John Oliver, Comedian and Show Hosts Last week tonightRecently made headlines for their comments on inclusion of men Female gameIn the episode aired on 6 April 2025, Oliver presented recent events in a satirical light, as usual.
One of these discussions was to include men in women’s game. He said that the emphasis was not inherent in real concerns about fairness or security. To make his stand more, he mentioned Petan MaccabA former high school athlete that has advocated the ban of transgender individuals in women’s game. He told the audience about the incident, in which Maccab was hurt. He also shared that he told his story Northern Carolina State Legislature Before he implemented his ban and was also in attendance in Trump’s Congress address. In addition, he released a video about the event created by an active group.
He proceeded to show some clips of Maccab’s video and then told how, even after the incident, he continued to play softball, as mentioned by a local paper, stating that he started his team 5–0. “I am not saying that she was not injured, or that there was no impact on her performance, but a lot of groups who push this story too much are watching it, watching the video, ‘Kill shot’ who is not a good title for a teenage girl who is not much alive and talking to a camera,” Oliver said during his segment.
The host has received various condemnation for his comments on social media. But what happened to Peetan Maccab?
The real story of petan mannab
According to her story published on IW features, ‘Kill shot: How Petan Mainab changed the tragedy in Triumph’, Mainab was 17 years old, when she survived a disinterested head and neck injury during a volleyball game as a spike result by a male athlete, which survived as a transgender person.
The former athlete said for publishing, “Neither me nor in the team agreed with it (transgender athletes were being allowed to play) and were against it since the beginning. We were all confused about how it could be allowed, and I think we did not know what to do,” The former athlete asked for publishing.
Spike left Maccab for 30 seconds, where her body turned into a ‘fencing position’ which is a sign of extreme trauma for the brain. “The boy who killed me and the girls of his team stood on the other side of the net laughing at me.
A medical assessment later revealed the severity of the injuries suffering by Macacab, which was detected neurological loss such as on the right side of his body, vision problems, partial paralysis and various “empty places” would never be remembered, as according to his statement. She also lost the ability to drive for several months and needed help with schoolwork as she could not maintain information as before.
A year later, Mainab testified at the Northern Carolina Mahasabha in favor of fairness in the Women’s Sports Act, which passed in August 2023 and stopped male athletes from competing on most girls’ sports teams at K -12 and colleges.
Social media reaction
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First, people are making fun of the interpretation of the title of Oliver’s ‘Kill Shot’, which he said that he did not actually kill Maccab. Victoria Koli, which was a part of the project, enlightened the Oliver about the meaning of the Kill shot, which means a decisive smashing or punch of a ball with a hand or racket that is virtually uncontrolled, as in volleyball, handball, or badminton.
The author of the popular book series ‘Harry Potter’ JK Rowling also condemned Oliver in an X post, writing, “I understand why there are men like Oliver, who have constantly mocked the opponents of the people on the right, initially sold.” Rowling said. “But this is the time to read F ** King Room,” he said.
“Men who apply on lipstick and compete against women are the most impure animals on earth. Are behind those who support their intoxicating, selfish, self-centered behavior and condemn hell for hell with” live and live “,” These people should be defeated and embarrassed by existence, “an X user wrote.
