Lance Armstrong, Known Cheat, On 'Fairness of Trans Athletes in Sport'

“Have we really come to a time and place where spirited debate is not only frowned upon, but feared? Where people’s greatest concern is being fired, shamed or cancelled?" he said. "As someone all too familiar with this phenomenon, I feel I'm uniquely positioned to have these conversations.”

Many were quick to point out that Armstrong was never "fired" for being controversial, but was rather discredited after it was revealed that he had been cheating for over a decade. Several also pointed out that neither Armstrong nor Jenner had taken an interest in women's sports until transgender women entered the conversation.

Even a Twitter community fact-checking note has pointed out: "Lance Armstrong was not 'cancelled.' Armstrong was the most dominant and successful professional cyclist in history, until 2013 when he was found to have been doping and was stripped of his titles and awards. Armstrong himself later admitted to cheating for over a decade."

Shortly after being stripped of his titles, Armstrong admitted to doping in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, agreeing that it was not "humanly possible to win the Tour De France without doping, seven times in a row."