Punching down
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif JK Rowling let’s her true colors show again with transphobic attacks on Olympic boxer Let me begin by saying that I hate boxing.
I think it’s super gross to watch people punch each other in the face for entertainment. But what I hate even more is transphobia.
And the recent treatment of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif over her competing in the Olympics is truly the grossest. In case you didn’t follow the story, here’s the in-a-nutshell version of what happened, as reported by The Advocate: “Italian boxer Angela Carini competed against Khelif in a boxing match at the 2024 Olympic Games; 46 seconds into the fight, however, Carini withdrew from the match and claimed that she was feeling an intense pain in her nose.” She then told news outlets that competing with Khelif was “unfair.” Why was it unfair?
Well, it’s likely that Carini was referencing a decision made in March by the International Boxing Association to exclude Khelif and another boxer, Lin Yu‑ting of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), from competing because they failed a “gender test.” “According to the results of DNA tests, we identified a number of athletes who tried to deceive their colleagues and posed as women.
