Translated By Adrian Chan-Wyles (PhD)
Translator’s Note: Within traditional martial arts training in Asia, even when practiced in the West, it is normal for women to spar with men – as this is logical. This is an ancient training method. Women and girls must learn what it is like to fight with a man. Women, by encountering the natural strength of a male must develop different skills to get around (and negate) the advantages that men possess. Women tend to be quick, clever, and light on their feet. Being kicked and punched toughens their mind and body in the training hall – so that if they are attacked on the street they might well survive and prevail against their attacker. In Old China, particularly amongst the Hakka people, men and women formed huge medieval armies that fought on the battlefield using ancient weaponry! Women fought and died alongside men – and that was just the way things were. In modern armies, women train with the men and go to war against men – women are capable fighters. It is anti-intellectual to assume that a woman will be killed or badly hurt in the ring if she happens to spar with a male. I know for a fact that female boxers routinely spar with male opponents whilst preparing for important fights with other women – as this conditioning develops extra strength and endurance! The idea that women should not fight is sexist and just another example of far-right misogyny! ACW (17.8.2024)
In the past two days, female boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting particpating in the 2024 Paris Olympic Boxing Arena have become the focus of public opinion because they supposedly “look like men”! This is the myth the Western (and Russian) media has been perpetuating – a form of racism disguised as Trans-Phobia!
The 25-year-old Algerian athlete Khelif defeated Italy’s Carini to enter the Women’s 66kg Quarter-Finals (Carini withdrew from her fight with Khelif after just 46 seconds – claiming it was to “save his life”! The scene of her kneeling on the boxing ring and crying – made netizens feel sympathy for her supposed plight) – while Lin Yu-Ting defeated Uzbekistan’s Turdibekova – to enter the Women’s 57kg Top Eight.
Despite being long-established female boxers – their participation in the Olympics has caused controversy as they were disqualified from participating in 2023. After her match with Khelif in 2024, a tearful Carini said she withdrew from the fight because of the pain in her nose – after she was punched and roughed-up in the opening round.
“I felt a sharp pain in my nose and with the maturity of a boxer, I said ‘enough’ because I didn’t want to suffer unnecessary damage, I couldn’t finish the fight.”
This should have been the end of the matter – but it was not. Khelif was subsequently heavily attacked online. Prominent anti-trans figures, right-wing commentators and politicians have falsely referred to Khelif as a man – and used the controversy to fuel a wider culture war over gender identity. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meroni said: “It is important to be able to compete on an equal footing, but in my opinion this is not a fair competition.” Writer JK Rowling said on social media: “Watch this and then explain why it is acceptable for men to beat women in public for fun?” These remarks further intensified netizens’ attacks on Khelif.
Simultaneously, 28-year-old boxer Lin Yu-Ting has also faced gender controversy. As she advanced to the Quarterfinals – Kamenova – of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee issued a statement of protest. What gender were these two women at birth? Well, both of these women were obviously born “female” – they were born as “girls”. Both women have been competing in Women’s Boxing and are recognised as female athletes by the International Olympic Committee. Indeed, due to the controversy, the family of Khelif have provided photographic and documentary evidence proving that their daughter is a woman, has always been a woman, and was born a girl.
IOC spokesman Adams also said, “The Algerian boxer was born a woman, is registered as a woman, lives her life as a woman, participates in boxing matches as a woman, and holds a female passport.” “This is not a transgender case. There is a misconception that this is a fight between men and women. It is not. There is a consensus that from a scientific point of view, this is not a fight between men and women.” The problem is that the mainstrean media in the W4st (and Russia) has been assisting the far-right (racist) ideologues – by spreading racially charged language, disinformation, misogyny, and intense transphobia. What these propagandarists do not know or care about is that In Khelif’s native Algeria, it is illegal to be gay or transgender – a crime that could be punishable by death.
In the face of doubts and ridicule, Khelif remained extremely strong. “Don’t let obstacles stand in your way, resist any obstacles and overcome them!” she said in March 2024. “My dream is to win a gold medal!” “If I win, my parents will see how far their child has gone – despite all the hardships and sacrifices. I especially want to inspire disadvantaged girls and children in Algeria.” Khelif is a truly strong woman who has proven her mettle throughout this vacuous international attack.
Lin Yu-Ting has also been participating in Women’s Competitions and has also been recognized as a female athlete by the International Olympic Committee. Why have these two women been subjected to this racist and sexist attack? Much of the criticism stems from Khelif’s disqualification from the 2023 World Championships in New Delhi, India – a competition where Lin Yu-Ting was also stripped of her Bronze Medal.
The IBA (International Boxing Association) defines a woman as an “individual with XX chromosomes” and a men as an “individual with XY chromosomes” – and claims that XY chromosomes were found in both athletes (Khelif and Lin). The problem is that the IBA refuses to provide any convincing scientific evidence – on the spurious grounds of “confidentiality”. But the IOC said in a statement on Thursday that Khelif and Lin were “victims of a sudden and arbitrary decision by the IBA.” “They were disqualified abruptly and without due process at the end of the 2023 IBA World Championships,” the IOC said.
Both of these “female” athletes participated in the last Olympics – so why was there no controversy at that time?
Unlike previous Olympic Games, the Boxing Event at the Tokyo Olympics was organized by the International Olympic Committee – rather than the IBA. The International Olympic Committee suspended the Organization’s activities in 2019 – due to concerns about the IBA’s fruadulent finances, poor governance, deficient ethics, corrupt judging and deficient adjudication. The IBA was stripped of its status as the Sport’s World Governing Body in 2023 – after failing to meet reform demands from the International Olympic Committee. In 2021, the International Olympic Committee released a framework for “Equity, Inclusion and Non-Discrimination Based on Gender Identity and Gender Difference”. The document lists Ten Principles (not rules) that National Bodies should follow when selecting athletes for the Olympics. The IOC said it “supports the participation of any athlete who meets the Olympic Qualification Criteria set by the International Sports Federations. The IOC does not discriminate against athletes who qualify through an International Sports Federation on the basis of gender identity or sex characteristics.”
Is this a transgender debate?
Absolutely not.
There is no indication that either Khelif nor Lin are transgender. Some reports have speculated that boxers may have differences regarding sex development (DSD) – like runner Caster Semenya – based on the IBA’s claim that they have XY chromosomes. DSDs are a group of rare disorders in which a person’s hormones, genes or reproductive organs may have a mixture of male and female characteristics. Some affected people prefer the term “intersex,” an umbrella term used to describe people who are born with biological variations in sex characteristics that do not fit into typical male or female categories. Other sports have rules for athletes with DSDs, where increased testosterone levels can lead to increased muscle mass and strength. For example, the World Athletics Federation only allows athletes with DSD to compete in Women’s Track and Field Events if they have reduced testosterone levels.
Interestingly, the IBA (International Boxing Association) stated that it would issue a bonus of US$50,000 to Carini, who withdrew from the competition, and her association and Coach would each receive a reward of US$25,000, which is the same as if Carini had won the gold medal. The IBA consider these payments to be “Compensation” for the IOC endangering the health of female boxers by making them fight men. IBA President Kremlev said: “I don’t understand why they want to kill women’s boxing – and kill women in boxing. For safety reasons, only qualified fighters should be allowed to participate in boxing matches. I can’t bear to see her cry.” However, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned the IBA from participating in the Olympics as early as 2019, and criticized the IBA’s Testing Process for being insufficiently specific and non-transparent. Last June (2019), the vote was 69 to 1 to sever ties with the International Boxing Federation, which was shrouded in allegations of bribery and match-fixing. All Boxing Events during the Paris Olympics are supervised by the International Olympic Committee.
But in May this year (2024), the IBA decided to continue to award bonuses to all athletes and associations who won medals at the Paris Olympics. The gold medalist will receive $50,000, their National Boxing Association will receive $25,000, and their Coach will receive $25,000, for a total of $100,000; the Silver medalist will receive $25,000, their association and Coach will each receive $12,500, for a total of $50,000; the Bronze medalist will receive $12,500, their association and Coach will each receive $6,250, for a total of $25,000.
The Italian protagonist of this incident, Carini, said about a day later – that she wanted to apologize to Khelif, saying that she would hug her if she had the chance to meet her, and she felt sad about the controversy caused by the incident.
Chinese Language Text:
https://www.sohu.com/a/798459852_121124676
奥运会拳击赛场男人打哭女人？坚持46秒，获5万美金安慰
2024-08-03 21:21
这两天，奥运会拳击赛场上的女选手哈利芙和林郁婷成为舆论焦点，原因是她们看起来像男人。
左为哈利芙，右为林郁婷
25岁的阿尔及利亚选手哈利芙击败意大利的卡里尼，进入女子66公斤级1/4决赛，而林郁婷则击败乌兹别克斯坦的图尔迪贝科娃，进入女子 57 公斤级8强。
由于她们在2023年被取消参赛资格，如今参加奥运会引起了争议。
卡里尼在比赛进行了46秒后中止了与哈利芙的比赛，声称为了“保住性命”。
跪在拳击台上哭泣的画面让网友们对卡里尼充满了同情。
然而戏剧性的一幕随后出现。
比赛结束后，泪流满面的卡里尼说，她之所以退出比赛是因为在开场被拳打脚踢后鼻子疼痛难忍。
“我感到鼻子剧烈疼痛，以一个拳击手的成熟度，我说‘够了’，因为我不想，我无法完成比赛。”
事情到此本应该告一段落，然而事实并非如此。
哈利芙随后在网上遭到了猛烈攻击。
著名的反跨性别人士、右翼评论员和政客错误地称哈利芙为男性，并利用这场争议加剧了围绕性别认同的更广泛的文化战争。
意大利总理乔治亚·梅洛尼说：“能够在平等的基础上竞争很重要，但在我看来，这并不是一场公平的比赛。”
作家罗琳在社交媒体上表示，“看看这个，然后解释为什么你能接受男人在公共场合为取乐而殴打女人？”
这些言论，进一步加剧了网民对哈利芙的攻击。
28岁的拳击手林郁婷同样遭到了性别争议。
随着她挺进8强后，将遇上保加利亚的卡梅诺娃，保加利亚奥运委员会发表声明抗议。
那么，克里芙和林郁婷出生时的性别是什么？男孩还是女孩？
答案是女孩。
哈利芙一直参加女子组的比赛，并且被国际奥委会认可为一名女运动员。
哈利芙的父亲和弟弟妹妹
哈利芙的父亲为了证明这一点，找出了哈利芙小时候的照片。
国际奥委会发言人亚当斯也表示，“这名阿尔及利亚拳击手生来就是女性，登记在册的也是女性，她的生活、她参加的拳击比赛都是女性，她还持有女性护照。”
“这不是跨性别案件。有人误以为这是一场男人与女人之间的争斗。事实并非如此。对此大家已经达成共识，从科学角度来看，这不是一场男人与女人之间的争斗。”
虽然众多事实摆在面前，但网友们并不买账，继续被反跨性别人士带着走，并制作出了大量恶搞照片和视频。
他们不知道的是，这种恶意的狂欢，不仅给哈利芙的胜利蒙上了阴影，还对她的隐私和安全产生了影响。
在她的家乡阿尔及利亚，同性恋或变性人是违法的。面对质疑和嘲讽，哈利芙表现得却异常坚强。
她在2024年3月说道，“不要让障碍阻挡你的前进道路，抵制任何障碍并克服它们，我的梦想是赢得一枚金牌。”
“如果我获胜，父母们就可以看到他们的孩子能走多远。我特别想激励阿尔及利亚处于弱势地位的女孩和儿童。”
截止到目前，没有任何迹象表明哈利芙除了女性之外还有其他身份。而林郁婷也一直参加女子组的比赛，并且被国际奥委会认可为女运动员。
两人为何引起争议？
批评大多源于哈利夫在印度新德里举行的2023年世界锦标赛上被取消资格，而林郁婷同样在此次比赛中被剥夺了铜牌。
IBA主席奥马尔·克拉姆列夫
IBA（国际拳击协会）将女性定义为“具有 XX 染色体的个体”，将男性定义为“具有 XY 染色体的个体”，声称在两人体内都发现了 XY 染色体，并以保密为由，拒绝提供证据。
但国际奥委会在周四的一份声明中表示，哈利夫和林昱婷是“IBA突然武断决定的受害者”。国际奥委会表示：“2023年IBA世界锦标赛即将结束时，他们突然被取消资格，没有经过任何正当程序。”
两人均参加了上届奥运会，为什么没有引发争议呢？
与往届奥运会不同的是，东京奥运会拳击项目由国际奥委会而非IBA举办。
由于对IBA的财务、管理、道德、裁判和评审等方面的担忧，国际奥委会于2019年暂停了该组织的活动。
由于未能达到国际奥委会提出的改革要求，IBA于2023年被剥夺了其作为世界体育管理机构的地位。
2021年，国际奥委会发布了“基于性别认同和性别差异的公平、包容和非歧视”框架。
该文件列出了国家机构在选拔奥运会运动员时应遵循的十项原则（而非规则）。
国际奥委会表示，“支持任何符合国际单项体育联合会规定的奥运会参赛资格的运动员参赛。国际奥委会不会因性别认同或性别特征而歧视通过国际单项体育联合会获得参赛资格的运动员。”这是一场关于跨性别的辩论吗？
绝对不是。
没有迹象表明哈利夫或林郁婷是变性人。
一些报道根据IBA的说法，即拳击手有 XY 染色体，推测他们可能像跑步运动员卡斯特尔·塞门亚一样存在性发育差异 (DSD)。卡斯特尔·塞门亚
DSD 是一组罕见疾病，患者的激素、基因或生殖器官可能混合了男性和女性的特征。
一些受影响的人更喜欢使用“双性人”一词，这是一个总称，用于描述出生时性别特征具有生物学变异、不符合典型男性或女性类别的人。
其他运动项目对患有 DSD 的运动员制定了规则，此类运动员的睾丸激素水平升高可以导致肌肉质量和力量增加。
例如，世界田联只允许患有 DSD 的运动员在降低睾酮水平的情况下参加女子田径项目的比赛。耐人寻味的是，IBA（国际拳击协会）表示，将向中止比赛的卡里尼，发出5万美元奖金，她的属会和教练各奖励2万5千美元，规格视同卡里尼摘金。
国际拳总主席克列姆列夫说：“我不明白他们为何要扼杀女子拳击。为了安全起见，应该只能让符合资格的选手参与拳击赛。我不忍心看到她落泪。”
然而，国际奥会（IOC）早在2019年就禁止国际拳总参与奥运，并抨击国际拳总的检测过程不够具体也不透明。
去年6月更是以69比1的表决，通过与被控贿赂、操纵比赛等阴霾笼罩的国际拳总断绝关系。
巴黎奥运期间拳击赛事均由国际奥会负责督导。可今年5月，IBA却不甘寂寞地作出决定，仍会向所有在巴黎奥运夺得奖牌的选手与所属协会颁发奖金。
金牌选手可获5万美元、所属的国家拳击协会2.5万美元、教练2.5万美元，总计奖金10万；银牌选手2.5万美元，所属协会与教练各1.25万美元，总计5万；铜牌选手1.25万美元，协会与教练各6250美元，总计2.5万。
而事件的主角卡莉妮事隔约一日表示，要向哈利芙道歉，称如果有机会见面会拥抱对方，对事件引发的争议感到难过。
最后，我们不禁要问那些施暴者，身为女人的哈利芙和林郁婷不参加女子拳击项目，参加什么？
难道要参加男子拳击项目，你们才觉得公平吗？
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 