771
submitted 1 month ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] VerdantSporeSeasoning@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

So I think that you're missing that this "controversy" started before this year's Olympics began. In 2023, a boxing organization (IBA) based out of Russia flagged Khelif as not passing eligibility after she defeated a previously undefeated Russian boxer. Khelif's disqualification meant the Russian woman kept her undefeated title. I'm lazy & going to copy from Wikipedia here:

The Washington Post stated, "It remains unclear what standards Khelif and Lin Yu Ting failed [in 2023] to lead to the disqualifications", further writing, "There never has been evidence that [...] Khelif [...] had XY chromosomes or elevated levels of testosterone." The IBA did not reveal the testing methodology, stating the "specifics remain confidential". At the time, Khelif said the ruling meant having "characteristics that mean I can't box with women", but said she was the victim of a "big conspiracy" regarding the disqualification. She initially appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport but the appeal was terminated since Khelif couldn't pay the procedural costs. After the appeal, Khelif organised her own independent tests in order to clear her name and return to boxing.

Alright back to my own words here. So the article goes on to say that in July of this year, the IBA said Khelif failed the test, but would not release the specifics about why exactly. The IOC said the ruling was "arbitrary" and "without due process". That is the background that sets the stage for what happened when the Italian quit this year at the Olympics and everyone subsequently lost their shit.

Here's the Wikipedia article, though feel free to check out other reputable sites for more detail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imane_Khelif?wprov=sfla1

[-] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago
[-] sudneo@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

So you are confidently answering people with wrong information, pushing hate against an individual, and your reaction to someone who educated you on the matter is just "thank you"? Maybe don't spread misinformation if you are not certain, and edit your factually wrong comments...

[-] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Who am I pushing hate against that doesn't deserve it? The Italian boxer is a transphobe. I linked sources. I don't need to edit because it's not that long of a comment chain and you can see the missing context. That's how conversation works. I don't need to exist to your specifications.

[-] sudneo@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

You didn't provide any source about what you are claming. I have seen the interview recording. She has never said anything at all about the other boxer.

Here is the interview (use a VPN to Italy and translate)

So to answer the question: you are fomenting hate against the Italian boxer with false accusations (at the best of our knowledge):

  • she didn't start any allegation about Imane
  • she did not make any remark, let alone any teansfobic remark

You are effectively the equivalent of people who jumped the gun and started calling Imane a man.

Usually when you confidently write wrong information is good practice to rectify with an edit.

this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2024
771 points (96.3% liked)

World News

38596 readers
1848 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS