Imane Khelif grew up in a poor, rural family where traditional customs made her the target of violence and bullying because she was a young girl who wanted to play football with boys in her village. Her ability to dodge punches led her to pursue boxing, in spite of her conservative father’s belief that boxing is a sport only for men. Khelif and her mother sold couscous, metal scraps, and bread on the street to pay for bus tickets & boxing lessons in a nearby village.
Lin Yu-Ting first was introduced to boxing as a kid through her favorite anime “The First Step,” but her decision to pursue boxing in junior high was because she witnessed her father beating her mother - “I joined the boxing team hoping that I can protect my mother with my own strength.”
These two women are remarkable humans and athletes, whose stories are inspirational and whose talent should be celebrated. Instead, they are the targets of smear campaigns by vile transphobes who are cruelly defaming them under the guise of feminism.
Oh my God. Hamas dropped a piano on a baby and then the baby came out of the piano and its teeth were all piano keys. Say ceasefire again I dare you. I’m as liberal as they come but I think we should consider nukes.
Consumer Reports scientists recently measured the amount of heavy metals in 28 dark chocolate bars. They detected cadmium and lead in all of them... For 23 of the bars, eating just 1 oz a day would put an adult over a potentially harmful level of lead. https://t.co/oFep6KNH3r
all these examples of contradictory and opaque political positions without posing the crucial question: maybe he’s just a fucking dumbass https://t.co/dULnoGhEUa
when you realize that "anti-communist" is just a codeword for "fascist" a lot of previously confusing stuff about the last few decades becomes very clear
The people of Gaza are trapped in a fishbowl and the Israeli military, a nuclear power with the most sophisticated weaponry available, is just murdering them. This is an abomination and a crime against humanity.
trans “visibility” doesn’t provide us with housing, or healthcare, or a social safety net, or improve material conditions — basic things everyone else needs too #TransDayOfVisibility