Imane Khelif is a cis woman, she has experienced 9 losses against other women in her career, including the 2020 Olympics where she lost against Irish participant Kellie Harrington. Yet, the usual transphobes are currently unleashing a vile attack against her, misgendering her, accusing her of being a man competing unfairly and having some sort of advantage against her fellow athletes, all because she doesn't fit their incredibly limited norm of how a woman should look.

Suddenly, people who never cared or know much about the sport are very interested in women's boxing, and found a scapegoat in her in order to spread their disinformation. Khelif is currently receiving more vitriol than convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde who was still allowed to compete.

This is basically yet another reminder that it was never about genuinely caring for the safety of women. Transphobia is dangerous for everyone, *including* us cis women, and that the links between TERF ideology and white supremacy are very real. Feminism isn't feminism if it's not intersectional.

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#ImaneKhelif #Olympics #Olympics2024 #transphobia #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Transphobic Backlash To Imane Khelif Doesn't Help Women

^Junkee

This is a real picture, it has not been altered, just great timing as he launches over the wave

Gabriel Medina, #Brazil, he scored a 9.90, the highest single wave score in Olympics history

then he stood on air in a #photo which is instantly iconic

#surfing #olympics2024 #photography #photograph

Edit: credit to #olympics #photographer Jerome Brouillet

And Story: time.com/7005239/olympics-surf…