"This is so disgusting; rot in hell" - Tennis fans accuse Sorana Cirstea of transphobia after Romanian calls for traditional values to be upheld

Sorana Cirstea has been criticized by tennis fans following the Romanian's call to endorse conventional human values and seemingly disregard LGBTQI+ rights in the process.The Romanian hasn't had much luck delivering good results this grasscourt season. Her sole win came at Birmingham, where she ousted Magdelena Frech.In her last competition Cirstea suffered an early exit, at the Viking International Eastbourne tournament. Despite dragging the battle to three sets, Cirstea succumbed to Ana Bogdan in the Round of 32 with a scoreline of 3-6, 6-2, 3-6.To add to her disappointing performances, the Romanian has now been condemned for making a post that fans believe is an attack on the LGBTQI+ community. Cirstea's social media post suggested people resort to their traditional instincts; that men remained 'masculine' and women, 'feminine.'One fan wasn't in favor of the interpretation offered by her story and presented this as a &quot;legitimate&quot; reason to hate her.&quot;Nah This is so disgusting, now legitimate reason to hate her. Whatever that means make children innocent again??? Rot in hell.&quot;DenizTheTennis@denizthetenisNah This is so disgusting, now legitimate reason to hate her. Whatever that means make children innocent again??? Rot in hell20321Nah This is so disgusting, now legitimate reason to hate her. Whatever that means make children innocent again??? Rot in hell https://t.co/tk2lbL50zGAnother fan questioned whether the reason behind the Romanian's actions was that she is homophobic.&quot;Is she homophobe?&quot;El de la intuicion@MalditoDivinoIs she homophobe?667Is she homophobe? https://t.co/SuDyDH0XszAnother fan humorously pointed out the irony of the situation and accused the Romanian of exercising internalized misogyny.&quot;The irony, of course, is that the maker of meme would likely question Cirstea’s femininity — being a muscular woman athlete who deigns to pursue a career outside the home and all. Wild how often transphobia goes hand in hand with internalized misogyny.&quot;David Kane@DKTNNSThe irony, of course, is that the maker of meme would likely question Cirstea’s femininity—being a muscular woman athlete who deigns to pursue a career outside the home and all.Wild how often transphobia goes hand in hand with internalized misogyny. twitter.com/thebodyserve/s…The Body Serve Tennis Podcast@TheBodyServeIt's just so deeply on brand and unthinking392It's just so deeply on brand and unthinking https://t.co/wwgcCsdExBThe irony, of course, is that the maker of meme would likely question Cirstea’s femininity—being a muscular woman athlete who deigns to pursue a career outside the home and all.Wild how often transphobia goes hand in hand with internalized misogyny. twitter.com/thebodyserve/s…Here are some more reactions by tennis fans:Laurens K.@LaurensK07@denizthetenis Innocent in meaning of not be exposed to sexual content is disgusting now?Get help.12@denizthetenis Innocent in meaning of not be exposed to sexual content is disgusting now?Get help.Kyrgios coach@RobinsonCruis12@denizthetenis Shes from romania, this mindset must be 95% of the population4@denizthetenis Shes from romania, this mindset must be 95% of the populationJulius Caesar Wimbledon 2023 Champ@Und3rarmserve@MalditoDivino Another reason to hate Cirstea? I’m stunned!14@MalditoDivino Another reason to hate Cirstea? I’m stunned!kerbaefan@ANGIEKERBAE@MalditoDivino @limuzinaxd all the gays at wimby better watch out3@MalditoDivino @limuzinaxd all the gays at wimby better watch outMemo¹¹ 🇲🇽🏎🎾@f1memorod@denizthetenis Maybe she needs to mind her business@denizthetenis Maybe she needs to mind her businessIt's Jose Hum@joosehumfm@denizthetenis She's from the 19th century, work!!! 3@denizthetenis She's from the 19th century, work!!! 💤Marcel@Findngtimeagain@denizthetenis Vile5@denizthetenis VileSorana Cirstea is scheduled to appear at the 2023 Wimbledon ChampionshipsSorana CirsteaSorana Cirstea is all set to perform in the third Slam of the season, Wimbledon, and is scheduled to go up against Tatjana Maria in the Round of 128. The World No. 36 is favored to win the match despite having a 0-1 head-to-head record against the German.Sorana Cirstea lost to Maria in the 2022 edition of the Championships. She was sent packing by the latter with a scoreline of 6-3, 1-6, 7-5 in the second round.

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