Sean Strickland is back at the center of controversy, and this time the flashpoint is postpartum psychosis rather than politics alone, though it did not take long for the two to collide. The UFC middleweight standout used his platform to blast the wave of sympathy directed at Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother facing charges connected to the d3aths of her three children.
Clancy’s defense rests on the claim that she was gripped by postpartum psychosis when the incident occurred, and her case has become a lightning rod that stretches well beyond the courtroom, touching nerves around how the public discusses maternal mental health, guilt, and grief.
Strickland’s response was not measured. He referenced the Salem witch trials in a way that suggested he views them more favorably now, used dismissive and crude language toward women expressing sympathy for Clancy, and argued that their reaction amounted to a kind of madness.
From there he escalated, calling for the repeal of the 19th Amendment and closing his post with the line, “Sorry women but you shouldn’t be able to vote….”
That was just the written version of a stance Strickland has apparently been sitting with for a while, because a video of him elaborating on the same idea began circulating soon after. In it, he zeroed in on Clancy’s husband, arguing his awareness of her condition should have prompted intervention long before tragedy struck.
“Let me tell you guys something. The dude knew. He knew that she was having these thoughts. He knew that she was in the psych ward. He knew that she was on anti-depressants, on psych meds. The guy knew. And the fact that I could look at this guy and say, dude, you’re a piece of sh*t. You belong in prison, like you are not innocent. You’re just as guilty for allowing this to happen. It’s why men should vote, and women shouldn’t be able to vote.”
From there, Strickland pivoted to address the criticism already piling up in his direction, and rather than walking anything back, he widened the target.
“I know some women out there, you’re an a**hole, Sean, but let me tell you something. I don’t think most men should be able to f**king build it. Do you see these soft a*s f**king men in this world? No, but I would take the whole country as f**k.”
The remarks build on comments Strickland has made before, where he insisted his issue was not with women’s intelligence or political understanding but with what he sees as an excess of compassion. He has argued that empathy makes it harder to accept that some people cannot be rehabilitated and instead need to face permanent removal from society, a position he says women are less willing to accept than men.
Sean Strickland Claims “Soft” Men Shouldn’t Be Able To Vote After Backlash Over Women Voting Comments pic.twitter.com/KWsJDwbiJ0
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