Khelif of Algeria and Lin of Taiwan have been the focus of intense attention — and often inaccurate commentary — because both were disqualified at the 2023 world championships
IOC President Thomas Bach said the “hate speech” directed at boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting at the Paris Olympics is “totally unacceptable.”
“We will not take part in a politically motivated … cultural war,” Bach said at a news briefing Saturday at the midway point of the Paris Games, where he wanted to draw a line under days of global scrutiny about the female boxers' gender.
The IOC being on the right side of history for once? Huzzah!
Snideness aside, credit where credit is due: though it shouldn't be, this simple refutation of utter bigoted lunacy is very courageous, given the fucked up political climate, and should be applauded!
doubt it. would be a firstie.
world boxing federation banned them both a while ago. woc and ioc hate each other. thomas bach lied in the interview when he said there was never any indication they wouldnt be women. so i am sure it is the wronf decision. as always.
Point to note, the athletes did not undergo a testosterone examination but were subject to a separate and recognized test, whereby the specifics remain confidential.
Which is quite convenient indeed. Especially since they don't even say what that "recognized test" is or who administered it.
Also-
you want to force the women with normal testosterone levels to get beat up by her?
So I assume this means men with low testosterone have to compete with women, right? Also, you must not have noticed that they were explicitly not given testosterone tests. Your link literally said so.
dream on. you fight the good fight. let her beat up all the boxing women in your country.they should stay out of olympia and wba. sport is about fairness.
i do not care what men with low testosterone do, i care about women that get beaten unfairly in the olympics.
Dream on about what? Your "evidence" was a test they didn't give any details about but had nothing to do with testosterone, invalidating your point about testosterone.
So what is the test for "fairness" in your estimation? What makes it "fair" when it comes to who gets to compete with a woman?
ask the many women that do not box her. you seem to be an expert at medicine, boxing, ehtics and everything else...or just some dumb fuck who sides with her out of reflex.
the majority of people affected wants her out for good reasons. what do you want?
You say there should be fairness. How do you make it fair? What test do you do to ensure it's fair? That's what I want. But your response seems to be to insult me rather than explain it, so I'm guessing you don't actually have an answer to this, you just think that "fake" women shouldn't get to compete as women.
So, again, how do you make it fair? How do you weed out the "not women" from the women?
"It doesn't matter whether we see the evidence or not. There's someone who I don't find attractive that is physically quite capable... SO IT MUST BE A MAN!!!"
"I know a man when I see one" has gotten so many cis women harassed because of transphobic bigots. Women with things like mustaches they don't really feel like shaving every day.
My wife works with a woman like that. I haven't talked to her about it because it's none of my business, but I thought she was trans myself at first. I said to my wife that she must get harassed a lot as a trans woman with a flat chest and a mustache and my wife told me she wasn't trans but gets harassed a lot anyway.
I try to be open-minded and accepting, but I made an assumption a cis woman was trans on sight anyway based on biases about what a woman "should" look like that I've been shown my whole life. I'm sure they're no more expert than I am.
no. why?! I am saying Imane Khelif should not box olympia for a number of reasons.
genZstupidness just has a reflex here fighting for "good". they are tards!
most otherwise very well boxing women do not want to box her. you seem to want unfair fights because of your superhero complex.
both Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting have testosterone levels so she could beat you up.
All women have testosterone levels, as their ovaries produce androgens. If you wish to police this, I would say that you need to set limits on testosterone across both males and females, as there are disparities in testosterone production in both groups.
Your writing style is terrible. Have you received enough education to talk about biological issues? To me, your use of 'tard' is projection.
Thanks for calling me 'Gen Z'. As someone born in 1982, I must look young.
Their use of that word got their post deleted for ableism. I wish people didn't think it was appropriate as an insult. I have seen so many disabled people bullied with that word and the longer version.
and these women just have too high testosterone levels. sorry english isnt my first language. and genY then....thos with zero empathy and childish reflexes.