Khelif was crowned an Olympic champion on Friday after comfortably beating China's Yang Liu by unanimous decision to win gold in the women's welterweight final.

The Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender row at the Paris Olympics has filed a legal complaint saying she has been a victim of online harassment.

Imane Khelif’s lawyer Nabil Boudi said the complaint was filed with the Paris Prosecutor’s Office on Friday.

On Saturday, the gold-winning boxer said: “All that is being said about me on social media is immoral. I want to change the minds of people around the world.”

  • t�m@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1003·
    3 months ago

    Still a bit wild when you think about it: she comes from a religion that’s against it, a country that’s both against it and has it illegal, and she has no desire to change gender. Yet they all are saying she is.

        • Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          21·
          3 months ago

          If we infiltrate their online spaces to start talking about how “I’m transvestigating myself in case I am secretly trans!!!”, I’m sure some of these deluded idiots will start copying. It’s all an echo-chamber of fads.

    • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world
      141·
      3 months ago

      I think those who still insists Imane is a man are doubling down because they can’t admit that they were wrong. Their ego is wounded. I saw some claims that, apparently, the Algerian government wilfully overlooked or changed Imane’s gender. As if that would ever happen for reasons you mentioned.

  • rustydomino@lemmy.worldEnglish
    921·
    3 months ago

    The Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu Ting who was also DQed by the IBA with no evidence also won gold. Her coach thanked JK Rowling, saying “most people probably didn’t know or care about women’s boxing. Now the whole world knows Yu Ting and Taiwan and that she is a champion.”

    • macniel@feddit.org
      942·
      3 months ago

      Against those who started this harassment campaign: the IBA. Those russian assholes began this with their falss evidence.

      • kbin_space_program@kbin.run
        1410·
        3 months ago

        Wouldnt be surprised.

        Equally, wouldnt be surprised at them being behind that Turkish shooter who didnt use the special glasses.
        Even though: it was a pairs event and he had a partner(who was using the glasses) and he wasnt the only person not using them.

          • kbin_space_program@kbin.run
            727·
            3 months ago

            He did nothing other than get a silver medal with his partner. But my suspicion is that he’s being used as s dog whistle meme. Because its a White-passing guy not using special gear, often being contrasted against an asian woman who is using special glasses.

            • hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              31·
              3 months ago

              Eh, you’re overanalyzing it. He became meme over his vibes, nothing to discredit the righteous winner.

              The world loves when something unexpected happens

              • 4am@lemm.ee
                81·
                3 months ago

                I think both can be true. I’ve seen some shitty posts using him too; although you are correct that the main impetus was his casual AF vibe

            • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
              16·
              3 months ago

              a White-passing guy

              Not sure what that means. He looked like a pretty typical Turkish person. His skin isn’t even especially pale.

              Turks aren’t Arabs. He’s as “white-passing” as Erdogan.

    • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlEnglish
      313·
      3 months ago

      looks like the whole global far right was against her

      Lock 'em up!

      More seriously - I’d bet it’s not all that hard to trace back to the first person who made the online claim of her being trans. Maybe that person and/or a related platform that refused to take down the misinformation?

      And for the record, I support her rights as a woman even if she had been trans. (And will spend 0 seconds of time arguing with anyone here about why.)

      • Hydra_Fk@reddthat.comEnglish
        51·
        3 months ago

        I mean she has Man right there in her first name and He in her last name I see how someone would be confused. /S

  • KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    175·
    3 months ago

    All that is being said about me on social media is immoral.

    I worry that with the country she’s from, that she’s referring to being trans as immoral, and not the baseless accusations.

    Its interesting that being called trans seems to be the new being called gay.

    • kameecoding@lemmy.world
      42·
      3 months ago

      It’s because currently being gay is more accepted than not in western countries, you don’t generate controversy with that you just expose yourself for being an asshole, well trans are not yet accepted to that degree

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    921·
    3 months ago
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