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[00:07:13] for collectively the best female basketball players in the world. However,
[00:07:18] primarily for good moves, progress in the overall level of
[00:07:22] play, or the particular skill of the best, it is too often
[00:07:25] in the public eye with a negative connotation.
[00:07:28] Currently, the question of who all has the right
[00:07:32] to compete in the WNBA is under the spotlight. The
[00:07:35] rules clearly state only women, but in a world where part of the public
[00:07:39] questions "what exactly determines
[00:07:42] gender identity",
[00:07:46] it is obviously necessary
[00:07:48] to specify. The WNBA is learning all this the hard
[00:07:52] way.
[00:07:56] Former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White
[00:07:59] announced that they want to apply for the draft scheduled for April next
[00:08:03] year and compete in the WNBA. Kanter,
[00:08:06] who played in the NBA from 2011 to
[00:08:09] 2022, has been an activist fighting for human
[00:08:12] rights for years, a bestselling author, and in 2022, he was even nominated for
[00:08:16] the Nobel Peace Prize. The former third pick of the NBA draft is
[00:08:19] a strong opponent of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's regime, which is why he is not allowed to return
[00:08:23] to Turkey. He criticized Erdoğan already in 2013,
[00:08:27] calling him the Hitler of our time, and after the attempted coup in
[00:08:30] 2016, he stood with Fethullah
[00:08:33] Gülen. He changed his name to Kanter Freedom,
[00:08:36] adding a second surname, which means
[00:08:39] freedom in English. In the NBA, during 11 years, he averaged
[00:08:43] 11.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per
[00:08:45] game, playing for the Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder, New York
[00:08:49] Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics. He is
[00:08:52] 34 years old, 208 cm tall and weighs about
[00:08:56] 115 kg, which means that based only on his strength and physical
[00:08:59] predispositions, he would be in a dominant position compared to female
[00:09:02] athletes. This is precisely why sports competitions are divided by
[00:09:06] gender, so that women can compete against each other, not constantly push
[00:09:10] Sisyphus' stone in disciplines that favor men based on
[00:09:14] biological characteristics and differences between sexes, which are scientifically
[00:09:18] proven. Nevertheless, the question of who can compete in women's
[00:09:21] top-level competition has received different answers in recent
[00:09:24] years. Some sports organizations have taken the position that there are two
[00:09:28] sexes, male and female, determined at birth. There is also
[00:09:31] an interpretation according to which transgender women who have not gone through male
[00:09:35] puberty can also compete in women's competitions. Some, which
[00:09:38] has been a burning issue for almost a year now, introduce tests
[00:09:44] testosterone levels. Others again say that gender is a product
[00:09:47] of each individual's choice and it is enough for a person to identify as
[00:09:51] a woman. Indiana Fever basketball player, WNBA
[00:09:55] star Sophie Cunningham, recently stated that there is only room for women
[00:09:59] in women's sports. Gabi Williams, who plays for the Golden State
[00:10:02] Warriors, even said that she would not have a problem playing with or
[00:10:06] against transgender players, anytime, anywhere.
[00:10:09] Apparently, Kanter decided on this whole performance precisely to point out a rulebook that does not
[00:10:13] clearly define boundaries, which could potentially lead to great social
[00:10:17] division and animosity depending on the interpretation of such
[00:10:21] a sensitive social issue. After careful consideration and verification of all...
[00:10:25] valid rules, I officially declare myself a WNBA
[00:10:28] prospect. If it's enough just to say who you are, that's all that's
[00:10:31] required. In that case, I meet all the conditions necessary to play
[00:10:35] in the WNBA. My team and I have carefully checked all
[00:10:38] the criteria and rules on self-identification and inclusion.
[00:10:41] Based on the current rules, I can apply for the WNBA draft
[00:10:45] which will be held in April 2027. And I am officially
[00:10:49] doing so. I know that my presence on the court will cause numerous
[00:10:52] comments, but I am definitely... "I am doing this not to
[00:10:55] mock anyone, ridicule anyone, or disrespect any community or
[00:10:59] personal choices. I am simply asking for the current rules to be applied to
[00:11:03] everyone. These are the rules that represent the values for which numerous
[00:11:06] players and coaches in the WNBA advocate publicly.
[00:11:10] My team and I are ready to ensure that these rules
[00:11:13] are applied equally, consistently, and without
[00:11:17] exception. I look forward to the WNBA upholding its
[00:11:20] proclaimed principles. See you at training camp," Kanter
[00:11:23] said. Unlike gender conditions, for age,
[00:11:27] educational and other criteria, all details are clearly highlighted.
[00:11:30] Basketball players from the United States or those who have gone through
[00:11:34] the US education system must be at least 22 years
[00:11:37] old during the calendar year of the draft, and complete
[00:11:40] a four-year college within three months of the draft, or wait four
[00:11:44] years after graduating from high school. If a basketball player
[00:11:48] has not gone through the US education system, the age limit is
[00:11:51] 20 years. According to Article 13 of the current collective
[00:11:55] bargaining agreement of the WNBA, only women
[00:11:58] are eligible to play. The inclusion of transgender athletes, especially transgender women
[00:12:02] in women's sports, represents a complex debate that encompasses human rights,
[00:12:05] competitive equality, and scientific research that is constantly
[00:12:08] evolving. Large sports organizations are increasingly restricting the women's
[00:12:12] category to individuals assigned female at birth, while
[00:12:16] advocates for inclusion emphasize the importance of inclusion and
[00:12:19] the very low overall participation rate of transgender athletes. The International
[00:12:23] Olympic Committee leaves individual sports federations the right to determine their own
[00:12:27] eligibility criteria, with a growing trend towards giving greater
[00:12:30] importance to biological sex in individual elite
[00:12:33] disciplines. The NCAA has amended its rules
[00:12:37] so that only female students assigned female at birth
[00:12:40] are eligible to compete in the women's collegiate category. As for
[00:12:43] national federations, many have, especially in individual sports,
[00:12:47] such as cycling, swimming and athletics, tightened
[00:12:50] restrictions, requiring longer periods of testosterone suppression
[00:12:53] or the introduction of additional biological criteria. Kanter is not alone
[00:12:57] in raising this social issue. Former NBA
[00:13:00] basketball player Royce White expressed his intention to apply for the WNBA
[00:13:04] Draft, saying that for the purposes of professional basketball, he
[00:13:07] identifies as a transgender female. "I am
[00:13:11] a transvestite, I am a woman. Sometimes I identify as a woman for the
[00:13:14] purpose of professional basketball. So I will
[00:13:17] apply for the WNBA Draft in 2027.
[00:13:21] I think I will be unstoppable. I am a team player and I will do everything the girls need
[00:13:25] to win. I have naturally delicate skin and long eyelashes. I haven't
[00:13:28] chosen a wig yet, but I am looking into it,"
[00:13:32] White continued. "Of course, I will also use the women's locker room. I don't want
[00:13:36] to be discriminated against. Why shouldn't I change with them? They will have
[00:13:40] nightmares about me. I weigh 130 kg and have the third largest hands
[00:13:44] in NBA history. No one will be able
[00:13:47] to stop me, except maybe Enes. We two should play on the same
[00:13:50] team. Great minds think alike." The former
[00:13:53] power forward, who was drafted
[00:13:56] 16th overall by the Houston Rockets in 2012,
[00:13:59] is now involved in politics. He decided to get
[00:14:03] involved when it comes to potentially unclear boundaries about who all has the right to
[00:14:06] compete in the WNBA. However, before his
[00:14:09] NBA debut, information emerged that he had great
[00:14:13] difficulties with anxiety, as well as a great fear of
[00:14:16] flying. After the end of a very short NBA career, he began
[00:14:20] to deal with social issues. He is a member of the Republican Party in the
[00:14:23] USA. Ross only spent nine minutes on the court
[00:14:26] in total in three games, during which he failed to score.
[00:14:30] After his basketball career, he tried his hand at
[00:14:33] MMA, where he lost his only fight by unanimous
[00:14:36] decision in 2021. He is
[00:14:40] known as a right-winger who supports Donald Trump.
[00:14:43] He organized several Black Lives Matter protests due to the death of George Floyd
[00:14:46] in 2020. Two years later, it was revealed that
[00:14:50] $1,200 of money intended for his campaign to enter the
[00:14:53] House of Representatives was spent at a strip club in
[00:14:56] Miami. In response to the statements of Kanter and White,
[00:15:00] the WNBA Players Association responded. To all who
[00:15:04] love this game, the WNBA Players Association represents more
[00:15:08] than 200 individuals with diverse life experiences, cultures,
[00:15:11] lifestyles, and opinions. We stand for justice, equality,
[00:15:15] diversity, and inclusion. These are the values that unite this
[00:15:19] union and enable it to protect women's sports, while
[00:15:22] simultaneously creating fundamental changes. Hatred. Abuse,
[00:15:26] demonization of any person or group of people, including transgender
[00:15:29] individuals, only promotes fear, division, and harm.
[00:15:32] We will continue to have difficult conversations, but we will not
[00:15:35] allow ourselves to be used as political pawns. The leaders of the
[00:15:39] WNBA have a complex task. They have been cornered and
[00:15:43] will have to deal with a sensitive social issue in detail. It is time to
[00:15:46] definitely draw lines in the sand,
[00:15:49] fairly, so that no group in society is harmed, neither in their right to
[00:15:52] compete equally, nor in their right to participate at all in adequate
[00:15:55] competition according to biological and other exact parameters. That is why
[00:15:59] WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert formed a working
[00:16:03] group, but it failed to resolve the new
[00:16:06] saga at its first
[00:16:07] meeting on Wednesday.
[00:16:15] That's all for this week's scanner.
[00:16:18] N1. Thank you for your attention.
[00:20:34] clearing the debry of a home now turned to rubble. the
[00:20:37] result of a months long Israeli military assault on southern
[00:20:40] Lebanon.
[00:20:43] When the shelling started, my family fled.
[00:20:46] And when I returned, everything was destroyed. his
[00:20:50] family fled the village of Zolta, which overlooks the Litani River
[00:20:54] in February and have only now been able to return following the
[00:20:58] withdraw of Israeli forces. Inside what
[00:21:01] remains of their home, the remnance of this war lay
[00:21:04] scattered. Israeli bullets, he tells
[00:21:06] us,
[00:21:10] walls completely blown out, bullet holes above where
[00:21:13] his grandchildren once slept. We
[00:21:16] want calm, we want security, we want a state,
[00:21:19] he said. says, we want to be protected by the military, we don't want to
[00:21:23] fight, but if Israel attacks us, we will attack
[00:21:26] them. Abu ali is far from alone
[00:21:30] among the more than million people displaced from their
[00:21:34] homes by the war in Lebanon. Hitam Hashim
[00:21:37] says he and his family of four return to their village as soon as the
[00:21:41] military gave them the all clear after
[00:21:43] months.
[00:21:49] The destruction.
[00:21:53] They even left behind their food and water.
[00:21:57] Through shattered glass and concrete Islam takes us to what was his
[00:22:00] children's bedroom. Out in the distance, he
[00:22:03] says, Israeli tanks are still positioned.
[00:22:17] The scars of this deadly conflict remain. homes left
[00:22:20] crumbling, neighborhoods deserted.
[00:22:24] This monastery now bullet ridden and
[00:22:26] dessecrated.
[00:22:28] The scale of the destruction here is reflected across southern
[00:22:32] Lebanon, and the recovery process could take years.
[00:22:36] While members of this community work to rebuild homes and restore
[00:22:39] critical infrastructure, some wounds are more difficult to
[00:22:43] heal. Many have lost their
[00:22:45] livelihoods.
[00:22:48] Most of the residents here depend on.
[00:23:20] here know just how fragile a cease fire can be and how
[00:23:24] quickly everything can change, and while some say
[00:23:27] they are putting their trust in the Lebanese army to protect them,
[00:23:30] others say they remain faithful in their support for another military
[00:23:34] force, hazballah. The Iran-backed political and military
[00:23:38] group has long dominated in the south. I'm proud that
[00:23:42] my husband, fighter who defended his land was matured in his
[00:23:45] village. Israr, mother and now widow
[00:23:49] tells us.
[00:24:07] War with Israel she says has impacted generations of her
[00:24:10] family, no stranger to Israeli occupations of the
[00:24:13] past, they killed my grandfather, my father
[00:24:17] was a prisoner of war,
[00:24:51] Something's got the city hot and
[00:24:54] bothered.
[00:24:56] No, no, no. I feel strongly that that should be allowed. I just feels a bit
[00:24:59] old. a bit unprofessional. Absolutely.
[00:25:03] Yeah, yes, why not? In heat wave, is it appropriate to
[00:25:07] wear shorts in the office? There's one way to find
[00:25:10] out. Welcome to the CNN
[00:25:14] Catwalk, where the commuters are the models and the judging
[00:25:18] is ruthless. Hey! shorts, i think this works for the
[00:25:22] office. we're going to disagree all day. daniel
[00:25:25] Johnson is a stylist specializing in
[00:25:28] menswere. next up we have Hayden, thankfully,
[00:25:31] only sight seeing today. a little too short for the office, not for the
[00:25:35] office. Hubert gets a big thumbs up for his Gordon
[00:25:39] Gecko style, but is he suffering in trousers
[00:25:42] and socks? Huber says he is too hot. it's going to be the
[00:25:46] kiss for anyone in this heat, is it not? but you'd rather he suffered. for this style.
[00:25:50] the rules are quite simple, no shots whatsoever, what is not
[00:25:54] even tailed, i'm afraid legs are for not for the office. okay,
[00:25:58] how about should you show your toes or not? not at
[00:26:01] all, never show.
[00:26:04] Fashion is subjective and on London's famous
[00:26:07] Sabble Roe, hemlines are
[00:26:10] rising. Something like this: this is sort of a
[00:26:14] mid-thie kind of short slightly higher wasted with a pleet. At
[00:26:18] Cad and Dandy, short sales are up
[00:26:20] 200% compared to last year. Does it
[00:26:24] matter how short the shorts are in terms of the workplace? I
[00:26:27] think so, yes. Um, I think there comes a point, you don't want something
[00:26:31] that looks... like you know your dad would wear you know a weekend sort
[00:26:35] of below the knee, but at the same time too
[00:26:38] short is too short. what are the rules for women? i think the general sort of
[00:26:42] rule of fun is something elegant, something discrete, something
[00:26:45] tailored, um, i'd say as much so for women as for
[00:26:49] men, something that doesn't come up too too high in the leg, but
[00:26:53] even here a line is drawn for
[00:26:56] feet. should you ever show your
[00:26:59] toes? i'd probably say no. Well the
[00:27:03] verdict is in, it is yes for tailored shorts, but nose
[00:27:07] for toes. With temperatures like these, more and more
[00:27:10] city workers are taking short positions. Anna
[00:27:13] Stuart, CNN, Savel Row, London.
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