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Algerian Imane Khelif wins boxing gold medal after her gender was wrongly questioned (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What exactly do you think the Soviet Union achieved by winning a bunch of medals?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    The person you are responding seems uninformed on the topic of Imane and in spreading misinform.

    However, Russia does have a sordid history messing with international sports. Look up all the scandals in figure skating and also last year Olympics. I'm not sure why they do it. I think it has to do with projecting power on the world stage.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm steering clear of the topic of Imane.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    No you aren't. You're arguing about trans women athletes competing in the Olympics against cis women in a thread specifically about Imane.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm arguing about the classification rules of the Olympic committee because the current rules are not sufficiently clear and have caused needless distress to at least two gold medal winners.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No, the rules are very clear. It's just right wing nutcases making up shit just to stir up trouble. The rules are there, and they've been in place long before this particular Olympic event.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    • Propaganda and ideological superiority of communism.

    • Cold war rivalry. Proxy battle.

    • National pride and unity.

    • International prestige.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    So nothing important then.

    Yes, you've definitely come up with a plausible reason why a Muslim country would be okay with a transgender athlete. Algeria is just desperate for international prestige. It will definitely do something or other.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yes, you've definitely come up with a plausible reason why a Muslim country would be okay with a transgender athlete.

    Have I? Strange. I wasn't asked that question.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I love how your whole conversation here is like "I'm not saying Khelif isn't a woman and shouldn't compete, but someone who is a person who boxes women that I have not named, but have decided is not a woman, should not compete with women. But I'm not saying it's Khelif."

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