North Carolina's push to ban participation trophies for children ripped as 'nonsense' and a 'waste of time'

'The Five' co-hosts discuss North Carolina moving to ban participation trophies and Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson's past comments on abolishing homework and 'F' grades. 

Three North Carolina state senators have introduced a bill to ban participation trophies for children, but some say the move is more performative than substantive.

The bill, proposed by three Republican lawmakers, says awards should be based on "identified performance achievements" and not solely on children’s participation in sports or other activities. 

Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld argued the bill was a "waste of time."

"I think it's a lousy statement. It's a waste of time. You know, it's obvious that… it's a thumb in the eye," he explained this week on "The Five."

A proposed bill would eliminate participation trophies for children.  (iStock)

Gutfeld joked that removing the awards would be a bad thing because then people like him wouldn’t receive anything. "Don't get rid of the participation trophies because then what do you give to kids like me?" he asked. "I mean, they used to... actually, back then it was called ‘most-spirited.’ Do you remember that?" 

He shared that he won a "most-spirited" award because he couldn’t shoot a single basket in a three-day-long basketball tournament. 

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Co-host Dana Perino agreed that the bill was a waste of time, adding that it was "nonsense and ridiculous." "You don't actually need to legislate anything. Let parents make this decision or their schools make the decision or the teachers, whoever," she said. 

"If it's 5-year-olds and you're trying to get everybody to participate in a team sport, I get it. Everybody gets a