Female athletes have deservedly earned praise at the Paris Olympics. They don't deserve to be thrown into a cesspool of social media rumor-mongering if they're not tiny and waiflike.
I had not followed up on Khelif's status and I am glad you pointed out that she really is female. I can rest easy knowing she legitimately belongs in the Olympics. Thank you
Thank you for writing this. I hope a lot of folks get to read it. Many speak with unconscious bias toward women. As you said, discussing looks is what we have been trained to do when discussing females. Hair, nails, body type are all discussed. It needs to be pointed out. So glad you did that!
This is really empowering, you know, a female writer nowadays is able to defend a MAN punching down a woman, accomplished female athletes are now being lumped with a MAN regarding some mean comments.
In all seriousness, when will these people, who have same pairing of the 23rd pair of chromosomes (of which Lin and Khelif pretends to have,) finally realize that, this will be a problem of their own, and that it will impact far beyond just 2 medals awarded during paris 2024, which they actually holds the power right know to nip the craziness in the bud.
But instead what we have here is a think piece about mean comments, self inflicted victimhood and men can pretend to be women, because some women happens to be big boned or are professional athletes.
Also, they are doing exactly what they’re accusing the men/internet/imaginary perpetrator are alleged to be demanding of, which is to submit to the men and their male gaze, whom now are setting the glass ceiling higher.
By not wanting to hurt some feelings, with the eagerness to pander to grown men’s feelings, by not daring to challenge what the society deemed to be the correct way, you just march your way back to the kitchen, by one’s own choice though, so I guess that still counts as empowering, right?
What else were Mr. Khelif’s parents to do other than choose the path that would make it easier for Mr. Khelif to fit into socially conservative Algeria? Start a foundation advocating for those who suffer like Mr. Khelif, or start a lifelong campaign fighting for recognition and accommodation for such medical issues? William Thomas is celebrated in the States; Mr. Khelif will not be treated the same in Algeria.
Oh, and there is a renowned industry in Thailand based on the excellent services provided by “women.”
I feel sorry for Mr. Khelif due to his medical condition, but him prancing into women’s spaces and ransacking what was supposed to be a women’s celebration is just nasty, wrong, and deserves to be fact-checked by reality at least.
Bottom line: a simple DNA test can easily save us from this nonsense, so why won’t he do it? Olympic-level athletes are required to take all sorts of drug tests consistently; surely he knows how to spit into a cup or pluck some strands of hair.
Well, if your only takeaway is that my comment is blind hatred, I guess we don’t have common ground regarding the topic as you clearly refuse to accept simple biology. So sure, I will move on, as it is hard to witness the fall from grace of an experienced writer.
I have enjoyed the Paris Olympics and particularly the women’s accomplishments. Fortunately I don’t spend much time on social media and didn’t know this was going on. It’s disgusting to hear.
I had not followed up on Khelif's status and I am glad you pointed out that she really is female. I can rest easy knowing she legitimately belongs in the Olympics. Thank you
Thank you for writing this. I hope a lot of folks get to read it. Many speak with unconscious bias toward women. As you said, discussing looks is what we have been trained to do when discussing females. Hair, nails, body type are all discussed. It needs to be pointed out. So glad you did that!
This is really empowering, you know, a female writer nowadays is able to defend a MAN punching down a woman, accomplished female athletes are now being lumped with a MAN regarding some mean comments.
In all seriousness, when will these people, who have same pairing of the 23rd pair of chromosomes (of which Lin and Khelif pretends to have,) finally realize that, this will be a problem of their own, and that it will impact far beyond just 2 medals awarded during paris 2024, which they actually holds the power right know to nip the craziness in the bud.
But instead what we have here is a think piece about mean comments, self inflicted victimhood and men can pretend to be women, because some women happens to be big boned or are professional athletes.
Also, they are doing exactly what they’re accusing the men/internet/imaginary perpetrator are alleged to be demanding of, which is to submit to the men and their male gaze, whom now are setting the glass ceiling higher.
By not wanting to hurt some feelings, with the eagerness to pander to grown men’s feelings, by not daring to challenge what the society deemed to be the correct way, you just march your way back to the kitchen, by one’s own choice though, so I guess that still counts as empowering, right?
Take your blind hatred somewhere else. The Algerian boxer was born a woman, lives as a woman, and was approved by the IOC as a woman.
What else were Mr. Khelif’s parents to do other than choose the path that would make it easier for Mr. Khelif to fit into socially conservative Algeria? Start a foundation advocating for those who suffer like Mr. Khelif, or start a lifelong campaign fighting for recognition and accommodation for such medical issues? William Thomas is celebrated in the States; Mr. Khelif will not be treated the same in Algeria.
Oh, and there is a renowned industry in Thailand based on the excellent services provided by “women.”
I feel sorry for Mr. Khelif due to his medical condition, but him prancing into women’s spaces and ransacking what was supposed to be a women’s celebration is just nasty, wrong, and deserves to be fact-checked by reality at least.
Bottom line: a simple DNA test can easily save us from this nonsense, so why won’t he do it? Olympic-level athletes are required to take all sorts of drug tests consistently; surely he knows how to spit into a cup or pluck some strands of hair.
Well, if your only takeaway is that my comment is blind hatred, I guess we don’t have common ground regarding the topic as you clearly refuse to accept simple biology. So sure, I will move on, as it is hard to witness the fall from grace of an experienced writer.
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Per the afghani female boxer, did she ultimately win the gold medal?
She is Algerian, and she is scheduled to fight for the gold medal tonight.
I have enjoyed the Paris Olympics and particularly the women’s accomplishments. Fortunately I don’t spend much time on social media and didn’t know this was going on. It’s disgusting to hear.