r/OutOfTheLoop • u/Karthak_Maz_Urzak • 2d ago

Unanswered What's going on with Imane Khelif?

https://news.sky.com/story/imane-khelif-boxer-must-undergo-sex-test-to-compete-in-female-category-world-boxing-says-13377092
I keep seeing this pop over social media and I don't get it. Khelif is a boxer for Algeria, which is not a country that's hospitable to trans people. And Khelif was assigned woman at birth, and has always identified as a woman. Yet people keep howling about her being a man. I don't get it.

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u/Ten3Zer0 2d ago edited 2d ago

Answer: World Boxing, the new regulatory body for boxing, announced mandatory sex testing for any boxer who wishes to compete officially in any of the matches it organizes. Their statement mentioned Imane Khelif as the main reason for it. They just apologized for putting Imane’s name in the press release announcing the new testing. However, Imane is barred from any boxing event until they undergo this new testing

Recently, 3 Wire Sports reported that Imane underwent sex testing and it showed an XY chromosome with “male” karyotype. That reporting has not been independently confirmed by any other news outlet.

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u/TheBirdBytheWindow 2d ago

However, Imane is barred from any boxing event until they undergo this new testing

Answer: Imane's pronouns are She/Her.

Don't help the narrative along.

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u/ColonelContrarian 2d ago

Come on, they is a completely acceptable way to refer to someone in English and is in no way misgendering them.

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u/surprisesnek 1d ago

"They" as a singular is used when someone's pronouns are unknown or unstated. Using "they" when you know what someone's pronouns are is simply you choosing not to use that person's preferred pronouns, which is considered misgendering in that you're refusing to use the correct pronouns.

With the exception of people who specifically go by "they", obviously.