"Why Are You OK With Man Beating Woman": JK Rowling On Olympics Gender Row
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The boxing match between Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Italian boxer Angela Carini ended in just 46 seconds.
Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has courted controversy after she referred to Algerian boxer Imane Khelif as a man. Ms Rowling's comment came after Khelif defeated Italian boxer Angela Carini at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024.The Carini-Khelif fight lasted 46 seconds after the Italian boxer decided to abandon the bout to "preserve her life". Soon after, she fell to her knees sobbing and even refused to shake hands with Khelif. The Algerian boxer was announced as the winner."I am heartbroken... I went to the ring to honour my father. I was told a lot of times that I was a warrior but I preferred to stop for my health. I have never felt a punch like this," Carini said. Watch this (whole thread), then explain why you're OK with a man beating a woman in public for your entertainment. This isn't sport. From the bullying cheat in red all the way up to the organisers who allowed this to happen, this is men revelling in their power over women. https://t.co/u32FcDTy9p Imane Khelif was born in Algeria. It's a Fundamentalist country where homosexuality, sex change is illegal and she had to go past the obstacles of her father's disapproval to be able to do Boxing. She looks like a average Female Boxer. You deserve being spitted on in the streets. https://t.co/8DGbWo0bZXpic.twitter.com/HSLiLnEV29
Reacting to Carini's defeat, Ms Rowling posted on X, "Watch this (whole thread), then explain why you're OK with a man beating a woman in public for your entertainment. This isn't sport. From the bullying cheat in red all the way up to the organisers who allowed this to happen, this is men revelling in their power over women."She also shared a video clip of the fight.
Next, she shared a post by Kirsty Burrows, Head of the Safe Sport Unit at the International Olympic Committee (IOC), slamming them for allowing "a male to get in the ring with her (Carini)."
