One Pokemon TCG player was allegedly suspended for their post calling out an alleged harrassment that took place during the Baltimore Regional Championships. When you’re competing against other players in a Pokemon tournament, things can go wrong from time to time . For TCG player Ihana Mazezka, however, they ended up getting suspended after calling out their opponent for alleged harassment , continuing to misgender them even after the head judge had corrected him multiple times.
On September 19, 2024, Ihana spoke up about their “upsetting experience” with opponent Steven Lahlou during the Baltimore Regionals via a post on X . They claimed that Steven had misgendered them when he was calling a judge to correct a mistake. “When the judge sent the Head Judge over, and my opponent finished explaining, I showed [Head Judge] my pin since I didn’t feel comfortable correcting Steven in this situation,” they explained.
The Head Judge then corrected him regarding Ihana’s pronouns. Though despite that being the case, he kept using the wrong pronouns to the point the Head Judge had corrected him “every time for the 6-7 instances” as he kept talking through the situation. In addition to this, they mentioned that Steven had told the Head Judge they were “a she” – as if “to mock the situation.
” Even when the match was concluded as a tie, he went on to mock the pronoun part of the situation when he went to his friends, according to Ihana’s partner. Following th.
