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J.K. Rowling Misgenders Female Boxer Amid Olympics Controversy
J.K. Rowling Misgenders Female Boxer Amid Olympics Controversy
The "Harry Potter" author repeatedly referred to Algerian boxer Imane Khelif as a man, stubbornly ignoring the fact the athlete is a cis woman.
By
Kelby Vera
Aug 1, 2024, 04:10 PM EDT
Author and outspoken critic of the transgender community J.K. Rowling slammed the Olympics after women’s boxer Imane Khelif defeated Italy’s Angela Carini in a fight Thursday.
The creator of “Harry Potter” turned to X, formerly Twitter, to complain about the boxing match, which saw Algeria’s Khelif lay into Carini for 46 seconds before the Italian boxer quit the bout.
In her post, Rowling repeatedly misgendered Khelif, who is a cisgender woman disqualified from the 2023 women’s world championships after officials claimed an unspecified “gender eligibility test” showed the athlete had a Y chromosome and elevated levels of testosterone.
Khelif previously competed in the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo in the women’s division without fanfare.
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More at Link:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jk-rowling-sends-herself-into-transphobic-spiral-over-womens-boxing-bout_n_66abc61ce4b029f42a094275
Her, Elon Musk, and Richard Dawkins can all go fuck themselves sideways with a cactus!!!
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