Bottom Line

The only purported evidence for the claim that Khelif is trans comes from an undisclosed test performed by an allegedly corrupt sports governing body that may have shown she has a DSD condition. The IOC has said Khelif meets its requirements for participation, with Adams, the IOC spokesman, specifically clarifying, “This is not a transgender issue.”

Because Khelif is not transgender, claims attempting to make her victory against Carini an issue about transgender rights or “woke” politics are without basis.

  • Bassman1805@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Not even. The IBA never clarified what test she supposedly failed, they just randomly disqualified her and never explained why.

    And yes, TONS of people are claiming she’s trans.

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        2 months ago

        Well, the world is full of idiots, so sadly stupid things like this become real issues that hurt real people.

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        2 months ago

        You won’t win a ton of people by calling them idiots.

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            That’s a very obviously not true. Most people don’t know what is going on and they go by what they read in the news or were told. If you start by calling them idiots, they will (quite legitimately I must add) think you are the idiot and ignore you.