyles was paid $62.50 an hour. Lyles says from the beginning, colleagues insisted on referring to them as “she” and “her” and greeting them by saying such things as “Hey, girl, what’s up?”

Now that seems uncalled for as it sounds like taunting, and if it was, she makes a good case in that regard. But let us not pretend she isn't a woman.

CBS News reports that the suit claims that coworkers termed Lyles “stupid” and “unstable," which may or not be true. It isn't nice, but it's free speech.

According to the network, other complaints are: one colleague reportedly told Lyles, “I know I’m not supposed to call you ‘she-male,'” another employee allegedly eschewed working with Lyles, and another refused to use Lyles’ preferred pronouns for religious reasons.

The company did administer training regarding gender pronouns, according to the lawsuit, but it made Lyles feel singled out and made tensions worse in spite of her being the catalyst of the training.

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