Olympics 2024

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JK Rowling is ****ing horrible.
She could do so much good with her money and public visibility but chooses to spend her time spreading hate and division.
****ing vile.
And her books are ****.

[Doc_Piptorious]

She could do so much good with her money and public visibility but chooses to spend her time spreading hate and division.

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She, imo of course, takes so much credibility from the very genuine issues she champions through her lying so much in order to raise "attention"



Her "Smirk of a male" comment about Khelif just highlights her ignorance to the facts or maybe highlights her willingness to spout what she wants to be seen as the "truth" over the actual truth.


No shock to see other such deep thinkers and fellow champions of the "truth" like Liz Truss and Elon Musk agreeing with her.

[danperkins]

Kelly Harrington pressured about speaking out or making comments?

Not paid too much attention to her here in Ireland over the past four to six years then, especially since she won gold at the last Olympics?

When it comes to making comments via twitter or through certain interviewers she could never be regarded as being backwards in coming forwards.


Think the very fact a number of her past opponents have come out straight away to back Khelif says a hell of a lot. And that's fighters that have beaten her and those beaten by her.


Not exactly sure what could come out that would be "interesting" though.

Khelif is biologically a woman.

She was born a woman.

So all the tittle tattle in the media and from airheads like the Harry Potter writer about Khelif having been a man before is just bullcrap being spouted to further their own agendas on certain topics.

We saw what that sort of made up crap can cause in Southport this week.


Now if it is a thing that folk born with genetic advantages have to be forced to not be able to compete in sports, well then they need to apply that in both the paid and unpaid ranks and across pretty much the entire spectrum of sport for it to be fair.

Would be a very different story if Khelif was found to be taking some sort of PEDs or growth enhancers from a younger age, but seems everything to do with her appears to be simply down to a genetic lottery.

I don't think it's quite as simple as being born with genetic advantages as such though, it's a bit more complex. Banned by one boxing governing body but not by the other, muddies the waters. So according to the IBA , Khelif's fails the gender eligibility test that prevents athletes with male XY chromosomes competing in women's events. Khelif isn't subject to a testosterone exam but instead put through a separate test that found she had competitive advantages over other women athletes but does fits the ICO measure. It's a ****ed up situation exacerbated by the on going battle between the ICO and IBA and the difference in their criteria.

As for Harrington, we'll see if she expands on her comments.

[danperkins]

JK Rowling is ****ing horrible.
She could do so much good with her money and public visibility but chooses to spend her time spreading hate and division.
****ing vile.
And her books are ****.

I don't know much about Rowling but her books are kinda awesome in fairness

[danperkins]

Ireland catching up on China in the medals table

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I don't know much about Rowling but her books are kinda awesome in fairness

Maybe if you're ten.
Whatever floats your boat.

[Fivex]

Don’t really follow boxing but.. the IBC is run by one of Putin’s cronies right?

[danperkins]

Maybe if you're ten.
Whatever floats your boat.

it was released in 97 in fairness

[danperkins]

But she isn't biologically male?

Fair post and my mistake

I was referring to their XY chromosomes comments & should have posted their statement word for word which led to the failure to meet the IBA eligibility criteria.

[Buzzo]

JK Rowling is ****ing horrible.
She could do so much good with her money and public visibility but chooses to spend her time spreading hate and division.
****ing vile.
And her books are ****.

She has been looking to disrupt absolutely everything on this subject and puts herself forward as an expert.

I have one first hand story that shows she has an absolute lack of compassion.

[danperkins]

Irish lads there just not good enough, dissapointing not to make the final.

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[danperkins]

Marchand is absolutely ridiculous

[ChesterDave]

Edit. Quoted wrong post

[ChesterDave]

I don't know much about Rowling but her books are kinda awesome in fairness

The ones she wrote in her own name or the ones she used a dudes name that was borrowed from a hideous homophobe?