I also think if we want to talk advantages in sport - let's talk about how Imane Khelif sold scrap metal to afford the bus fare to get to her boxing lessons, lives in a country where she didn't have the same access that her male peers did, didn't have the support of her family (at first) - vs an athlete who had the full emotional, financial and wrap around support of their family and community from a young age, private coaching, housing stability, food security, a safe environment free from war, genocide, risk...How can anyone believe that isn't an advantage? And the second a white top athlete is tested and found to have the "wrong" chromosomes they'll say "actually this testing doesn't mean anything let's get rid of it".
Thanks for your work in shining a light on this. It is so incredibly dangerous and barely believable that we have actually reached a point where the sharing of information like this by our Deputy PM can just slide by unchallenged. I had the same question Samantha and Louisa had - how can those in power be held to account? All I could find was relevant sections in the Cabinet Manual so emailed the Prime Minister the following last night. And now signed the petition which spells it all out clearly. Have to believe that every action matters - especially in the times we find ourselves in now xx
Kia ora Prime Minister Luxon,
I am bringing to your attention a Facebook post made by the Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters on August 2nd 2024 regarding the Algerian boxer Imane Khelif. Mr Peter's post includes a media article and the following text. https://www.facebook.com/winstonpeters
This is why NZFirst fought for gender rules in sports to be in our coalition agreement - for fairness and safety in women’s sports.
All the virtue signalling disintegrates when an Olympic female boxer takes two hits from an opponent who previously failed a gender test, abandons the match, and sobs in the middle of the ring.
It’s a shocking example of why biological men should not compete in women’s sports.
It isn’t about being anti anyone or anything. It’s about safety and fairness in sports.
The claims made by Mr Peter's have been shown to be demonstrably false. The blatant dissemination of knowingly false information is in direct contradiction of Cabinet Manual Conduct of Ministers, specifically the requirement in section 2.56 to behave in a way that upholds, and is seen to uphold, the highest ethical and behavioural standards. This includes exercising a professional approach and good judgement in their interactions with the public, staff, and officials, and in all their communications, personal and professional. The extreme hatred being expressed in the comments on the post is further evidence that Mr Peter's behaviour is fully in breach of the expected Conduct of Ministers.
As is stated in 2.56 Ultimately, all Ministers are accountable to the Prime Minister for their behaviour. In this regard responsibility for Mr Peter's behaviour rests with you. Any other Minister would be sanctioned in some way for social media posts which so blatantly disregard the expected conduct of Ministers and serve to fuel such hatred across our communities.
I look forward to seeing you uphold your responsibilities as Prime Minister and hold Deputy Prime Minister Peter's to account for his behaviour.
👏🏾👍🏾Excellent! The cynic in me doesn't think our cowardly PM will be willing or able to rein in Winston (he doesn't seem to have a backbone when it comes to his Ministers or personally upholding truth & transparency 🤷🏾♀️) but in some ways we can be complicit if we see something & say nothing 🤔 At a minimum sharing the truth when we get the chance, but also supporting this petition.
Aē the cynic (or realist) in me says exactly the same ... then another part asks (as you say) if I stay silent is that passive complicity because how can they know what I think if I don't tell them ... and then if that dialogue lingers too long I know it's important for me to take some action - whatever that action might be :-)
I really hope people pushing for exclusion of women from sport think of what a slippery slope this has already been - first genital checks and now that's not enough because despite insisting you must have a vulva to be a woman that's not enough now. And now it's "does she have a uterus" which...I don't so I guess I'm not a woman. And that's not enough so it's "chromosome testing". Oh and Intersex players must be excluded..anyone masc presenting...why would young women go into sport knowing they'll be subjected to endless testing men never go through? And the relentless messaging that they're getting that if they're strong they're a man. If they're good they're a man. If they win they're a man. Not to mention the immense harm all of this does to our trans whānau - and trans daughters being told "the worst thing someone can be in sport is you". It's all so sad and proves misogyny is alive and well. Policing womens bodies is still such a societal norm.
We already have people saying Simone biles doesn't have big enough breasts and people zooming into her crotch to say she has a bulge. This is what young women in sport have to grapple with - be feminine (white), pad your bra, design your costume for the male gaze - face the possibility of your body being dissected etc all of this pushes women away from sport it doesn't keep them safe.
It’s all too easy to just go Oh, well yeah that’s Winston being Winston eh, but you’re right, he’s our Deputy PM. He represents us overseas - what an embarrassment when our Deputy PM can’t fact check (or yeah - won’t).
It was predicted and now we’re seeing it happen, the anti trans rhetoric is being used to control cis gendered women too.
I wish them luck with the Petition and immediately signed - NZ politicians have never been immune from bending the truth and/or leaving out relevant information that give context (I believe someone called Winston Peters has been polluting our political scene for decades?) but it seems to be a feature-not-a-bug with the current coalition, from the PM on down unfortunately. How can Luxon discipline anyone when he is on video & print record saying one thing one week & completely the opposite only days later? Not to mention, ACT & NZ1st have him where they want him as he doesn't have any power without their consent?
Change is often incremental & not a sudden thing, so everyone who cares needs to call this type of thing out & make it unacceptable, and the Petition is part of the journey. Thanks for highlighting it - I knew our "current" Deputy PM doesn't care about facts, but didn't know he had jumped on this particular bandwagon.
I do enjoy reading your work. I’ve signed the petition- we need to keep complaining and speaking out about misinformation and not let our politicians get away with it. We need to constant and relentless just like they are.
I also think if we want to talk advantages in sport - let's talk about how Imane Khelif sold scrap metal to afford the bus fare to get to her boxing lessons, lives in a country where she didn't have the same access that her male peers did, didn't have the support of her family (at first) - vs an athlete who had the full emotional, financial and wrap around support of their family and community from a young age, private coaching, housing stability, food security, a safe environment free from war, genocide, risk...How can anyone believe that isn't an advantage? And the second a white top athlete is tested and found to have the "wrong" chromosomes they'll say "actually this testing doesn't mean anything let's get rid of it".
Thanks for your work in shining a light on this. It is so incredibly dangerous and barely believable that we have actually reached a point where the sharing of information like this by our Deputy PM can just slide by unchallenged. I had the same question Samantha and Louisa had - how can those in power be held to account? All I could find was relevant sections in the Cabinet Manual so emailed the Prime Minister the following last night. And now signed the petition which spells it all out clearly. Have to believe that every action matters - especially in the times we find ourselves in now xx
Kia ora Prime Minister Luxon,
I am bringing to your attention a Facebook post made by the Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters on August 2nd 2024 regarding the Algerian boxer Imane Khelif. Mr Peter's post includes a media article and the following text. https://www.facebook.com/winstonpeters
This is why NZFirst fought for gender rules in sports to be in our coalition agreement - for fairness and safety in women’s sports.
All the virtue signalling disintegrates when an Olympic female boxer takes two hits from an opponent who previously failed a gender test, abandons the match, and sobs in the middle of the ring.
It’s a shocking example of why biological men should not compete in women’s sports.
It isn’t about being anti anyone or anything. It’s about safety and fairness in sports.
The claims made by Mr Peter's have been shown to be demonstrably false. The blatant dissemination of knowingly false information is in direct contradiction of Cabinet Manual Conduct of Ministers, specifically the requirement in section 2.56 to behave in a way that upholds, and is seen to uphold, the highest ethical and behavioural standards. This includes exercising a professional approach and good judgement in their interactions with the public, staff, and officials, and in all their communications, personal and professional. The extreme hatred being expressed in the comments on the post is further evidence that Mr Peter's behaviour is fully in breach of the expected Conduct of Ministers.
As is stated in 2.56 Ultimately, all Ministers are accountable to the Prime Minister for their behaviour. In this regard responsibility for Mr Peter's behaviour rests with you. Any other Minister would be sanctioned in some way for social media posts which so blatantly disregard the expected conduct of Ministers and serve to fuel such hatred across our communities.
I look forward to seeing you uphold your responsibilities as Prime Minister and hold Deputy Prime Minister Peter's to account for his behaviour.
👏🏾👍🏾Excellent! The cynic in me doesn't think our cowardly PM will be willing or able to rein in Winston (he doesn't seem to have a backbone when it comes to his Ministers or personally upholding truth & transparency 🤷🏾♀️) but in some ways we can be complicit if we see something & say nothing 🤔 At a minimum sharing the truth when we get the chance, but also supporting this petition.
Aē the cynic (or realist) in me says exactly the same ... then another part asks (as you say) if I stay silent is that passive complicity because how can they know what I think if I don't tell them ... and then if that dialogue lingers too long I know it's important for me to take some action - whatever that action might be :-)
I really hope people pushing for exclusion of women from sport think of what a slippery slope this has already been - first genital checks and now that's not enough because despite insisting you must have a vulva to be a woman that's not enough now. And now it's "does she have a uterus" which...I don't so I guess I'm not a woman. And that's not enough so it's "chromosome testing". Oh and Intersex players must be excluded..anyone masc presenting...why would young women go into sport knowing they'll be subjected to endless testing men never go through? And the relentless messaging that they're getting that if they're strong they're a man. If they're good they're a man. If they win they're a man. Not to mention the immense harm all of this does to our trans whānau - and trans daughters being told "the worst thing someone can be in sport is you". It's all so sad and proves misogyny is alive and well. Policing womens bodies is still such a societal norm.
We already have people saying Simone biles doesn't have big enough breasts and people zooming into her crotch to say she has a bulge. This is what young women in sport have to grapple with - be feminine (white), pad your bra, design your costume for the male gaze - face the possibility of your body being dissected etc all of this pushes women away from sport it doesn't keep them safe.
It’s all too easy to just go Oh, well yeah that’s Winston being Winston eh, but you’re right, he’s our Deputy PM. He represents us overseas - what an embarrassment when our Deputy PM can’t fact check (or yeah - won’t).
It was predicted and now we’re seeing it happen, the anti trans rhetoric is being used to control cis gendered women too.
We only let nanna be nanna when she was suffering from end stage dementia in a rest home (and we were still deeply apologetic about it!)
Signed & shared on the gram!!
What an absolute douchbag, how is he leading our country!?! #votegreens #votetepatimaori We NEED change!
Can someone please come get their koro. Like yesterday 😒
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Zero accountability. Luxon as PM has an equivalence in integrity. Both Seymour and Peters are untouchables. Mr Woopty Doo doesn't care
I wish them luck with the Petition and immediately signed - NZ politicians have never been immune from bending the truth and/or leaving out relevant information that give context (I believe someone called Winston Peters has been polluting our political scene for decades?) but it seems to be a feature-not-a-bug with the current coalition, from the PM on down unfortunately. How can Luxon discipline anyone when he is on video & print record saying one thing one week & completely the opposite only days later? Not to mention, ACT & NZ1st have him where they want him as he doesn't have any power without their consent?
Change is often incremental & not a sudden thing, so everyone who cares needs to call this type of thing out & make it unacceptable, and the Petition is part of the journey. Thanks for highlighting it - I knew our "current" Deputy PM doesn't care about facts, but didn't know he had jumped on this particular bandwagon.
Excellent writing. signed and shared
Yeah, and it's by no means the first time Winston has hidden behind parliamentary privilege to get away with lies!
Fantastic positive action. Keep putting out there what is right and necessary!
Signed and shared Xx
I tried to sign, but got told I failed the bot detection test!
That's weird maybe it was the device you're on?
I'll try again.
Bravo.
Well done Emily.
Winston really is a chump. He gets worse as he gets older.
I am quite a bit older than he is so age is no excuse.
Don’t hold your breath for an apology. Where can I sign the petition?
I do enjoy reading your work. I’ve signed the petition- we need to keep complaining and speaking out about misinformation and not let our politicians get away with it. We need to constant and relentless just like they are.