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Political Correctness at the Commonwealth Games
Apr 12, 2018 4:37:09 GMT -5
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Post by fretslider on Apr 12, 2018 4:37:09 GMT -5
A biological male weightlifter competing as a woman in the Commonwealth Games lost the gold medal after trying to lift far more weight than was needed for victory.
Maybe there is some justice...
Laurel Hubbard, formerly known as Gavin Hubbard before “transitioning” into a female identity five years ago, was expected to easily defeat Australian weightlifter Deb Lovely-Acason in the finals of women’s 90kg-plus weightlifting Monday.
Competing for the New Zealand team, Hubbard suffered a “horror elbow injury” when attempting to set a personal and Commonwealth record by lifting 132 kg (291 lbs). Hubbard was already far ahead of the nearest adversary, Feagaiga Stowers of Samoa, who had lifted 113kg. After Hubbard’s injury, Stowers went on to win the gold medal.
Touted as “a triumph for human rights and open opportunity,” the decision to allow Hubbard to compete as a female tested the limits of political correctness as other competitors cried foul.
The Samoan coaches protested the presence of a biological male competing as a woman weightlifter, suggesting that despite his/her chosen gender identity he/she still has the anatomy and strength of a male.
“A man is a man and a woman is a woman and I know a lot of changes have gone through, but in the past Laurel Hubbard used to be a male champion weightlifter,” Samoan head coach Jerry Wallwork told the ABC.
“The strength is still there and I think it’s very unfair, and for all females it’s unfair,” he said.
Prior to switching genders, Hubbard had competed as a male weightlifter for the New Zealand team.
www.stuff.co.nz/sport/commonwealth-games/102956209/kiwi-transgender-weightlifter-laurel-hubbard-injured-out-of-commonwealth-games
www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/04/09/transgender-female-loses-weightlifting-championship-freak-accident/
You really do have to wonder what planet these people are on.
