{"id":2322411,"date":"2024-08-10T13:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T17:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympics-pres-we-would-screen-out-men-if-science-could-tell-men-and-women-apart\/"},"modified":"2024-08-10T13:33:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T17:33:49","slug":"olympics-pres-we-would-screen-out-men-if-science-could-tell-men-and-women-apart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympics-pres-we-would-screen-out-men-if-science-could-tell-men-and-women-apart\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympics Pres: We Would Screen Out Men if Science Could Tell Men and Women Apart"},"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\">30<\/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%2Folympics-pres-we-would-screen-out-men-if-science-could-tell-men-and-women-apart%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=2322411&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 article discusses the controversy surrounding female boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting, who reportedly failed chromosome \u2062tests, suggesting they may\u200d have \u200dXY chromosomes typically associated\u200b with males. This \u2063issue has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-ketanji-brown-jackson-for-supreme-court\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court\">raised significant concerns<\/a> and debates, particularly following comments from International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.\u200c Bach indicated confusion regarding the identification of male \u2064and female athletes and stated that no scientifically reliable system exists to determine gender in \u200dsports. The \u2063credibility of the International\u2062 Boxing Association has come under scrutiny, especially as Khelif may have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cms-names-10-drugs-under-new-price-controls-but-advocates-warn-of-cruel-side-effects\/\" title=\"CMS announces 10 drugs under new price controls, advocates caution against &#039;cruel&#039; consequences.\">rare\u200c condition<\/a> known as Differences of Sex Development (DSD), which complicates straightforward identification of sex \u200dbased on chromosomes alone. The piece highlights broader societal\u200c discussions around gender identity in sports and the implications for fairness and equality in competition, particularly regarding the participation of transgender \u200cathletes. Critics argue that the topic\u2064 has become intertwined with political correctness, with calls for more definitive testing to ensure fairness in female sports.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Science has a foolproof way of telling you whether someone is a man or woman &mdash; chromosomes.<\/p>\n<p>If they&rsquo;re XY, you&rsquo;re looking at a guy.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, that memo didn&rsquo;t make its way over to the office of the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, because he seemed to be a little more confused on the subject in recent comments.<\/p>\n<p>The comments came in response to Bach being pressed by a reporter on the female boxing controversy currently dominating Olympic discourse.<\/p>\n<p>The two finalists in the women&rsquo;s boxing final, Algeria&rsquo;s Imane Khelif and Taiwan&rsquo;s Lin Yu-ting, failed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/international-boxing-association-sets-record-straight-on-fighters-at-center-of-gender-controversy-blames-olympic-officials\/\" title=\"International Boxing Association Sets Record Straight on Fighters at Center of Gender Controversy, Blames Olympic Officials\">chromosome test<\/a> last year, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/international-boxing-association-sets-record-straight-fighters-center-gender-controversy-blames-olympic-officials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Boxing Association<\/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>By implication, that suggests both tested positive for XY chromosomes, making them male. However, the credibility of the IBA has been called into question.<\/p>\n<p>Some media <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/explainer-world-actually-happening-olympics-womens-boxing-debacle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outlets have reported<\/a> that Khelif suffers from an incredibly rare medical condition known as &ldquo;Differences of Sex Development.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/disorders-of-sexual-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cleveland Clinic<\/a>&nbsp;defines DSD as &ldquo;conditions where a person&rsquo;s reproductive organs and genitals are &lsquo;mismatched&rsquo; at birth. Examples include male chromosomes (XY) and genitalia that appears female (vulva) or female chromosomes (XX) and genitalia that appears male (penis). Some people with DSDs have characteristics of both sexes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But if it is true that Khelif has DSD, that still doesn&rsquo;t answer the question. As far as we know, the boxer could be a male with DSD.<\/p>\n<p>The XY chromosomes, and how they impact an individual&rsquo;s development, personality, physical characteristics and so on, are what matters.<\/p>\n<p>But Bach doesn&rsquo;t seem to think so.<\/p>\n<p>Bach&rsquo;s International Olympic Committee has faced some pretty intense backlash since clips of Khelif and Lin beating down their noticeably more feminine opponents began making their way onto the internet.<\/p>\n<p>Those who doubt the two finalists&rsquo; feminine identities want them out of the Olympics, and those who aren&rsquo;t sure want the IOC to force them to take a definitive chromosomal test.<\/p>\n<p>One reporter pressed Bach on whether the committee would be introducing such a test &mdash; one that proves the sex of the athletes &mdash; and he responded by suggesting that no such test exists.<\/p>\n<p><script>!function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embedJS\/u4\"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/?url=\"+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+\"&args=\"+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, \"script\", \"Rumble\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p><script> Rumble(\"play\", {\"video\":\"v57z94l\",\"div\":\"rumble_v57z94l\"});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If somebody is presenting us a scientifically solid system how to identify men and women, we&rsquo;re the first ones to do it,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We do not like this uncertainty.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The pro-LGBT brain rot has seemingly made its way all the way to the world Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what any blue-haired gender studies major tells you (they likely told Bach anyway), chromosomes are the most accurate way to tell a person&rsquo;s sex.<\/p>\n<p>Some in the LGBT community have suggested otherwise by citing the existence of intersex individuals but, as one <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/12476264\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2002<\/a> report shows, the prevalence of intersex individuals has been greatly exaggerated.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, roughly 0.018 percent of individuals are &ldquo;intersex.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The left would love for this vague, incredibly rare condition to be used as a loophole for transgender males to make their way into women&rsquo;s sports.<\/p>\n<p>And Bach seems more than happy to open the door for them.<\/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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An individual with XY chromosomes is identified as male. However, this information seems to have eluded Thomas Bach, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), who appeared confused during recent remarks regarding the ongoing controversy in women&#8217;s boxing. This issue arose when a reporter questioned him about two finalists in the women\u2019s boxing event, Algeria&#8217;s Imane Khelif and Taiwan&#8217;s Lin Yu-ting, who reportedly failed a chromosome test last year according to the International Boxing Association (IBA).<\/p>\n<p>This implies that both athletes may have tested positive for XY chromosomes, indicating they are male. Nonetheless, doubts have been raised about the IBA&#8217;s credibility. Some reports suggest that Khelif has a rare medical condition known as &#8220;Differences of Sex Development&#8221; (DSD). The Cleveland Clinic describes DSD as conditions where an individual&#8217;s reproductive organs and genitals do not align with typical definitions at birth; for instance, having male chromosomes (XY) but female-appearing genitalia or vice versa.<\/p>\n<p>Even if Khelif does have DSD, it does not clarify her sex definitively; she could still be biologically male with this condition. The focus should be on how XY chromosomes influence an individual&#8217;s development and characteristics. However, Bach appears to dismiss this perspective.<\/p>\n<p>The IOC has faced significant criticism since videos surfaced showing Khelif and Lin defeating opponents who appear more traditionally feminine. Critics argue that these two finalists should be disqualified from competing in women&#8217;s events based on their perceived gender identity while others call for mandatory chromosomal testing by the IOC.<\/p>\n<p>When pressed by a reporter about implementing such tests to verify athletes&#8217; sex, Bach suggested no scientifically valid test currently exists: \u201cIf somebody presents us with a scientifically solid system to identify men and women, we\u2019re ready to adopt it,\u201d he stated while expressing discomfort with uncertainty surrounding gender identification.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion around gender identity at such high levels reflects broader societal debates influenced by pro-LGBT perspectives which challenge traditional views on biological sex based on chromosomes. While some advocate for intersex individuals&#8217; rights within sports contexts\u2014citing their existence as justification\u2014the actual prevalence of intersex conditions is quite low at approximately 0.018 percent according to some studies.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these complexities surrounding gender identity in sports competition today\u2014and perhaps due in part to societal pressures\u2014Bach seems willing to accommodate those advocating for transgender inclusion in women&#8217;s sports categories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2322412,"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\/Picture-92.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37776,32547,37775,4825,37774],"class_list":["post-2322411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-athlete-inclusion","tag-gender-equality","tag-mens-and-womens-competitions","tag-olympics","tag-sports-science"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Picture-92.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322411","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=2322411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}