Caster Semenya
Sep. 13th, 2009 11:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
epporsimuoveDespite not talking about it much, I have been following the Caster Semenya "scandal" pretty closely. It is bringing up a lot of different issues, from a discussion of what makes a woman, to an ongoing conversation about the media's epic fail in covering the story in a respectful manner. Take, for example, this stunning piece of brilliance from Yahoo!News, which was the first thing I saw when I finally got online today. The piece discusses the recent rumours that Semenya's gender testing has revealed her to be a hermaphradite (these are, of course, still unverified). Nothing really new, but
Allow me to put on my angry face as a I say this is not a condition, and she does not need to be fixed.
Also, your funny quote for the day:
Actually, unless you have x-ray vision, not having ovaries can easily go unnoticed, as ovaries are not visible on the outside. Sounds like the writer needs to go back to health class.
Reading the IAAF rules, it would appear that Semenya would be allowed to run if her condition was treated.
Allow me to put on my angry face as a I say this is not a condition, and she does not need to be fixed.
Also, your funny quote for the day:
Not having ovaries isn't something that goes unnoticed.
Actually, unless you have x-ray vision, not having ovaries can easily go unnoticed, as ovaries are not visible on the outside. Sounds like the writer needs to go back to health class.