Is it Necessary to do a Gender Test to Caster Semenya?
| August 25th, 2009
Caster Semenya is a South African athlete who had a great performance last week in the 800-meter run at the world championships in Berlin where she won a gold medal and broke a world record. However, a big controversy was created because some people are not sure whether she is a man or a woman; therefore, they requested a "gender test" for Semenya to "make sure" she is indeed a female. What do you guys think about this issue? Is it necessary to do that gender test?
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With the
continuing flap over Caster Semenya, it may be interesting to get some background on the biology involved. A
recent article I saw mentions testosterone levels, and that made me think that ... |
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about
Caster Semenya
, the South African track star who has been subjected to invasive gender tests because she doesn't fit our stereotypical notions of femininity.
I wrote, ... |
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South Africa's world champion Caster Semenya produced the fifth fastest 800 metres time in history to win in grand sytle this evening - in a new world leading time of 1:55.45. But that's not the only ... |
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Controversy and a lot of prurient interest exploded into the news this week when South African Caster Semenya outran her competition in the 800m world championships by a more than two second lead, only ... |
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An international row erupted after an 18-year old South African woman's gender was scrutinized at a track competition.
Jamaica's Usain Bolt may have stolen ... |
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Caster Semenya's powerful run on Wednesday night should have been celebrated on a similar level as Usain Bolt's heroics this week. Instead the world was fixated on allegations and questions about her ... |
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Instead of celebrating her recent victory, track and field Gold medalist
Caster Semenya is undergoing invasive and pointless testing at the prompting of the International Association of Athletics Federations. ... |
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By now, most of you will be aware that South Africa's 800m sensation, Caster Semenya, has been
reported as a potential disqualification from tonight's 800m final
in Berlin, on the grounds that the ... |

By
Ross Tucker
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on August 22nd, 2009
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I would like to state how disgusted I am at the way that people have been gossiping about our World Champion Caster Semenya.
Thats all that it boils down to, Malicious Gossip.
For those who do not know, ... |

By
MyFriendShane.com
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on August 21st, 2009
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