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I am absolutely not accusing Khelif, or anyone else, of pretending to be something she's not. The evidence is clear she's a male athlete who grew up with a diso
by idlewords 2y ago
I am absolutely not accusing Khelif, or anyone else, of pretending to be something she's not. The evidence is clear she's a male athlete who grew up with a disorder of sexual development, but it's possible in that scenario to be raised as a girl and not learn of the condition until puberty. I think accusations of bad faith against Khelif are cruel.
To answer your second question, I don't think any male athlete should compete in women's sports, since it negates the purpose of having sex-segregated categories. I believe it's possible to preserve these categories without excluding or vilifying transgender athletes. And I think this sentiment is in line with the vast majority of people who understand there is a tension between affirming people's gender identity and being fair to female athletes.
("Ageist" is a joke about the non-sequitur accusations of transphobia I got in response to my tweet.)
- aredox 2y agoYou say she's male, but she says she's female. How can you square that with "I am absolutely not accusing Khelif of pretending to be something she's not" when you are absolutely accusing her of doing that?