Sharron Davies' boycotts Nike over Dylan Mulvaney ads: 'Women are being treated with total disdain'
Sharron Davies has called for a boycott of Nike after it partnered with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney to promote its female clothing range which included a sports bra.
Mulvaney uses the pronouns "she/they" but is yet to have gender reassignment surgery.
In a series of posts Mulvaney shared videos and pictures wearing the brand's sportswear.
Speaking to Dan Wootton on GB News. Olympic swimmer
Sharron Davies called for a boycott of Nike. She said: "It's so frustrating. We take two steps forward with
World Athletics and Swim England protecting women's sport
and then Nike does this.
"The ad feels like a parody of what women are. In the past it was always seen as an insult to say. "run like a girl" and here
She said: "It's so frustrating. We take two steps forward with World Athletics and Swim England protecting women's sport and then Nike does this.
"The ad feels like a parody of what women are. In the past it was always seen as an insult to say. "run like a girl and here we've got someone behaving in a way that's very un-sporty and very unathletic and it's so frustrating when only 1 per cent of USA sponsorship dollar goes to females in sport. That Nike would do this feels like a kick in the teeth."
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