Trans ‘Jeopardy!’ Champ Amy Schneider Called Out The GOP When A Lawmaker Offered Congrats On Her Winning StreakTo a Democratic Ohio legislator she wrote,
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By Kimberly Ricci
December 6, 2021
Transgender Jeopardy! champ Amy Schneider rose to champ status during Trans Awareness Week and has kept her winning streak, thus far, going for 13 games. This puts her in a rare spot: the 4th all-time champ when it comes to regular-season games, with a total of $536,400 and counting. She’ll be eligible in the Tournament of Champions, at some point down the line, as the first trans contestant to participate. And while producers are still trying to firm up a permanent replacement host (Amy has been praising Ken Jennings), there’s no hesitation at all when it comes to Amy deciding to throw some shade at certain lawmakers when given the chance.
Amy responded with all the positivity that her tweets have revealed thus far, though there was some spice here. “Thanks!” Amy wrote. “To any followers in Ohio, next year remember that, no matter who the Republican candidate is, one of their goals in office will be to make life harder for me personally. Don’t give them the chance!”She didn’t go into a rant, or strong language just a simple reminder of their oppressive practices.
There are some trans people that feel that she should use her time on Jeopardy for activism and I think that she is using her time on Jeopardy just right… she has class!
I felt the same when Misti, who identifies as trans and uses she/her pronouns, won the Britain's Best Woodworker challenge and did a huge amount for trans awareness and acceptance just by being openly herself and everyone else adopting her preferred pronouns without a blink. It demonstrated to anyone watching the series that accepting and treating transfolk with dignity is not such a huge issue as some would have them believe.
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