“A Man Fighting a Woman Must Never Be Accepted Regardless of Gender Change”: Feminist Journalist Feels ‘Grateful’ as WBC Introduces Transgender Division

WBC has announced recent news, where they have stated that no woman or transgender can fight with men in the ring. Although some people disagreed with the decision, the majority of the people welcomed the decision. Meanwhile, journalist Julie Bindell, who is famous on the internet for her feminist talks and opinions, welcomed the idea. She also revealed that she felt ‘relief’ after WBC’s decision. But there is hope for the transgender boxers, as the president of WBC, Mauricio Sulaiman has confirmed that WBC is on the verge of creating new rules for transgenders. 

It was debatable for a very long time in the boxing community about the rules or whether a transgender can play in the men’s category or not in the future. But ‘The Green Belt’ organization’s chairperson declined it, and the whole thing created a debate among the communities again. 

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After Mauricio Sulaiman announced the news, it created criticism from feminists and other transgender communities. Giving them hope, Sulaiman stated that the organization plans to introduce a new rulebook, as people from different communities can also participate in the prestigious sport of strength.

 The President said, “We will never allow a transgender born a man to fight a woman, but are creating rules so trans boxing can take place.” Various major media houses have verified the news. This is because of the difference in strength and agility between men and women. But how much does it hold in a sense? According to the “Sexual dimorphism in human arm power and force,” it has been found that a man’s punch is 162 per cent stronger than a female’s punch and even the least powerful punch by a man is higher than the most powerful punch from a physically strong woman. So it is possible that any accident in the match can happen when a transgender or a born man fights a woman in the ring and feminist journalist, Jullie Bindell acknowledged it.

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What Julie Bindell has to say

On “The Spectator’s” online edition, Julie had penned down a long column about the issue. She there wrote, “I hate the fact that I felt a major sense of relief when I saw the news that the World Boxing Council (WBC) has rejected calls from trans-activists to allow male-bodied people to compete against females.” She also cited professor Ross Tucker’s notes in the column where the professor gave some data-driven results, and why it should not happen. 

Julie Bindell is a well-known feminist and such a word from her might not seem uncomfortable. But everyone should go with practicality and not ideological theories which can create harm in the long term. WBC is yet to decide on transgender athletes soon, but till then no transgender fighting a female is permissible.

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