“The Young Turks” host Cenk Jugar surprised British journalist Piers Morgan and fellow reporters on the panel on Tuesday by saying he supported his daughter competing in sports against a biological man who identifies as transgender.
Uygur appeared on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” to discuss the recent controversy surrounding Olympic boxer Imane Kherif's failure to pass a gender-neutralizing test that showed she has male chromosomes, along with political commentator and former competitive swimmer Riley Gaines. Kherif faced off against Italian Olympic boxer Angela Carini last week, and after finishing the bout after 46 seconds, she received backlash for talking about how hard Kherif's strikes were.
While Morgan and other commentators have not agreed with Kherif competing in girls' sports without tests proving her female identity, Uygur defended Kherif's biological female status, adding that she would allow her 12-year-old daughter to compete against biological boys. (Related article: “This isn't fair”: Two-time gold medallist reacts to “horrifying” Olympic boxing match between biological male and female)
“You're too obsessed with the transgender issue. You said you have a 12-year-old girl. I have a 12-year-old girl. I don't care if she competes with transgender girls in middle school and high school. What are you going to do? Are you going to test the genitals of all kids? Are you crazy?” she said.
“Really?” Morgan replied, then added: “It bothers me!”
In addition to Morgan's surprise, the judges also seemed shocked by Uygur's comments, and the pair continued to debate each other afterwards.
“On a professional level, that's a different story,” Yuiger said. “Go ahead and check out the genitals of all those kids, you lunatics. You're total lunatics.”
“I can't believe it. So you think it's totally OK for your daughter to lose to a biological male? That's completely insane! And by the way, there's a reason they separate the men and women in the Olympics,” Morgan said. “And guess what? Otherwise women wouldn't win anything!”
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Kheriff was previously disqualified from the 2023 Women's World Boxing Championships after being found to have a “competitive advantage” over other female athletes. statement Concerns were also raised by the International Boxing Association (IBA) about inconsistent application of qualification standards, fairness of competition and “athlete safety”.
The IBA is reported to have ties to Russia and the association, headed by Umar Kremlyov, who is said to have ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, is embroiled in controversy over the disqualification of Khelib from the women's world boxing championships. according to According to NBC News, the International Olympic Committee has severed ties with the IBA since last year, citing allegations of financial and ethical misconduct.
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