A woman has to box a man today at the Olympics. AIBU to be scared for her?

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Lin Yu-ting and Imane Khelif: Boxers cleared for Paris Olympics - BBC Sport

They are both biological males. Its to IOC, International Olympic committee. There will be a protest and i know another female Irish boxer has pulled out but surely this cant stand. The women could be seriously injured.

So in a world where male violence against women and girls is described as an epidemic, the IOC is green-lighting 2 men to beat up women.

If this travesty goes ahead, I hope it is given the widest possible coverage. Let the whole world see just what women have been talking about.

And of course the IOC are demanding that these men be referred to, and reported, as being female.

They are MEN.
They are CHEATS.

But "inclusivity" and "men's demands" and "women just shut the fuck up".

Yes it’s repugnant.

its happened, they just give the medals to the men. This has been going on for years in other sports, world women's cycling top three just won and are all men. This is getting attention because its dangerous to the woman as its boxing.

Because if they say they’re a women we are all magically supposed to believe it. Despite all biological and factual evidence to the contrary.

I am also confused by the article and no wiser for Googling further. There seems to be queries around both these participants, although visually one obviously seems a bigger problem.

Edit: Oh right, am with it now. It's not that they're fighting each other, they are both fighting in different competitions as women. I misunderstood entirely.

This makes me feel physically sick

Will any of you watch? It feels very wrong to watch but at the same time I want to know if they are okay? I'm not sure about the ethics of watching.

Unfair yes, totally. "Scared for her" is a bit dramatic, but I guess scaremongering is really the aim of this post.

This is the point where every woman in the Olympics in every sport, pulls out of competition.
Right now. In the middle of the games. See them collapse.
The IOC U-turn

This is the moment when women hold the power.

Cheating fucking bastards who can't compete against men so cheat and go against women who have trained hard for years and years. I don't understand anyone who would have the mindset that this is ok. I wouldn't go into a boxing match against my skinny 14 year old DS as he would bray me. Absolutely sickening.

Have you read the quote from a woman who has been in the ring with one of these men? She was relieved to make it okay. How would you feel, if not scared, getting in the ring with a man whose punches could kill you?

There are reporting restrictions on journalists. They know they are men but have to be careful with their language. Look out for phrases like, 'gender test failure, xy chromosones, previously banned from competing with women'. Hell of a trail of breadcrumbs there.

To be fair, most sports at international level have policies that prevent this. Don't get me started on lower levels, but men cannot compete in women's competition in the olympics in swimming, cycling, athletes (for example).

Boxing is in an odd position, because their international governing body has been suspended (?) or at least is not being recognised by the IOC. No one is in charge.

The IOC themselves did not get involved in this debate, presumably because they are too cowardly. They passed the buck of decision making to the governing bodies for each sport.

Just men.

Who used the legal process to change their passports to female.

That's all folks. Just men beating up women on the international stage.

DEI till you die. Or something.

Women sacrifice their one opportunity in 4 years, possibly a lifetime for many of them? That's your answer?

I think scared for her is a completely legitimate emotion. A male punch force is 162% stronger than that of a female. This woman is at risk of catastrophic injury.

I hardly think that is scaremongering. Completely wrong and the IOC is shameful letting this blatant cheating of pathetic mediocre men happen.

If that is the case, why on earth doesn't the article say that. Grrr.

No, sorry, I confused myself because I thought they were fighting each other. Then I put my brain in gear.😆

There's too much at stake. These women have worked their whole lives to get here. It's not their fault that the IOC is failing them so badly.

Maybe you should report it to the Olympics committee incase they have no idea?

Because the IOC have slapped a load of restrictions on reporting to make sure they can't.

They were hoping that if journalists couldn't report clearly on it, the rest of us wouldn't notice.

Its boxing, we are used to seeing women beaten in cycling and swimming at the elite level by men. That's unfairness. Boxing is different as its a combat sport. Its dangerous for men to box each other but for a woman to box a man. This is crazy. I'm not scare mongering, it is scary.

It is purely negligent on the part of the IOC .

We all know they know.

They just DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT WOMEN.

I’m a bit confused- the title in the OP says they are both biological males?