ESPN's Herbstreit calls “men in women's sports” a “ridiculous” question. [VIDEO]

ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit has taken a strong stand against the inclusion of transgender athletes in women's sports, making it clear that she believes “men don't belong in women's sports.” His comments came in response to a social media question and were further detailed in an interview on OutKick's “Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich.”

Of course not. Ridiculous question https://t.co/SpwZ07zewv

— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) August 6, 2024

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Autumn dispute expressed his frustration, stating, “I'm done giving any s—s about anything. It's almost like there are two different sets of rules, and if you have a view that's a little bit more traditional, or I'm a Christian guy, it's like there's a different set of rules for that point of view.”

He added: “It's hard to turn the other cheek over and over again. So yeah, I didn't care at all and I didn't care. Which is good, I think it's good and healthy to get to this place compared to: “Oh my God, I don't want to be canceled. I don't want to bother people. I don't give a damn.”

Herbstreit also admitted that he has struggled with his temper when discussing controversial topics and acknowledged that he has recently become more outspoken. “If that fuse blows, I let it go, and then I'm going to explode and say something. That I have to be careful.”

Despite his strong comments, Herbstreit reported no reaction from ESPN. She mentioned her practice of avoiding comments on her social media posts to avoid negativity, but her direct response to the question about transgender athletes garnered a surprising amount of positive feedback.

He noted: “I didn't dwell on it, I didn't give a long answer, that was it. I didn't realize it would be a lot more positive than negative. I'm sure people were upset about it. I think it's a bit of a obvious. I don't have a daughter. If I had a daughter, I'd probably be more open about this discussion.”

Herbstreit reflected on the current climate of public discourse, stating, “Lee Corso used to give a speech, and one of the things he said in that speech was, 'Don't ask me about race or religion or politics, or you do.' I don't talk about race, religion or politics in public,' and now I think the only thing anybody talks about is race religion and politics.”

He concluded by suggesting that he might be more vocal about these issues in the future. “I try to stay out of it for a lot of it, but you can only take so much until you want to start talking a little bit and really speak your mind. When I retire or get to the position you're in, I'll be able to say a lot more “.