Imane Khelif Olympics Gender Scandal Explained #Shorts

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Produced by: Cory Ray, Philip DeFranco
Edited by: James Girardier, Maxwell Enright, Julie Goldberg, Christian Meeks, Matthew Henry
Art Department: William Crespo
Writing/Research: Cory Ray, Jared Paolino, Philip DeFranco
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#Olympics #ImaneKhelif #AngelaCarini

[personifiedcat]

I wonder how many of these people speaking out against Khelif spoke out about the Dutch volleyball player. He is an actual convicted predator.

[actuallyjustblaise]

Here’s some context that Phil missed out on.

Khelif was disqualified from last-years International Boxing Association world championships after failing ‘unspecified gender eligibility tests’.
This is where the accusations of high testosterone and XY chromosomes comes from.

These accusations are unsubstantiated, as the IBA never released the test results, or even disclosed what tests were conducted to identify these ‘discrepancies’.

Here comes the rub - these tests, and the subsequent disqualification, came three days after Khelif beat a previously-undefeated fighter from Russia.

Gazprom, the Russian state oil company, is the main sponsor of the IBA, which has also been involved in several prior scandals involving controversial disqualifications.

So, if you were wondering why a woman who was born a woman, lived her entire life as a woman and has competed in both amateur and professional boxing competitions as a woman is now being accused of hiding a gender transition (that would invalidate her win against a previously-undefeated Russian athlete), now you know.

[bronsiee]

She has high levels of testosterone, which some females simply have naturally. She has lost plenty of match ups with other female boxers. I feel bad for her and I think it was highly unprofessional of Carini to spark this scandal.

[daystalklol]

Dutch volleyball player who literally got convicted of being a child predator but allowed to represent his country gets less news coverage than 1 girl with high T count.

[BlueDaisy]

I feel so bad for her! She’s lost matches to other women before yet just because of this one match, people are denying her womanhood. There have been decorated Olympians whose genetics meant they had an advantage in their sport, so why should she be punished for hers.

[ravenhiei]

I feel so bad for this girl. (Both of them, tbh) Due to PCOS, I also had very high levels of testosterone growing up, to the point that I could match my male classmates. (Before I got on medication that was able to regulate my hormones) That, by no means, meant I was a male. It’s just so frustrating because everything that has come from this shows that people will treat others horribly without even KNOWING what’s going on. Maybe she just needs to get on some medication to even out her hormones! But even then, that doesn’t change who or what she is.

[JeamesGranger]

This is one of the reason I hate my existence. I’m on the other side spectrum to this athlete. I was born male. I sound female, my body moves like a female. It has been asked of me since I was child to either stop it, tone it down or have you considered taken testosterone.
I was physically & verbally assaulted at high school & teacher did nothing even tho they were aware I tried unalive myself. Where my father went a spoke principle.
I’m absolutely disgusted by all these creators whom were dragging her for existing & being at the top of her game.
I can’t even call my phone, gas electric and bank company with them not hanging up on me because they inform it’s a males account. Which I have to lie to them and say that I’m my own wife. Banks the hardest to deal with.
I’m always on alert when out in public & I hate to travel.

[rightwrightwriter]

We praised Michael Phelp’s genetic differences. He produces half the lactic acid as normal and has hyper mobile ankles which give him bigger range. But her genetic differences are villainized. 🤷‍♀️

[em]

This is really gross how misogynistic ppl are being to this woman.

[sativadiva]

This is a huge reason biologists keep trying to tell us that life and genetic diversity is a lot more than "there are only two sexes and they always have exactly XYZ characteristics".

[djtommy]

People should also watch Imane fight in 2022. She was very skinny that no one would doubt shes a woman. Also what no one is talking about is that she worked her butt off to be here and even sold bread and plates to people on the street to pay for her trip to the olympics . Plus there is pics of her as a child as a young girl. It just goes to show how easily people can be brain washed on the internet before getting all the facts.

[thaddperkins]

People on twitter are idiots. Especially Jake Paul and Pat McAfee.

[MissOtaku]

*enters world’s hardest punching competition*
*gets punched really hard*

[NaomiNaka-ij]

She is not trans, why is there so much misinformation 🤷‍♀️ People just throw everything in one pot it’s insane

[jjjai]

If she can't beat her opponent then don't play boxing. Khelif has been beat up by 9 female. So go find another sport to join

[syphaxln]

Am from algeria and am here to tell you that we are just belt different
Imane khelif Is a woman
Stop with this non sense

[SanityVideo]

How many of the people saying this have had their chromosomes tested? Intersex conditions aren't as rare as people think.

[abigailthompson]

Transphobia has never been about keeping women safe

[tiktoksforU-yh]

the fact kahelif lives in algeria a place where being trans is illegal and not respectfull, imane was beteen 9 times in her carrear says somethign...

[BestCoastLife]

What is with the Italians whining when they meet a stronger, more capable athlete? 🥊🥊

Remember when the Italian female gymnast was complaining about Simone Biles winning so many metals. She then went on to say something very derogatory. 😡😡

The Italians have claimed, the judges are giving high scores to the African-American power gymnasts while over looking the grace and elegance of the European gymnasts.

Damn, you can’t take away the talent, dedication and athleticism of Simone.
Keep up Italy, train harder. 🤷‍♀️

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