The gloves are off in Taiwan, where government officials and citizens alike are furiously denouncing J.K. Rowling, after the Harry Potter author weighed in on the culture war overshadowing Olympic boxing. Local politicians and journalists are taking jabs at Rowling, some Harry Potter fans have vowed to boycott her products, and social media users have defended Lin Yu Ting, the 28-year-old Chinese Taipei women’s boxer who has found herself at the center of a raging debate about biology and sports. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Read More: What to Know About the Gender Fight in Olympic Boxing As boxing events kicked off at the Olympics in Paris this week, the eligibility of Taiwan’s Lin as well as Algeria’s Imane Khelif has been questioned by critics claiming that they are men pretending to be women for competitive advantage.
Taiwan Turns Against J.k. Rowling For Stirring Olympic Boxing Gender Controversy
Koh Ewe, Time
Fri, 08/02/2024 - 1:00am
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