{"id":2319383,"date":"2024-08-05T12:12:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T16:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-viral-olympics-moment-female-fighter-hilariously-roasts-boxer-who-failed-gender-test\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T12:16:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T16:16:48","slug":"watch-viral-olympics-moment-female-fighter-hilariously-roasts-boxer-who-failed-gender-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-viral-olympics-moment-female-fighter-hilariously-roasts-boxer-who-failed-gender-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Viral Olympics Moment: Female Fighter Hilariously Roasts Boxer Who Failed Gender Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-viral-olympics-moment-female-fighter-hilariously-roasts-boxer-who-failed-gender-test%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2319383&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2063text you provided seems to be an article discussing a controversial\u2062 topic surrounding the \u200bparticipation of \u2062athletes with Differences \u2063of Sexual\u200b Development\u2063 (DSD) in\u2063 women&#8217;s sports, specifically focusing on an incident \u200dinvolving Bulgarian boxer Svetlana\u200d Staneva \u200cat the Olympic Games\u2062 in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>To summarize the key points:<\/p>\n<p>1. **Match Outcome**: Svetlana Staneva lost to Taiwanese\u200d boxer Lin Yu-Ting, who had previously faced disqualification \u2062for failing \u2062a gender \u200dtest.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u200c **DSD Explanation**: The \u200barticle \u2063explains DSD as \u200ca condition where there is an inconsistency between\u200c an individual\u2019s chromosomal and physical sex characteristics, which can\u2062 lead to competitive advantages in sports, particularly due to physiological differences stemming\u200c from \u2064male puberty.<\/p>\n<p>3. **IOC&#8217;s Stance**: The International Olympic \u200cCommittee (IOC)\u200d criticized the\u2062 International Boxing Association (IBA)\u2063 for its\u2063 decision to ban \u2063Lin Yu-Ting and another\u2064 competitor, claiming\u2062 they were victims of an arbitrary decision.<\/p>\n<p>4. **Controversial Gesture**: Following her loss, \u200cStaneva made\u2063 a hand \u2064gesture symbolizing female\u200d chromosomes, which many \u200binterpreted as a protest against the fairness of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>5. **Public Reaction**: \u200cThere were mixed reactions on social media, \u2063with some supporting Staneva\u2019s gesture and views \u2064on the\u2062 biological implications of DSD athletes competing against cisgender women.<\/p>\n<p>6. \u2062**Broader Concerns**: \u2062The article touches upon the larger debate \u200caround gender identity in\u200b sports, \u200dparticularly \u2064the balance \u2063between\u200c inclusivity and safety in women&#8217;s categories.<\/p>\n<p>The topic is highly\u2063 polarizing \u2064and raises significant \u2062questions about gender, biology, and fairness in competitive\u200d sports.\u200d If \u2064you wish to focus on\u200c a specific aspect of this article\u2064 or require further \u2063clarification, \u200bfeel free \u200cto let me\u200b know!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bulgarian fighter Svetlana Staneva may have been a loser this weekend in the ring, but she&rsquo;s won big in the social media viral popularity sweepstakes.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Staneva was the loser to Taiwan&rsquo;s Lin Yu-Ting in the second round of the 57kg division of women&rsquo;s boxing at the Olympics in Paris. Lin is best known as the&nbsp;<em>other<\/em> boxer disqualified by the International Boxing Association from the 2023 world championships <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/boxing-association-releases-game-changing-statement-boxer-disqualified-brutalizes-female-opponent-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for failing a gender test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Both she and Algeria&rsquo;s Imane Khelif are alleged to have what&rsquo;s known as Differences of Sexual Development, or DSD. To put it in the simplest layman&rsquo;s terms, it&rsquo;s an umbrella statement for when there&rsquo;s some kind of &ldquo;mismatch&rdquo; between&rsquo;s one&rsquo;s chromosomes and one&rsquo;s genitalia or other marker of outward sexual development.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, both boxers are reported to have failed a specialized test which shows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/embattled-olympic-boxer-imane-khelif-beats-another-female-opponent-says-woman-amid-gender-test-failure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they have XY chromosomes<\/a> &mdash; which would normally make them biologically male, including having additional natural testosterone &mdash; but have female genitalia.<\/p>\n<p>In an explainer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sports\/olympics\/olympics-dsd-rules-focus-womens-boxing-2024-07-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> noted why this is controversial: &ldquo;Women&rsquo;s sports categories exist in most sports in recognition of the clear advantage that going through male puberty gives an athlete,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-vast-majority-of-law-enforcement-are-decent-honorable-people\/\" title=\"Biden Says \u2018Vast Majority\u2019 Of Law Enforcement Are \u2018Decent, Honorable People\u2019\">wire service reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That advantage is not just through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-house-passes-bill-to-protect-womens-sports-likely-to-become-law\/\" title=\"Texas House Passes Bill To Protect Women\u2019s Sports; Likely To Become Law\">higher testosterone levels<\/a> but also in muscle mass, skeletal advantage and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/explainer-what-in-the-world-is-actually-happening-with-olympics-womens-boxing-debacle\/\" title=\"Explainer: What in the World Is Actually Happening with Olympics Women&#039;s Boxing Debacle?\">faster twitch muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In combat sports such as boxing, this can be a serious safety issue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But the IOC has called out the IBA&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-opponent-says-embattled-olympic-boxer-hasnt-done-anything-cheat-still-big-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decision to ban the two women<\/a>, claiming they &ldquo;were the victims of a sudden and arbitrary decision&rdquo; and that &ldquo;[t]he current aggression against these two athletes is based entirely on this arbitrary decision, which was taken without any proper procedure &ndash; especially considering that these athletes had been competing in top-level competition for many years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All athletes participating in the boxing tournament of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 comply with the competition&rsquo;s eligibility and entry regulations, as well as all applicable medical regulations set by the Paris 2024 Boxing Unit,&rdquo; the IOC added in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/olympics.com\/ioc\/news\/joint-paris-2024-boxing-unit-ioc-statement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joint statement<\/a>&nbsp;with the Paris Boxing Unit. &ldquo;As with previous Olympic boxing competitions, the gender and age of the athletes are based on their passport.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/bulgarian-fighter-stokes-controversy-gesture-after-loss-olympian-who-failed-gender-test\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> noted, IOC president Thomas Bach has tried to quell the controversy by saying this is all essentially bigotry, not concerns about safety or fairness.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will not take part in a politically motivated &hellip; cultural war,&rdquo; Bach said.<\/p>\n<p>The embattled president added: &ldquo;What is going on in this context in the social media with all this hate speech, with this aggression and abuse, and fueled by this agenda, is totally unacceptable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Well, it&rsquo;s not just on social media anymore &mdash; although it already had spread to the ring after Khelif dismantled non-DSD competitor Angela Carini of Italy in just 46 seconds, sending her into tears. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/second-boxer-disqualified-international-association-pummels-female-featherweight-olympian-tears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lin&rsquo;s<\/a> case, after she beat the Bulgarian on Sunday in a unanimous decision, Staneva made a double-X hand gesture and then pointed to herself.<\/p>\n<p>The meaning of that was immediately grasped by many on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bulgarian female boxer Svetlana Staneva makes &lsquo;X&rsquo; hand gesture to signal she is a real woman, after being beaten by biological male Lin Yu-Ting.<\/p>\n<p>XX=Female Chromosomes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9BLf4AfhG0\">pic.twitter.com\/9BLf4AfhG0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oli London (@OliLondonTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OliLondonTV\/status\/1820056192426602860?\">August 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13707155\/defeated-bulgarian-fighter-makes-female-chromosomes-gesture-lin-yu-ting-olympics-gender-row.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=social-twitter_mailonline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.K. Daily Mail<\/a>, Staneva left the venue without commenting, although her coach suggested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/womens-world-champion-speaks-embattled-olympic-boxer-somehow-makes-situation-even-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the fight was unfair<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am not a medical person who should say if Lin could compete or not here,&rdquo; coach Borislov Geoirgiev said. &ldquo;But when the tests show that he or she has the Y chromosome, she could not be here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Others on social media d similar sentiments.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I stand with Svetlana Staneva.<\/p>\n<p>She came to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Olympics<\/a> in the hope of winning a medal. That opportunity was robbed from her by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LinYuTing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LinYuTing<\/a> &ndash; a man.<\/p>\n<p>Her iconic XX pose has reverberated around the world.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m adding my X to hers. If her courage calls to you, add your X too. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/br1rFD94CK\">pic.twitter.com\/br1rFD94CK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brandubh (@brandubh4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brandubh4\/status\/1820141893465809028?\">August 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WOW! After being beaten by male boxer Lin Yu-Ting in the women&rsquo;s boxing competition, Bulgarian boxer Svetlana Staneva makes an &lsquo;X&rsquo; sign to signal XX female chromosomes.<\/p>\n<p>Lin Yu-Ting has XY chromosomes.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympics supports violence against women. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QVR5SR0pzO\">pic.twitter.com\/QVR5SR0pzO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1820081159377740239?\">August 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In my book Svetlana Staneva from Bulgaria is the winner of the Women&rsquo;s boxing gold. She refused to shake the hand of Lin Yu-Ting, who has male XY Chromosomes, after he beat her and then threw up two X&rsquo;s with her hands to tell everyone that she&rsquo;s ACTUALLY a real woman. &#128293;&#128293; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r3y6IXeBfw\">pic.twitter.com\/r3y6IXeBfw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robbystarbuck\/status\/1820141736137490814?\">August 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now, just to be clear, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/explainer-world-actually-happening-olympics-womens-boxing-debacle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DSD is an intersex condition<\/a>, not a transgender one &mdash; which means that while both of these women have passports that identify them as women and identify themselves as women, they have a condition that makes the matches they compete in unfair.<\/p>\n<p>While the IOC has a gripe against the IBA, that gripe has to do with governance and financial issues, which is why its decisions don&rsquo;t apply to the Olympics. But that doesn&rsquo;t necessarily mean that the tests were faulty. Indeed, the IOC has made absolutely no accusation to the opposite, simply deferring back to claims of &ldquo;hate speech&rdquo; and insisting the boxers&rsquo; passports are good enough for them.<\/p>\n<p>By this kind of silence, they&rsquo;ve made it clear that wokeness trumps safety. For Staneva and others that support her, it doesn&rsquo;t trump reality. Thankfully, they&rsquo;re&nbsp;<em>not<\/em> staying silent, meaning this won&rsquo;t just be the latest controversy to hit the Olympics, but it will stick around long after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/olympics-scrambling-deny-mocking-jesus-last-supper-despite-already-admitting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paris Games<\/a> are over.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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On Sunday, Staneva lost to Taiwan&#8217;s Lin Yu-Ting in the second round of the women&#8217;s 57kg boxing category at the Olympics in Paris. Lin is notably recognized as one of the boxers disqualified by the International Boxing Association during the 2023 world championships due to a failed gender test. Both she and Algeria&#8217;s Imane Khelif are reported to have Differences of Sexual Development (DSD), which refers to conditions where there is a discrepancy between an individual&#8217;s chromosomes and their physical sexual characteristics. In this instance, both athletes reportedly possess XY chromosomes\u2014typically associated with biological males\u2014while having female genitalia.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters explained that this situation raises controversy because &#8220;women\u2019s sports categories exist in most sports due to the clear advantage that male puberty provides.&#8221; This advantage extends beyond testosterone levels; it includes factors like muscle mass and skeletal structure, which can pose safety concerns in combat sports like boxing.<\/p>\n<p>The International Olympic Committee (IOC) criticized IBA&#8217;s decision to ban these two athletes, stating they were victims of an arbitrary ruling made without proper procedures, especially since they had been competing at high levels for years. The IOC emphasized that all participants in Olympic boxing adhere to eligibility regulations based on their passports.<\/p>\n<p>To address ongoing controversies surrounding gender identity and competition fairness, IOC President Thomas Bach described some reactions as bigotry rather than genuine safety concerns. He condemned hate speech circulating on social media related to these issues.<\/p>\n<p>The debate intensified after Khelif defeated non-DSD competitor Angela Carini swiftly, leading Staneva\u2014after her loss\u2014to make a double-X hand gesture symbolizing her female identity. This gesture quickly resonated with many online users who interpreted it as a statement about her biological sex.<\/p>\n<p>Staneva did not comment after leaving the venue; however, her coach expressed doubts about fairness regarding Lin\u2019s participation based on chromosome testing results indicating male characteristics. Many supporters echoed similar sentiments online.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to clarify that DSD is classified as an intersex condition rather than being transgender-related; thus both women identify as female despite their unique medical circumstances affecting competitive fairness. While IOC has raised governance issues with IBA decisions not applying directly to Olympic events, they have not challenged testing accuracy or results but instead focused on accusations of hate speech while upholding passport identification standards for athletes&#8217; genders.<\/p>\n<p>This ongoing discourse suggests that for Staneva and her supporters\u2014and potentially beyond\u2014the conversation surrounding gender identity in sports will persist well past the conclusion of the Paris Games<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2319384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/woman-boxing.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37023,37218,4825,37219,37217],"class_list":["post-2319383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-female-fighter","tag-gender-test","tag-olympics","tag-sports-humor","tag-viral-moment"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/woman-boxing.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}