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What are the odds of Khelif winning a defamation lawsuit against Boebert? She's falsely accusing her of being trans and therefore being ineligible to participate in women's boxing.
Well an Olympic athlete is probably a public figure in this context, so she'd need to show that Boebert defamed her "with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not."
Pretty good, I'd wager.
Remember there's a harm component as well - Khelif is Algerian, where being outed as LGBTQIA of any stripe can get you killed by the state.
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It's a little more complicated than that:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imane_Khelif
"In March 2023, Khelif competed for the gold medal in the finals at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships; however, she was disqualified shortly before her gold medal bout against Chinese boxer Yang Liu for failing to meet the International Boxing Association's (IBA) eligibility criteria. According to the Algerian Olympic Committee, Khelif was disqualified due to medical reasons; later reports indicated her testosterone levels were too high to compete.[21][22] Uzbekistani boxer Navbakhor Khamidova was awarded the bronze medal instead of Imane Khelif.[23]
In 2023, IBA president Umar Kremlev said that the disqualifications were because DNA tests "proved they had XY chromosomes".[24][25] The Washington Post stated, "It remains unclear what standards Khelif and Lin Yu Ting failed [in 2023] to lead to the disqualifications",[25][26] further writing, "There never has been evidence that [...] Khelif [...] had XY chromosomes or elevated levels of testosterone."[25] The IBA did not reveal the testing methodology, stating the "specifics remain confidential".[27]"
Why does matter? She’s not transgender in any way, making Boeberts claims false.
Boebert isn't the first person to make the claim and they have been sanctioned previously. Like I say, it's a complex matter.
I would disagree. When the right (known liars like Boebert, Trump, Logan Paul, etc) continuously lie about anything to try to rile up their base, I say it's imperative to completely disregard their opinions unless someone trusted is making the accusations. This is what they expect, this is exactly what they want. We need to ignore them. Not even bring it up. Keep them fringe and outcast them as weirdos. They bring nothing good to the table but lies, hatred, and divisiveness.
I would say the head of her boxing federation is a trusted source. That's what makes this complicated.
"In 2023, IBA president Umar Kremlev said that the disqualifications were because DNA tests "proved they had XY chromosomes".[24][25]"
Reportedly the XY test was false, but at the same time, they aren't releasing the methodology that allowed them to say she has XY chromosomes.
You mean the boxing federation filled corruption and that was disqualified by the Olympics?
I would disagree. As another poster pointed out, there are serious questions about the integrity of the IBA, not least the fact that they aren't recognised by the IOC. To suggest that the IOC wouldn't have clear eligibility criteria feels at best misguided.
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The president of the IBA (Umar Kremlev) is a Russian in a position of privilege, a position that is easily influence by Putin's agenda (who hate anything pro LGBTQ+). I would argue, with plenty of facts to back it up, that the IBA is compromised and is unable to have a neutral stance on this matter.
Under Kremlev's tenure as IBA head, he has heavily marketed himself, moved the IBA's operations to Russia, suspended Ukraine from the IBA, and made the Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom the sole sponsor of the IBA... The IOC stated that the IBA had failed to address governance, finance and corruption concerns.
There is absolutely nothing complex about this matter. A woman had a physical advantage over another woman, and is immediately suspected of not being a 'real woman'. This shit is as old as time itself, and it would never happen to a man.
It's a little complicated. The Italian boxer who faced Imane in the last match said she "had never been punched that hard before" and had to resign in the first minute.
There's no proof of an Y chromosome, the test Imane failed was just for testosterone (which might be natural). I'm not a doctor, but couldn't that just be from doping or something? She's from Algeria, which has only won like 17 Olympic medals total, which could encourage cheating. It would explain her punches being stronger.
Oh fuck off. For one, it's not even clear whether higher testosterone levels really give an athlete that much of an edge - many high level male athletes have comparatively low testosterone levels. Secondly, the forms of doping that involve testosterone are not manifesting themselves purely in higher testosterone levels - there are other tests for that. If there was any suspicion that this athlete was doping, they'd run the gamut on her - note how many athletes were already suspended this year, and they're not from comparatively poor countries like Algeria.
If a male boxer beats an opponent to a pulp, then we collectively shrug and move on. Oh well, he was just better. Poor matchmaking. But when it involves women, suddenly there must be something wrong with the athlete who, applying Occam's Razor, simply was stronger.
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she "had never been punched that hard before"
Didn't at least one person say the same thing about Mike Tyson?
Being better than everyone else might mean cheating, but it also might mean they are just better. No way for us plebs on the ground to know. It sounds like the IBC has not fostered enough trust to be taken at their word.
That being the case, it seems reasonable to take Imane's word for it until the matter can be settled by a trustworthy body.
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There is nothing complex about it.
IBA was itself disqualified for corruption and being slanted pro Russia.
They never provided evidence to their claims, and can you imagine that this disqualification was involved right after she won against a Russian boxer?
Why didn't they do it after she won against Nigerian (IIRC) boxer? Or what about her losing 9 times to other women?
Yup. This is the important context.
from this article:
She had previously competed without issues and was disqualified by the sport’s governing body only after she defeated Russian boxer Azalia Amineva in the 2023 tournament. The IBA is controlled by Umar Kremlev, who is Russian and brought in the state-owned energy supplier Gazprom as its primary sponsor and moved much of the governing body’s operations to Russia.
This week, the IOC described it as “a sudden and arbitrary decision by the IBA” in which Khelif and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan “were suddenly disqualified without any due process.” Lin was suspended for failing to meet unspecified eligibility requirements in a biochemical test.
The reasons for the two disqualifications are extremely murky, as is almost always the case with the IBA. The governing body has revealed little about the nature of the tests, including what was tested and who tested it. This lack of transparency would be unacceptable in major Olympic sports, and the IBA has been banned from the Olympics since 2019.
It's not more complicated. Following emphasis mine.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Boxing_Association
AIBA TO IBA: "In December 2021, the abbreviated name was changed to IBA in an attempt to rebrand the organisation and distance itself from the former administration."
"...The organization has been involved in multiple corruption scandals including on several editions of the Summer Olympic Games. In December 2017, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) expressed concerns about the governance of AIBA..."
"...In September 2021, an independent report found that bouts leading up to and during the 2016 Rio Olympics had been manipulated. To investigate boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and potential corruption of the AIBA, Canadian lawyer Professor Richard McLaren was appointed by AIBA to conduct a three-stage investigation. The report found bouts had been manipulated for money (up to $250,000), the perceived benefit of AIBA..."
"The IOC had been alarmed by the fact that the IBA's only sponsor is a Russian state-run energy giant Gazprom that supports the Russian invasion of Ukraine"
"In February 2023, USA Boxing announced its decision to boycott the 2023 World Championships (organized by the International Boxing Association)..., also accusing the IBA of attempting to sabotage IOC-approved qualification pathway for the 2024 Summer Olympics."
The IBA is a corrupt organization, funded by a Russian, state-run, company. Them disqualifying someone carries no weight.
I'd argue that allegations of corruption in the league, in fact, makes the whole issue MORE complicated, not less complicated. ;)
IBA has Russian ties and has not provided evidence for that claim that wikipedia sources
The fact that you are a mod of this sub too but you spread misinformation on it is disgusting
Stop spreading transphobic and sexist misinformation
Maybe she should move to Italy with the rest of the fascist weirdos that are upset about sex, gender, and ????.
Wasn't MTG doing crossfit? Maybe they should look into it. She could be not feminine enough for conservatives if she has been doing 'men activities' involving strength and muscles. Maybe MTG is secretly a men! Just sayin.
I'd say A men to that!
Same woman who was accused of spending 60k of campaign funds for personal expenses. She's incapable of spending her own money for causes. It's almost like she doesn't actually believe in anything.
That’s a LOT of handies.
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They're implying she's raising money by performing hand jobs.
I was half-awake and read "handles". I even read it a couple times and searched the article trying to understand.
Thanks.
Haha that's cool, the tired is real. Glad I could help.
Further context is that she was recorded fondling a guy while vaping at a musical and got ejected. He was also groping her.
Carpet bagger performing handjobs in a public theater.
Bigots are bigots for a reason, but what irks me more about this issue is that once they are proven wrong they just double down instead of admitting that they were mistaken. Not trying to excuse their transphobia, but after the initial dumb outrage they could’ve just moved on quietly after learning that she was born a female and I would’ve just thought of them as usual dumb-asshole-bigots, but noooooo, they just have to lower the bar even more.
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