In his work I didn’t even say half of itReleased June 9, Swedish soccer player Nilla Fischer reveals how she and other members of her team had to display their “genitals” for the 2011 Women’s World Cup in Germany.
The protocol is confusing. In his biography. I didn’t even say half of itReleased on June 9, Swedish footballer Nilla Fischer revealed behind-the-scenes footage of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany. According to him, he and his teammates had to show their “genital organs” before the competition. The goal? Confirm that they were indeed women. Forewarned, the professional player explains that he was forbidden to shave this intimate area before seeking a doctor’s consultation.
In his book he tells: “No one understands the problem of shaving, but we do what we are told and ask ourselves. “How did we get here? Why do we have to do this?” There must be other ways to do it. Should we give up? And continue. “At the same time, nobody wants to risk the chance to play in the World Cup. We just have to do this shit, as crazy and humiliating as it is.”
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In an interview with a Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, this Thursday, June 15, Nilla Fisher further clarified her words. “We felt safe, but it was still a very strange and deeply embarrassing situation,” she explained. I realized what I had to do and quickly pulled on my sweatpants and underwear. The doctor and physiotherapist checked and validated, recorded the examination in writing and moved on to the next one in the next room.” And to conclude. “When all the players on the team were checked, that is, they opened their vaginas, our team doctor was able to sign off on the fact that the Swedish women’s national soccer team is made up entirely of women.”
After transphobic talk of Equatorial Guinea’s selection, which is suspected of being made up of several men, a protocol has been signed. As reported The Guardian: , this Thursday, June 15, a complaint was filed against the team. Facing controversy, FIFA then revised its gender recognition policy, releasing the new regulations ahead of the competition. “Member associations and team doctors have an important responsibility to ascertain the gender of their players. (…) It is the task of each member association, before the appointment of its national team, to ensure the correct gender of all its members, trying to detect any deviation from secondary gender characteristics. »
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Nilla Fischer, who has played 194 games for Sweden since 2001, did not mention the importance of these precautions, but the way things were done. Indeed, certain alternatives could have been used, such as the oral swab test; The Guardian:. Faced with the player’s revelations, FIFA responded by simply stating that it had “taken note of Nilla Fischer’s comments regarding her experiences and the gender verification tests carried out by the Swedish national team during the Women’s World Cup. 2011″.
Source: Le Figaro
