Riley Gaines is back in the spotlight after appearing in a new XX-XY Athletics ad where she claims trans activists and university officials \u201csilenced\u201d her and derailed her dream of becoming a dentist. The article calls out the irony of the message, pointing out that Gaines first became a conservative media darling after a tied NCAA race with Lia Thomas and that her anti-trans platform has since turned into a lucrative career.\n\nThe piece says even many people on X rolled their eyes at the latest attempt to recast her as a victim, noting that Gaines originally supported Thomas before later shifting into a more profitable anti-trans role. In the end, the story argues that her fame was built less on being \u201csilenced\u201d and more on turning a sports dispute into a full-time fundraising and speaking gig\u00b7