Angry Twitter Users React To ESPN Choosing Caitlyn Jenner Over Lauren Hill For Courage Award

Must everything we do in life be measured extrinsically? Apparently it must, as courage appears to be meted out and qualified by an honoring award in lieu of the intrinsic honor of the act.

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Twitter, the arboretum of outrage, took to a cause on Tuesday. Avatars from all over explained their position on why Caitlyn Jenner is receiving the Arthur Ashe Courage Award in the rightful stead of Lauren Hill:

I can think of no more courageous or deserving athlete this year than the late #LaurenHill – should have been Arthur Ashe recipient IMO

— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) June 2, 2015

Hey @ESPYS, this is who should be receiving the award. So courageous & selfless. RIP sweet girl #LaurenHillESPY pic.twitter.com/rNBRbrjS1u — SouthernSportsBelle (@sportsbar_belle) June 2, 2015

How did the @ESPYS NOT pick #LaurenHillESPY for the Arthur Ashe Courage Award? @espn should be ashamed and embarrassed.

— kdenton (@KevinDenton32) June 2, 2015

Caitlyn Jenner for the Ashe ESPY Award? That’s courage, but Lauren Hill raised awareness and $ for childhood cancer on the basketball court. — GoGold Dishy LaRue (@Dishy2101) June 2, 2015

I couldn’t give the first damn about the ESPYs, but someone other than Lauren Hill is winning the courage award?

— Jerry Palm (@jppalmCBS) June 2, 2015

Lauren Hill deserved (and still deserves) the Arthur Ashe Courage Award this year. Jenner just brings more ratings… @ESPYS #LaurenHillESPY

— Reggie Patterson (@reggiep08) June 2, 2015

Both women have shown courage, but considering the curtailed litmus test of social media, it’s understandable that this decision wouldn’t fly under the radar of fury.

H/T NY Daily News

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