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LostOne4Ever

(9,592 posts)
Fri Aug 2, 2024, 03:57 AM Aug 2024

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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J.K. Rowling Misgenders Female Boxer Amid Olympics Controversy (Original Post) LostOne4Ever Aug 2024 OP
Post removed Post removed Aug 2024 #1
The plagiarism charges were murielm99 Aug 2024 #4
Isn't her 15 minutes of fame over? Dave Bowman Aug 2024 #2
More like 15 years of fame. TwilightZone Aug 2024 #3
have her books , read all of them. now they gather dust. AllaN01Bear Aug 2024 #5
It's encouraging TommyT139 Aug 2024 #6
Hardcore TERFer who helped tarnish Richard Dawkins' reputation wolfie001 Aug 2024 #7

Response to LostOne4Ever (Original post)

Dave Bowman

(3,533 posts)
2. Isn't her 15 minutes of fame over?
Fri Aug 2, 2024, 04:34 AM
Aug 2024

I would boycott her books and movies if I hadn't overlooked them already.

TwilightZone

(28,833 posts)
3. More like 15 years of fame.
Fri Aug 2, 2024, 07:23 AM
Aug 2024

It's hard to think of anyone who has utterly disappointed and disgusted more people with her statements and beliefs than Rowling.

TommyT139

(689 posts)
6. It's encouraging
Fri Aug 2, 2024, 03:16 PM
Aug 2024

It's encouraging that Rowling's transphobia has helped make all the more visible the strong, early, and clear support from the film stars.

wolfie001

(3,586 posts)
7. Hardcore TERFer who helped tarnish Richard Dawkins' reputation
Fri Aug 2, 2024, 07:28 PM
Aug 2024

He tried to defend her and it was a big fail. He then added some of his own views on the subject and that was a double fail. What a mess. I put a lot of the blame on the Murdoch syndicate because they've created so much hatred and bigotry. Mainstreamed it really.

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