Richard Dawkins lied about the Algerian boxer, then lied about Facebook censoring him

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https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/richard-dawkins-lied-about-the-algerian

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If you haven’t followed this controversy, Khelif was accused of having XY chromosomes and therefore not being a “real” woman. The problem with that argument is that Khelif was assigned female at birth and identifies as a woman today. She’s not trans. She’s not intersex. She was never anything except female. The International Olympic Committee said Khelif and the other boxer met their eligibility criteria. Beyond all that, it’s ludicrous to think an openly trans person could even exist in Algeria, where LGBTQ rights are non-existent, much less represent them at a global competition. In fact, there are no trans athletes at this year’s Olympics (though they might be eligible under certain circumstances).

The controversy emerged after stories spread about how the two boxers were eliminated from the International Boxing Association’s World Championships last year after the IBA’s Russian president said they failed a gender eligibility test due to “XY chromosomes.” Those claims, however, were never backed up by any evidence and (oh, hey, what a coincidence) Khelif’s disqualification at that event helped boost the prospects of a Russian athlete. It’s telling that the IBA didn’t disqualify Khelif until after she had beaten that Russian opponent.

Are we interested in revisiting this now Khelif's trainer themself has stated "there was a problem with chromosomes"? (I do not think that having XY chromosomes makes you a man, nor that she should necessarily be disqualified. However, these two paragraphs go a lot further than merely disagreeing with these two premises)

It isn't a good look to be so self-certain and then do no reflection when new evidence comes out...