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Imane Khelif, the Algerian Olympic boxer who fought as a female despite possessing the XY chromosomes of a man, has filed suit against Elon Musk and Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling for « harassment. »
Mr./Ms. Khelif alleges that Rowling and Musk said mean things about him/her online, which constitutes bullying. What hitting girls in the head constitutes, Khelif wouldn’t say.
Nabil Boudi, Khelif’s attorney, says the suit was filed against X and that even Donald Trump might be « looked at » in connection with the lawsuit. Trump has posted once on X in three years.
J.K. Rowling, however, made her objections known forcefully.
The idea that those objecting to a male punching a female in the name of sport are objecting because they believe Khelif to be ‘trans’ is a joke. We object because we saw a male punching a female. https://t.co/KSAM5RCl1S— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 2, 2024
International Olympics Committee President Thomas Bach called such reactions « hate speech. » “The Algerian boxer was born female, was registered female, lived her life as a female, has a female passport,” Bach said in a press conference last week.
