In yet another episode of men experiencing an absolute meltdown over a woman, Anaya Bangar’s mere prospect of returning to competitive cricket via Australia is raising many a bushy eyebrow. An overwhelming majority of her haters on X are bot-adjacent profiles bearing male names. And the arguments they use are steeped in the bigoted diction of Trumperica.
If the entire episode isn’t dismissed by these ardent fans of women’s sports as ‘nonsense’, they ask for Bangar to be ‘banned’ along with other trans players. They misgender her with great joy—I imagine them typing the male pronoun in all caps and asking ChatGPT if they’ve done a good job. Anyone using the term ‘biological male’ should be required to upload a photo of their 10th class marksheet. Let’s see how much you really understand about chromosomes and human physiology.The lone woman in the comments said: “JK Rowling was right”. In the absence of Indian guidelines on trans athletes, the country is forced to turn westward. Since that part of the world is a dumpster fire at the moment, Indians high on its toxic fumes arrive, frothing at the mouth, to argue opinions and prejudices that have no bearing on the reality.
Bangar is the first trans woman pursuing competitive cricket, and she’s not even doing it in India. There is no trans takeover of the world-renowned wonder that is the Indian sports scene. The way things are, it’s a miracle for even cis women athletes to make it to the top. The only other trans sportsperson in the country I can name is Aryan Pasha. But he is a trans man, and that isn’t exciting territory for those obsessed with genitals.Unfair advantage in sports
