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Olympic Coverage Boycott message

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FluffyBattleKitten · 01/08/2021 13:45

Hi witches,

I'm pleased to see the Hubbard travesty appearing in aibu, but worry that the increased awareness is going to lead to an increased audience for a not normally popular event. Which the BBC etc will twist into widespread approval.

I realise it's a bit late in the day but was wondering if we witches could cook up some kind of 'why I'm switching off for women' message for Monday. Not with a focus on Hubbard with a focus on who has been displaced. #I stand with....
Then it could be posted in aibu as a woman positive thread (I apologise in advance that I'm not brave enough to do it but I have poor mental health and aibu is the real viper pit)

I was also wondering if this already exists as a message as I'm not on twitter so could have missed an obvious one.

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LadyFuHao · 01/08/2021 15:15

Women like the indomitable Li Wenwen shouldn't have their moment to shine taken away because of the selfishness of one individual.

I always watch weightlifting and will be watching again to support the women there who have worked and trained endless hours to deserve their place.

What the IOC and IWF have allowed is utterly shameful but it is not the fault of the female athletes.

gailforce1 · 01/08/2021 14:58

Excellent idea but I am not on social media. Does anyone have an e mail address for the relevant person/dept at the BBC as I will happily send a message?

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FluffyBattleKitten · 01/08/2021 14:19

In the rush to be inclusive the IOC have excluded a woman from her own category.

As Samoa's prime minister,Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, noted, trans people have every right to play sport and compete, but should compete in their own category and not at the expense of women.

So in solidarity with the woman who have lost opportunities, tomorrow I will keep my television off and avoid all internet articles about the result. I know in no way my small gesture can make it up for the women who have lost out.
The women who've lost an opportunity.
The women and girls who've lost a role model.
But I hope you join me in standing for women.

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FluffyBattleKitten · 01/08/2021 14:12

Sorry copy paste fail. Was trying to reword some good stuff from fairplayforwomen.

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thinkingaboutLangCleg · 01/08/2021 14:05

I like the idea, Fluffy. I hope people take it up on social media.

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FluffyBattleKitten · 01/08/2021 14:00

There are only 14 places available per Olympic weight category. Hubbard has taken one of these female spaces. This means a woman has lost out on her place to make room.

Inclusion and fairness is the spirit of the Olympics.
That's why I will be boycotting all coverage on Monday.
I stand with Roviel Detenamo. An athlete who should embody the spirit of the Olympics. Who overcame true adversity to become an exceptional sportswoman.
From Nauru, a small island in the Pacific Ocean, she's a weightlifter. Weightlifting has brought Nauru much deserved glory. With a population of only 10,000 this tiny country has produced a total of 10 Olympians, all except two have been weight-lifters.

So why am I boycotting the sport that should have been Nauru's shit at glory?
This should have been Roviel’s first Olympics. She would have been the fourth Nauruan women to ever become an Olympian, and the first ever heavy weight woman.

But the IOC’s transgender inclusion policy meant her space was stolen.

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