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Sportsmanship rule (lemmy.world)
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[-] takeda@lemmy.world 127 points 10 months ago

"Oh so they are also gay?" /s

Absolutely I hate how the transphobes first tried to use it as an excuse to attack them, and then when it turned out they weren't even trans, they doubled down even more.

What this shows is that right now this hate can be used against literally anyone, all they have to do is to label their target.

It does feel a bit like the Nazism in the early 20th century.

[-] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 46 points 10 months ago

"You know that thing you don't understand and therefore don't like? Well they are that thing!!!! GET 'EM!"

[-] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 11 points 10 months ago

the transphobes first tried to use it as an excuse to attack them, and then when it turned out they weren't even trans, they doubled down even more.

I'm not familiar with this case. Can you elaborate on what happened and your take on it pls?

[-] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 24 points 10 months ago
[-] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 43 points 10 months ago

From what I gather, she was born a woman and has always identified as a woman. There is no public concrete evidence that argues otherwise. She is therefore not trans. Still, the International Boxing Committee disqualified her and another boxer for failing a gender eligibility test, though they didn't specify on what grounds. Then, another Olympian got their ass handed to them, so they said it was unfair that Khelif was able to participate. what???

Ironically, if there is absolutely no evidence that Khelif is trans, then by their own standards, the ones hurting gender-based fairness in sports are the transphobes.

[-] Denjin@lemmings.world 51 points 10 months ago

The IBC has been suspended by the IOC for corruption and match fixing and Khelif and Yu Ting were only disqualified from the world championships after Khelif beat a Russian boxer who was then advanced in her place.

[-] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 14 points 10 months ago

Ironically, the corrupt Russian president was elected based partially on promises of reform to fix the governance and finance issues that prompted the IBC's 2019 suspension.

[-] Ranger@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 10 months ago

The International Boxing Committee was taken over by a Russian oligarch & the the first disqualified boxer defeated a Russian boxer.

[-] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 4 points 10 months ago

Dude, Russia is straight up a country ran by bullies. O'Doyle rules!

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